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2014 SESSION
HB 403 Child sex-crime cases; admission of prior sexual offenses into evidence.
Introduced by: Robert B. Bell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)
Prior sex offenses admissible in evidence; sex crimes against child. Provides that in a criminal case in which the defendant is accused of a felony sexual offense involving a child victim, evidence of the defendant's conviction of another sexual offense or offenses is admissible and may be considered for its bearing on any matter to which it is relevant. This rule of evidence is to be applied in conjunction with the Virginia Rules of Evidence.
FULL TEXT
- 01/03/14 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14102766D pdf
- 02/10/14 House: Printed as engrossed 14102766D-E pdf
- 03/06/14 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB403ER) pdf
- 04/23/14 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB403ER2) pdf
- 04/23/14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0782) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/03/14 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14102766D
- 01/03/14 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/09/14 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 02/03/14 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 1-N)
- 02/07/14 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/14 House: Read first time
- 02/10/14 House: Read second time
- 02/10/14 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/10/14 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB403E
- 02/10/14 House: Printed as engrossed 14102766D-E
- 02/11/14 House: Read third time and passed House (92-Y 6-N)
- 02/11/14 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (92-Y 6-N)
- 02/12/14 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/12/14 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/24/14 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/14 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/14 Senate: Read third time
- 02/26/14 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/26/14 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/26/14 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/27/14 Senate: Read third time
- 02/27/14 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/27/14 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/14 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/03/14 House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (91-Y 2-N)
- 03/03/14 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (91-Y 2-N)
- 03/06/14 House: Enrolled
- 03/06/14 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB403ER)
- 03/06/14 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/09/14 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/27/14 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/22/14 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/23/14 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N)
- 04/23/14 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N)
- 04/23/14 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N)
- 04/23/14 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/23/14 House: Reenrolled
- 04/23/14 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB403ER2)
- 04/23/14 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/23/14 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/23/14 House: Enacted, Chapter 782 (effective 7/1/14)
- 04/23/14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0782)