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2023 SESSION
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H.B. 2129.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 18.2-67.9 of the Code of
Virginia, relating to testimony by child victims and witnesses using two-way
closed-circuit television; standard. 23105150D
- 02/15/23 Senate: Committee substitute printed 23107007D-S1
- 01/27/23 House: Committee substitute printed 23105150D-H1
- 01/10/23 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103472D
Patrons--Delaney, Adams, D.M., Anderson, Clark, Guzman, Jenkins, Maldonado, Price, Rasoul, Roem, Shin, Simonds, Subramanyam and Williams Graves
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary February 6, 2023
Passed Senate with substitute with amendments February 23, 2023 (39-Y 0-N)
House rejects Senate substitute with amendments February 23, 2023
House acceded to request for Committee of Conference
February 23, 2023
AMENDMENT(S) PROPOSED BY THE SENATE TO THE SENATE SUBSTITUTE FINANCE AND APPROPRIATIONS
SEN. SUROVELL
1. After line 44, substitute
insert
2. That the provisions of this act shall not become effective
unless an appropriation effectuating the purposes of this act is included in a
general appropriation act passed in 2023 by the General Assembly that becomes
law.
2. Line 29, substitute
strike
all of lines 29-31
insert
3. The substantial likelihood, based upon expert opinion
testimony, that the child will suffer severe emotional trauma from so
testifying.