Voir dire examination of persons called as jurors; criminal case. (HB100)
Introduced By
Del. Joe Lindsey (D-Norfolk) with support from co-patron Del. Sam Rasoul (D-Roanoke)
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
Voir dire examination of persons called as jurors; criminal case. Allows the court and counsel for either party in a criminal case to (i) ask potential jurors any relevant question to ascertain whether the juror can sit impartially in either the guilt or sentencing phase of the case and (ii) inform any potential juror as to the potential range of punishments to ascertain if the person or juror can sit impartially in the sentencing phase of the case. This bill is identical to SB 325. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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12/12/2019 | Committee |
12/12/2019 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101375D |
12/12/2019 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/17/2020 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal |
01/22/2020 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 1-N) |
01/27/2020 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (16-Y 3-N) (see vote tally) |
01/27/2020 | Committee substitute printed 20106547D-H1 |
01/29/2020 | Read first time |
01/30/2020 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute |
01/30/2020 | Read second time |
01/30/2020 | Committee substitute agreed to 20106547D-H1 |
01/30/2020 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB100H1 |
01/31/2020 | Read third time and passed House (72-Y 27-N) |
01/31/2020 | VOTE: Passage (72-Y 27-N) (see vote tally) |
02/03/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/03/2020 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
02/12/2020 | Reported from Judiciary with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/12/2020 | Committee substitute printed 20108209D-S1 |
02/14/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/17/2020 | Read third time |
02/17/2020 | Reading of substitute waived |
02/17/2020 | Committee substitute agreed to 20108209D-S1 |
02/17/2020 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB100S1 |
02/17/2020 | Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/19/2020 | Placed on Calendar |
02/19/2020 | Senate substitute agreed to by House 20108209D-S1 (64-Y 36-N) |
02/19/2020 | VOTE: Adoption (64-Y 36-N) (see vote tally) |
02/21/2020 | Enrolled |
02/21/2020 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB100ER) |
02/21/2020 | Signed by Speaker |
02/24/2020 | Signed by President |
02/26/2020 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 26, 2020 |
02/26/2020 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 4, 2020 |
03/04/2020 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 157 (effective 7/1/20) |
03/04/2020 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0157) |