Affidavits; admissibility as evidence by government official regarding search of government records. (SB385)

Introduced By

Sen. Mark Obenshain (R-Harrisonburg)

Progress

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

Description

Admissibility in evidence of non-existence of an official record.  Provides that an affidavit signed by a government official deemed to have custody of an official record, or signed by his designee, stating that after a diligent search, no record or entry of such record is found to exist among the records in his custody, is admissible as evidence that his office has no such record or entry, provided that the procedures for admission of such an affidavit as set forth in the statute governing admission of affidavits indicating non-registration of a sex offender have been followed, mutatis mutandis. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/12/2010Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10103020D
01/12/2010Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/14/2010Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
01/25/2010Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/26/2010Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/27/2010Read second time
01/27/2010Reading of amendment waived
01/27/2010Committee amendment agreed to
01/27/2010Engrossed by Senate as amended SB385E
01/27/2010Printed as engrossed 10103020D-E
01/28/2010Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/08/2010Placed on Calendar
02/08/2010Read first time
02/08/2010Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/16/2010Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal
02/26/2010Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
03/08/2010Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/09/2010Read second time
03/09/2010Constitutional reading dispensed BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
03/09/2010VOTE: --- AGREE TO (96-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/09/2010Motion to reconsider constitutional reading dispensed agreed to
03/09/2010Constitutional reading dispensed BLOCK VOTE (94-Y 0-N)
03/09/2010VOTE: --- ADOPTION #2 (94-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/09/2010Committee amendment agreed to
03/09/2010Engrossed by House as amended
03/09/2010Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (95-Y 0-N)
03/09/2010VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (95-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/10/2010House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
03/22/2010Enrolled
03/22/2010Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB385ER)
03/22/2010Signed by Speaker
03/25/2010Signed by President
04/11/2010G Approved by Governor-Chapter 464 (effective 7/1/10)
04/11/2010G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0464)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 35 seconds.