Prisoner Litigation Reform Act; court serve Office of Attorney General with motion for judgement. (HB2226)

Introduced By

Sen. Dave Marsden (D-Burke)

Progress

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

Description

Virginia Prisoner Litigation Reform Act. Requires the court to serve the Office of the Attorney General with a copy of the motion for judgment and all necessary supporting papers only in actions in which the defendant is the Commonwealth or one of its officers, employees, or agents. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/14/2009Committee
01/14/2009Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 090526806
01/14/2009Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/20/2009Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
01/21/2009Subcommittee recommends reporting
01/23/2009Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/27/2009Read first time
01/28/2009Read second time and engrossed
01/29/2009Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
01/29/2009VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/30/2009Constitutional reading dispensed
01/30/2009Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/16/2009Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/17/2009Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/18/2009Read third time
02/18/2009Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/23/2009Enrolled
02/23/2009Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2226ER)
02/24/2009Signed by Speaker
02/25/2009Signed by President
03/27/2009G Approved by Governor-Chapter 372 (effective 7/1/09)
03/27/2009G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0372)

Comments

Marsha Maines writes:

COOL. so NOW the Attorney General is listening.
Va. public servants and some of the agencies they work for ARE committing CRIMES and HE needs to know 'who' and 'where' and 'how often'...interesting...