SEARCH SITE
VIRGINIA LAW PORTAL
- Code of Virginia
- Virginia Administrative Code
- Constitution of Virginia
- Charters
- Authorities
- Compacts
- Uncodified Acts
- RIS Users (account required)
SEARCHABLE DATABASES
- Bills & Resolutions
session legislation - Bill Summaries
session summaries - Reports to the General Assembly
House and Senate documents - Legislative Liaisons
State agency contacts
ACROSS SESSIONS
- Subject Index: Since 1995
- Bills & Resolutions: Since 1994
- Summaries: Since 1994
Developed and maintained by the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.
2023 SESSION
HB 1943 Crime victim rights; notification from the attorney for the Commonwealth.
Introduced by: Chris S. Runion | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)
Crime victim rights; notification from the attorney for the Commonwealth. Requires an attorney for the Commonwealth to consult with a crime victim in a felony case to (i) inform the victim of the contents of a proposed plea agreement and (ii) obtain the victim's views about the disposition of the case. The bill provides that the victim shall be notified of any proceeding in which the plea agreement will be tendered to the court. The bill also provides that the attorney for the Commonwealth may satisfy his notification responsibilities by consulting with a parent or guardian of an unemancipated minor victim, if the parent or guardian is not a suspect, person of interest, or defendant in the criminal investigation of the proceeding. Under current law, such consultation and notification is required only upon the victim's request. This bill is identical to SB 989.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/23 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102702D pdf | impact statement
- 02/23/23 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1943ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/12/23 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB1943ER2) pdf
- 04/12/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0784) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/10/23 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102702D
- 01/10/23 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/17/23 House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/18/23 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/23 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/23 House: Read first time
- 01/26/23 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/27/23 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/23 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/30/23 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 02/15/23 Senate: Reported from Judiciary (12-Y 3-N)
- 02/17/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/23 Senate: Read third time
- 02/20/23 Senate: Passed Senate (36-Y 4-N)
- 02/23/23 House: Enrolled
- 02/23/23 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1943ER)
- 02/23/23 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/25/23 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/02/23 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
- 03/02/23 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
- 03/23/23 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/12/23 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/12/23 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation BLOCK VOTE (95-Y 0-N)
- 04/12/23 House: VOTE: Block Vote Adoption (95-Y 0-N)
- 04/12/23 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (35-Y 5-N)
- 04/12/23 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/12/23 House: Reenrolled
- 04/12/23 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB1943ER2)
- 04/12/23 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/12/23 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/12/23 House: Enacted, Chapter 784 (effective 7/1/23)
- 04/12/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0784)