Retention of court records; violent felonies and acts of violence. (HB624)

Introduced By

Del. Rob Bell (R-Charlottesville)

Progress

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

Description

Retention of court records; violent felonies and acts of violence. Requires that the circuit court case files on crimes that are considered to be violent felonies or acts of violence be retained for 50 years or until the sentence term ends, whichever comes later. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/11/2016Committee
01/11/2016Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102354D
01/11/2016Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/14/2016Assigned to sub: Subcommittee Criminal Law
01/14/2016Assigned App. sub: Subcommittee Criminal Law
01/14/2016Assigned Courts sub:
01/27/2016Impact statement from DPB (HB624)
01/29/2016Subcommittee recommends reporting (11-Y 0-N)
02/03/2016Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/05/2016Read first time
02/08/2016Read second time and engrossed
02/09/2016Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/09/2016VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/10/2016Constitutional reading dispensed
02/10/2016Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/17/2016Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N 1-A) (see vote tally)
02/19/2016Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/22/2016Read third time
02/22/2016Reading of amendments waived
02/22/2016Passed by temporarily
02/22/2016Amendments by Senator Edwards rejected
02/22/2016Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/24/2016Enrolled
02/24/2016Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB624ER)
02/24/2016Signed by Speaker
02/25/2016Impact statement from DPB (HB624ER)
02/25/2016Signed by President
02/25/2016Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/25/16
02/25/2016G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 3, 2016
03/01/2016G Approved by Governor-Chapter 180 (effective 7/1/16)
03/01/2016G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0180)

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 7 minutes.