Communications intercepts; broadens court jurisdiction of order sought by Attorney General. (SB1198)

Introduced By

Sen. Mark Obenshain (R-Harrisonburg)

Progress

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

Description

Communications intercepts by the Attorney General. Broadens the jurisdictional scope of a court issuing an order for a communications intercept sought by the Attorney General so that the order may be issued by the court in the jurisdiction where the crime occurs or where the intercept occurs. The bill also extends the timeline for submission of reports to the federal government regarding such intercepts, to accommodate intercepts not fully concluded by the end of the calendar year. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/12/2011Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11102880D
01/12/2011Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/13/2011Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
01/31/2011Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/01/2011Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/02/2011Read second time and engrossed
02/03/2011Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/07/2011Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal
02/07/2011Placed on Calendar
02/07/2011Read first time
02/07/2011Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/21/2011Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/23/2011Read second time
02/24/2011Read third time
02/24/2011Passed House (96-Y 2-N)
02/24/2011VOTE: PASSAGE (96-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
03/03/2011Enrolled
03/03/2011Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1198ER)
03/03/2011Signed by Speaker
03/06/2011Signed by President
03/23/2011G Approved by Governor-Chapter 414 (effective 7/1/11)
03/23/2011G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0414)

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 55 seconds.