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1999 SESSION
SB 370 Exclusion of victims of crime.
Introduced by: Joseph V. Gartlan, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Exclusion of victims. Requires a proffer of the nature of a victim’s testimony whenever the Commonwealth or the accused moves the court to exclude a victim as a material witness if the victim objects to exclusion. Upon finding that the expected testimony is material, the court may exclude the victim. SB 692 was combined with this bill.
FULL TEXT
- 01/22/98 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 988382661 pdf
- 02/15/98 Senate: Committee substitute printed 988768661-S1 pdf
- 12/22/98 Senate: Substitute bill reprinted 988768661-S1 pdf
- 12/22/98 House: Committee substitute printed 992201350-H1 pdf
- 03/10/99 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB370ER) pdf
- 04/09/99 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0844) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/22/98 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 988382661
- 01/22/98 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/15/98 Senate: Committee substitute printed 988768661-S1
- 02/15/98 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/sub. (14-Y 1-N)
- 02/16/98 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/98 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/98 Senate: Read second time
- 02/17/98 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/17/98 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 988768661-S1
- 02/17/98 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. 988768661-S1
- 02/17/98 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/98 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/98 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/98 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/98 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/19/98 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/20/98 House: Read first time
- 02/20/98 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/23/98 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
- 03/09/98 House: Continued to 1999 in Courts of Justice (23-Y 1-N)
- 11/23/98 House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (19-Y 5-N)
- 12/22/98 Senate: Substitute bill reprinted 988768661-S1
- 12/22/98 House: Committee substitute printed 992201350-H1
- 01/14/99 House: Read second time
- 01/15/99 House: Passed by for the day
- 01/18/99 House: Passed by for the day
- 01/19/99 House: Passed by for the day
- 01/20/99 House: Read third time
- 01/20/99 House: Committee substitute agreed to 992201350-H1
- 01/20/99 House: Passed House with substitute (89-Y 10-N)
- 01/20/99 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (89-Y 10-N)
- 01/22/99 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/22/99 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 38-N)
- 01/22/99 Senate: VOTE: REJECTED HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (0-Y 38-N)
- 01/25/99 House: House insisted on substitute
- 01/25/99 House: House requested conference committee
- 01/27/99 Senate: Senate acceded to request (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/99 Senate: VOTE: ACCEDE CONFERENCE COMM. (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/99 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 01/28/99 Senate: Senators: Gartlan, Howell, Williams
- 01/28/99 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 01/28/99 House: Delegates: McDonnell, Melvin, Moran
- 02/26/99 Senate: Reading of conference report waived
- 02/26/99 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/99 Senate: VOTE: CONF. COMMITTEE RPT (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/99 Conference: House sub. accepted by conf. committee 994865661-H1
- 02/26/99 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 02/26/99 House: Conference report agreed to by House (51-Y 47-N)
- 02/26/99 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (51-Y 47-N)
- 03/10/99 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB370ER)
- 03/15/99 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/16/99 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/18/99 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/29/99 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 844 (effective 7/1/99)
- 04/09/99 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0844)