Multijurisdiction grand jury; additional criminal violations that may investigate. (SB938)

Introduced By

Sen. Mark Obenshain (R-Harrisonburg)

Progress

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

Description

Multijurisdiction grand jury. Adds to the criminal violations that a multijurisdiction grand jury may investigate the following: crimes by mobs, malicious felonious assault and malicious bodily woundings, robbery, carjacking, felonious sexual assault, certain arsons, and RICO crimes. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/07/2013Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13101632D
01/07/2013Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/04/2013Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (12-Y 3-N) (see vote tally)
02/05/2013Read second time
02/05/2013Reading of amendment waived
02/05/2013Committee amendment agreed to
02/05/2013Engrossed by Senate as amended SB938E
02/05/2013Printed as engrossed 13101632D-E
02/05/2013Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/05/2013Passed Senate (36-Y 4-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 (SB938ER)
02/23/2013Signed by President
02/23/2013Signed by Speaker
03/16/2013G Approved by Governor-Chapter 459 (effective 7/1/13)
03/16/2013G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0459)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 2 clips in all, totaling 2 minutes.