Criminal injuries compensation; confidentiality. (HB1418)

Introduced By

Del. Lee Ware (R-Powhatan)

Progress

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

Description

Criminal injuries compensation; confidentiality. Exempts records, papers, transcripts, opinions, and reports involving Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund claims from disclosure to anyone other than the agents or representatives of the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission and the claimant or the claimant's representative. The exemption does not apply to the amount of the award and nonidentifying information concerning the claimant or victim. The measure also requires that hearings on such claims be closed. An exemption from disclosure of such materials and a requirement for closed hearings currently exist only when the claimant or victim is a juvenile. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
12/22/2014Committee
12/22/2014Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101675D
12/22/2014Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/13/2015Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
01/14/2015Subcommittee recommends reporting (11-Y 0-N)
01/27/2015Impact statement from DPB (HB1418)
01/28/2015Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/30/2015Read first time
02/02/2015Read second time and engrossed
02/03/2015Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
02/03/2015VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/04/2015Constitutional reading dispensed
02/04/2015Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/11/2015Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (12-Y 0-N 1-A) (see vote tally)
02/11/2015Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (12-Y 0-N 1-A) (see vote tally)
02/13/2015Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/16/2015Motion to recommit to committee agreed to
02/16/2015Recommitted to Courts of Justice
02/24/2015Left in Courts of Justice

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 1 minute.