Continuances; appearance of parties. (SB1135)

Introduced By

Sen. Tommy Norment (R-Williamsburg)

Progress

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

Description

Continuances; appearance of parties. Provides that the court cannot require the parties or their counsel to appear at the originally scheduled hearing when a continuance is granted in advance of the date of the originally scheduled trial or hearing. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/09/2013Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13102987D
01/09/2013Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/04/2013Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/04/2013Committee substitute printed 13104618D-S1
02/05/2013Blank Action (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/05/2013Read second time
02/05/2013Reading of substitute waived
02/05/2013Committee substitute agreed to 13104618D-S1
02/05/2013Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1135S1
02/05/2013Bills placed in block (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/05/2013Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/05/2013Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/11/2013Placed on Calendar
02/11/2013Read first time
02/11/2013Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/12/2013Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal
02/13/2013Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
02/15/2013Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/19/2013Read second time
02/20/2013Read third time
02/20/2013Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
02/20/2013VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/23/2013Enrolled
02/23/2013Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1135ER)
02/23/2013Signed by President
02/23/2013Signed by Speaker
03/12/2013G Approved by Governor-Chapter 154 (effective 7/1/13)
03/12/2013G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0154)

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.