Child victims and witnesses; testimony, using two-way closed-circuit television. (HB2464)
Introduced By
Del. Chris Collins (R-Winchester)
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
Testimony by child victims and witnesses using two-way closed-circuit television; commercial sex trafficking and prostitution offenses. Allows a court to order, upon application by the attorney for the Commonwealth or the defendant, that the testimony of a child victim of an offense of commercial sex trafficking or prostitution, if such child is 14 years of age or younger at the time of the offense and 16 years of age or younger at the time of the trial, be taken by two-way closed-circuit television. The bill allows the same for child witnesses of such offenses who are 14 years of age or younger at the time of the trial. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia State Crime Commission. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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01/09/2019 | Committee |
01/09/2019 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19103168D |
01/09/2019 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/15/2019 | Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1 |
01/16/2019 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) |
01/21/2019 | Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/23/2019 | Read first time |
01/24/2019 | Read second time and engrossed |
01/25/2019 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) |
01/25/2019 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/28/2019 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
01/28/2019 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/06/2019 | Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/08/2019 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/11/2019 | Read third time |
02/11/2019 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/14/2019 | Enrolled |
02/14/2019 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2464ER) |
02/14/2019 | Signed by Speaker |
02/14/2019 | Signed by President |
02/15/2019 | Signed by President |
02/18/2019 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 25, 2019 |
02/18/2019 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 18, 2019 |
02/18/2019 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019 |
02/22/2019 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 146 (effective 7/1/19) |
02/22/2019 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0146) |