Polygraph; no sexual offense victim shall be requested to submit for investigation to proceed. (HB1043)
Introduced By
Del. Vivian Watts (D-Annandale) with support from 9 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Bobby Mathieson (D-Virginia Beach), Del. David Poisson (D-Sterling), Del. Steve Shannon (D-Vienna), Del. Beverly Sherwood (R-Winchester), Sen. Edd Houck (D-Spotsylvania), Sen. Janet Howell (D-Reston), Sen. Dave Marsden (D-Burke), Sen. Jennifer McClellan (D-Richmond), Sen. Toddy Puller (D-Mount Vernon)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Use of polygraph on sex offense victims. Provides that no complaining witness of any alleged offense involving criminal sexual activity shall be requested to submit to a polygraph examination as a condition of proceeding with an investigation of the offense. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/09/2008 | Committee |
| 01/09/2008 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 086518824 |
| 01/09/2008 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/16/2008 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal |
| 02/08/2008 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/09/2008 | Committee substitute printed 080341784-H1 |
| 02/09/2008 | Read first time |
| 02/11/2008 | Read second time |
| 02/11/2008 | Committee substitute agreed to 080341784-H1 |
| 02/11/2008 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1043H1 |
| 02/12/2008 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
| 02/12/2008 | VOTE: BLOCK 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 |
| 02/15/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1043H1) |
| 02/25/2008 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 0-N) |
| 02/25/2008 | Committee substitute printed 080895784-S1 |
| 02/26/2008 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 02/27/2008 | Read third time |
| 02/27/2008 | Reading of substitute waived |
| 02/27/2008 | Committee substitute agreed to 080895784-S1 |
| 02/27/2008 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1043S1 |
| 02/27/2008 | Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) |
| 02/28/2008 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/29/2008 | Senate substitute agreed to by House 080895784-S1 (98-Y 0-N) |
| 02/29/2008 | VOTE: --- ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N) |
| 03/04/2008 | Enrolled |
| 03/04/2008 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1043ER) |
| 03/05/2008 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/06/2008 | Signed by President |
| 03/07/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1043ER) |
| 03/10/2008 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 512 (effective 7/1/08) |
| 03/17/2008 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0512) |