• 01/08/2008 Committee
• 01/08/2008 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 084661824
• 01/08/2008 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/16/2008 Assigned Courts sub: Civil
• 01/16/2008 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
• 02/08/2008 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 3-N) (see vote tally)
• 02/09/2008 Committee substitute printed 080532624-H1
• 02/09/2008 Read first time
• 02/11/2008 Read second time
• 02/11/2008 Committee substitute agreed to 080532624-H1
• 02/11/2008 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB597H1
• 02/12/2008 Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/2008 VOTE: --- PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
• 02/12/2008 Communicated to Senate
• 02/13/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/13/2008 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/18/2008 Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
• 02/19/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
• 02/19/2008 Impact statement from DJJ (HB597H1)
• 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 (HB597ER)
• 02/22/2008 Impact statement from DJJ (HB597ER)
• 02/22/2008 Signed by Speaker
• 02/25/2008 Signed by President
• 02/27/2008 Impact statement from VCSC (HB597ER)
• 03/03/2008 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 173 (effective 7/1/08)
• 03/03/2008 Impact statement from DJJ (HB597ER)
• 03/03/2008 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 174 (effective 7/1/08)
• 03/05/2008 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0174)

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Votes were cast on this bill on the following dates for which Richmond Sunlight has video: 02/11/2008, 02/12/2008, 02/13/2008, 02/13/2008, 02/19/2008, 02/19/2008, 02/20/2008, 02/21/2008, 02/22/2008, 02/22/2008 and 02/25/2008.