Victim telephone numbers and email addresses; confidentiality of information in criminal cases. (HB840)
Introduced By
Del. Rob Bell (R-Charlottesville)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Confidentiality of victim telephone numbers and email addresses in criminal cases. Provides that upon request of a crime victim or a witness in a criminal prosecution of a violent felony, law enforcement, the attorney for the Commonwealth, counsel for a defendant, and the Department of Corrections are prohibited from disclosing any telephone number or email address of such victim or witness except to the extent that such disclosure is required by law, necessary for law-enforcement purposes, or permitted by the court. The bill also provides that during any criminal proceeding, upon motion of the defendant or the attorney for the Commonwealth, a judge may prohibit testimony as to any telephone number or email address of a victim or witness if the judge determines that this information is not material under the circumstances of the case. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia State Crime Commission. This bill is identical to SB 457. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/09/2018 | Committee |
01/09/2018 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103935D |
01/09/2018 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/16/2018 | Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1 |
01/19/2018 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) |
01/23/2018 | Impact statement from DPB (HB840) |
01/29/2018 | Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/31/2018 | Read first time |
02/01/2018 | Read second time and engrossed |
02/02/2018 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
02/02/2018 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/05/2018 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/05/2018 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/12/2018 | Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/13/2018 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/14/2018 | Read third time |
02/14/2018 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/16/2018 | Enrolled |
02/16/2018 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB840ER) |
02/16/2018 | Signed by Speaker |
02/19/2018 | Signed by President |
02/19/2018 | Impact statement from DPB (HB840ER) |
02/19/2018 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 19, 2018 |
02/19/2018 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 26, 2018 |
02/26/2018 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 47 (effective 7/1/18) |
02/26/2018 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0047) |