Business records; admissibility in criminal proceedings. (HB1903)

Introduced By

Del. Steve Heretick (D-Portsmouth) with support from co-patron Del. Mike Mullin (D-Newport News)

Progress

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

Description

Admissibility of business records; criminal proceedings. Extends to criminal proceedings the existing procedures in civil proceedings for the authentication and foundation necessary for the admission of a business record under the business records exception to the rule against hearsay. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/10/2017Committee
01/10/2017Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101374D
01/10/2017Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/13/2017Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
01/18/2017Subcommittee recommends reporting (11-Y 0-N)
01/20/2017Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/24/2017Read first time
01/25/2017Read second time and engrossed
01/26/2017Read third time and passed House (94-Y 5-N)
01/26/2017VOTE: PASSAGE (94-Y 5-N) (see vote tally)
01/27/2017Constitutional reading dispensed
01/27/2017Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/08/2017Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
02/10/2017Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/13/2017Read third time
02/13/2017Passed Senate (34-Y 6-N) (see vote tally)
02/15/2017Enrolled
02/15/2017Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1903ER)
02/15/2017Signed by Speaker
02/17/2017Signed by President
02/17/2017Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/17/17
02/17/2017G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 24, 2017
02/23/2017G Approved by Governor-Chapter 223 (effective 7/1/17)
02/23/2017G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0223)

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 3 minutes.

Transcript

This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.

TRUSTEES. ALSO THE BILL REQUIRES THE BOARD TO SEEK TO COLLABORATE WITH LOCAL COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO MEET SPECIFIED NONCREDIT WORKFORCE TRAINING NEEDS IDENTIFIED BY INDUSTRY. HOWEVER, IF THE LOCAL IS UNABLE TO MEET THOSE NEEDS, COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY COLLEGE THEN THE BOARD IS AUTHORIZED TO SEEK -- TO COLLABORATE WITH OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROVIDERS OR OFFER SPECIALIZED NONCREDIT WORKFORCE TRAINING. THIS BILL WAS WORKED OUT THROUGH THE HIGHER ED CENTER AND THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES. I MOVE THAT IT BE ENGROSSED AND PASSED ON TO ITS THIRD READING.

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): SHALL THE BILL BE ENGROSSED AND PASSED TO ITS THIRD READING? AS MANY AS FAVOR THAT MOTION WILL SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. THE BILL IS ENGROSSED AND PASSED TO ITS THIRD READING.

[Unknown]: HOUSE BILL 2341, A BILL TO AMEND AND REENACT A SECTION OF THE CODE RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERSHIP. REPORTED FROM THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION.

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): THE GENTLEMAN FROM AUGUSTA.

[Unknown]: MR. SPEAKER AND LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE HOUSE, HOUSE BILL 2341 IS VERY SIMPLE. WHAT IT WOULD DO IS REQUIRE, IF PASSED, THAT AT LEAST TWO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE NINE MEMBERS BE FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR OR THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY. >> JUST REAL BRIEFLY, I WANT TO EXPLAIN TO YOU WHY I THINK THIS IS A GOOD IDEA AND A GOOD PROPOSAL. I'M GLAD YOU ASKED. FIRST OF ALL, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, THE BYLAWS STATE THAT THE MISSION OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION IS TO COOPERATE WITH ITS PARTNERS AND IT'S TO DEVELOP POLICIES AND PROVIDE LEADERSHIP THAT IMPROVES STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND PREPARES THEM TO PROCEED, IN THE WORKPLACE AND TO BECOME ENGAGED, ENLIGHTENED CITIZENS. AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE LOOKING AT A REDESIGN OF HIGH SCHOOL. ONE OF THOSE KEY INGREDIENTS AND KEY COMPONENTS IS GOING TO BE TRYING TO PROMOTE APPRENTICESHIPS AND WORKPLACE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE LAST TWO YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL. THIS WILL ALLOW AT LEAST, I THINK, A BETTER CONNECTION AT OUR STATE POLICY BOARD LEVEL, WITH FOLKS THAT ARE ACTUALLY IN THOSE BUSINESSES AND CAN HELP THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AS WE MOVE INTO THAT TRANSITION PERIOD. SO, MR. SPEAKER, AND LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE HOUSE, I WOULD MOVE THAT THE HOUSE ENGROSSES THE BILL AND PASS IT ON TO ITS THIRD READING.

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): SHALL THE BILL BE ENGROSSED "A PASSED TO ITS THIRD MEETING? AS MANY AS FAVOR THAT MOTION WILL SAY A. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. THE BILL IS ENGROSSED AND PARDON TO ITS THIRD READING.

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