Victim notification program; civil immunity for operation thereof. (HB986)

Introduced By

Del. Beverly Sherwood (R-Winchester) with support from 15 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Those copatrons are Del. Clay Athey (R-Front Royal), Del. Vince Callahan (R-McLean), Del. Tom Gear (R-Hampton), Del. Todd Gilbert (R-Woodstock), Del. Terry Kilgore (R-Gate City), Del. Steve Landes (R-Weyers Cave), Del. Scott Lingamfelter (R-Woodbridge), Del. Sam Nixon (R-Richmond), Del. Glenn Oder (R-Newport News), Del. John O'Bannon (R-Richmond), Del. Tom Rust (R-Herndon), Del. Terrie Suit (R-Virginia Beach), Del. John Welch (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Tommy Wright (R-Victoria), Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake)

Progress

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

Description

Civil immunity; victim notification program. Provides that the Virginia Sheriffs' Association and the Virginia Community Policing Institute, and the directors, managers, members, officers and employees of such entities are immune from civil liability for their acts or omissions relating to the establishment and operation of an automated victim notification system unless such act or omission was the result of gross negligence or willful misconduct. Read the Bill »

Status

03/30/2006: signed by governor

History

DateAction
01/11/2006Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 061316820
01/11/2006Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/18/2006Assigned to Courts of Justice sub-committee: Criminal Law
02/10/2006Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
02/11/2006Read first time
02/13/2006Read second time and engrossed
02/14/2006Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
02/14/2006VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
02/14/2006Communicated to Senate
02/15/2006Constitutional reading dispensed
02/15/2006Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/27/2006Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
02/28/2006Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/28/2006VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
03/01/2006Read third time
03/01/2006Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
03/01/2006VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
03/07/2006Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB986ER)
03/07/2006Enrolled
03/07/2006Signed by Speaker
03/08/2006Signed by President
03/30/2006G Approved by Governor-Chapter 267 (effective 7/1/06)
04/04/2006G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0267)