HB557: Witnesses; provisions applicable to those in criminal as well as civil cases.
Chief Patron
Del.
Shannon Valentine (D-23)

Shannon Valentine
(D-23)
Lynchburg, VA
Served: 2006–
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Status
03/02/2008: signed by governor
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- 01/07/2008 Committee
- 01/07/2008 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 086964760
- 01/07/2008 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/16/2008 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 01/21/2008 Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 01/23/2008 Read first time
- 01/24/2008 Read second time and engrossed
- 01/25/2008 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/2008 VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 01/25/2008 Communicated to Senate
- 01/28/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/28/2008 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/12/2008 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 02/18/2008 Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/19/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/20/2008 Read third time
- 02/20/2008 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/21/2008 Enrolled
- 02/21/2008 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB557ER)
- 02/22/2008 Signed by Speaker
- 02/25/2008 Signed by President
- 03/02/2008 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 123 (effective 7/1/08)
- 03/02/2008 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 124 (effective 7/1/08)
- 03/05/2008 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0124)
Summary
Criminal procedure; provisions applicable to witnesses in criminal
as well as civil cases; obligation to attend; summons. Eliminates §
8.01-407.1 from the sweep-in provision of the section since the provisions of
§ 8.01-407.1 apply only to civil cases.
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Votes were cast on this bill on the following dates for which Richmond Sunlight
has video: 01/23/2008, 01/23/2008, 01/24/2008, 01/24/2008, 01/25/2008, 01/28/2008, 02/12/2008, 02/19/2008, 02/19/2008, 02/20/2008, 02/21/2008, 02/22/2008, 02/22/2008 and 02/25/2008.
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