Sexual assault nurse & forensic examiners; testimony by two-way video conferencing. (HB404)
Introduced By
Del. Karrie Delaney (D-Centreville) with support from co-patron Del. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker (D-Alexandria)
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
Admission into evidence of certain forensic medical examination reports by sexual assault nurse examiners and sexual assault forensic examiners; testimony by two-way video conferencing. Allows testimony offered by either party in a preliminary hearing or sentencing hearing, or offered by the accused in any hearing other than a trial, by a sexual assault nurse examiner or sexual assault forensic examiner who performed a forensic medical examination to be presented by two-way video conferencing. The bill also allows such testimony to be presented by two-way video conferencing when offered by either party in a trial or by the attorney for the Commonwealth in a hearing other than a preliminary hearing or sentencing hearing, with the consent of the court and all parties. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/11/2022 | Committee |
| 01/11/2022 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101617D |
| 01/11/2022 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 02/02/2022 | Impact statement from DPB (HB404) |
| 02/07/2022 | Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| 02/07/2022 | House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered |
| 02/09/2022 | House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered |
| 02/09/2022 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) |
| 02/11/2022 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/11/2022 | Committee substitute printed 22106285D-H1 |
| 02/13/2022 | Read first time |
| 02/14/2022 | Read second time |
| 02/14/2022 | Committee substitute agreed to 22106285D-H1 |
| 02/14/2022 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB404H1 |
| 02/15/2022 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) |
| 02/15/2022 | Impact statement from DPB (HB404H1) |
| 02/15/2022 | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/16/2022 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/16/2022 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
| 02/23/2022 | Reported from Judiciary (12-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/25/2022 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/28/2022 | Read third time |
| 02/28/2022 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/02/2022 | Enrolled |
| 03/02/2022 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB404ER) |
| 03/02/2022 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/03/2022 | Impact statement from DPB (HB404ER) |
| 03/03/2022 | Signed by President |
| 03/11/2022 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2022 |
| 03/11/2022 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022 |
| 04/08/2022 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 253 (effective 7/1/22) |
| 04/08/2022 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0253) |