Voir dire examination of persons called as jurors; criminal case. (SB325)
Introduced By
Sen. Creigh Deeds (D-Charlottesville)
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 |
Description
Voir dire examination of persons called as jurors; criminal case. Allows the court and counsel for either party in a criminal case to (i) ask potential jurors any relevant question to ascertain whether the juror can sit impartially in either the guilt or sentencing phase of the case and (ii) inform any potential juror as to the potential range of punishments to ascertain if the person or juror can sit impartially in the sentencing phase of the case. This bill is identical to HB 100. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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01/06/2020 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/06/2020 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102152D |
01/06/2020 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
01/08/2020 | Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name |
02/10/2020 | Reported from Judiciary (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/11/2020 | Read second time and engrossed |
02/11/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/11/2020 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/14/2020 | Placed on Calendar |
02/14/2020 | Read first time |
02/14/2020 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/19/2020 | Reported from Courts of Justice (16-Y 5-N) (see vote tally) |
02/21/2020 | Read second time |
02/24/2020 | Read third time |
02/24/2020 | Passed House (64-Y 36-N) |
02/24/2020 | VOTE: Passage (64-Y 36-N) (see vote tally) |
02/27/2020 | Enrolled |
02/27/2020 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB325ER) |
02/27/2020 | Signed by President |
02/27/2020 | Signed by Speaker |
03/10/2020 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 10, 2020 |
03/10/2020 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 |
03/31/2020 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 588 (effective 7/1/20) |
03/31/2020 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0588) |