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HB 2413 Multi-jurisdiction grand jury; secrecy of information.
Introduced by: Les R. Adams | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Multi-jurisdiction grand jury; secrecy of information. Provides that any person granted permission to make notes and to duplicate portions of the evidence given before the multi-jurisdiction grand jury shall maintain the secrecy of all information obtained from a review or duplication of the evidence presented to the multi-jurisdiction grand jury, except for disclosure as he deems necessary for use in a criminal investigation or proceeding. The bill also provides that after a person has been indicted by a grand jury, the attorney for the Commonwealth shall notify such person that the multi-jurisdiction grand jury was used to obtain evidence for a prosecution. As introduced, the bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Criminal Justice Conference.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102055D pdf | impact statement
- 02/21/19 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2413ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/18/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0522) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/08/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102055D
- 01/08/19 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/24/19 House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #3
- 01/28/19 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/19 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/19 House: Read first time
- 02/04/19 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/05/19 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/19 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/06/19 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/11/19 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/19 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/14/19 Senate: Read third time
- 02/14/19 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/14/19 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/14/19 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/19 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/18/19 House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/19 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/19 House: Enrolled
- 02/21/19 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2413ER)
- 02/21/19 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/21/19 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/28/19 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 28, 2019
- 02/28/19 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
- 03/18/19 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 522 (effective 7/1/19)
- 03/18/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0522)