Firefighters; exemption from jury service. (HB1527)

Introduced By

Del. James Edmunds (R-South Boston)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Exemption from jury service; firefighters.  Provides that firefighters, which include emergency medical technicians, lifesaving and rescue squad members, and arson investigators, shall be exempt from jury service if they so request. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
12/21/2010Committee
12/21/2010Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11101714D
12/21/2010Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/10/2011Assigned Courts sub: #2 Civil
01/12/2011Subcommittee recommends reporting (11-Y 0-N)
01/19/2011Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/21/2011Read first time
01/24/2011Read second time and engrossed
01/25/2011Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
01/25/2011VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/26/2011Constitutional reading dispensed
01/26/2011Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/04/2011Assigned Courts sub: Civil
02/21/2011Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/21/2011Committee substitute printed 11105374D-S1
02/22/2011Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/23/2011Read third time
02/23/2011Reading of substitute waived
02/23/2011Committee substitute agreed to 11105374D-S1
02/23/2011Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1527S1
02/23/2011Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/23/2011Placed on Calendar
02/24/2011Senate substitute agreed to by House 11105374D-S1 (95-Y 0-N)
02/24/2011VOTE: ADOPTION (95-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/03/2011Enrolled
03/03/2011Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1527ER)
03/03/2011Signed by Speaker
03/06/2011Signed by President
03/23/2011G Approved by Governor-Chapter 389 (effective 7/1/11)
03/23/2011G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0389)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 2 clips in all, totaling 1 minute.