VA HB100 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on March 4 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-04 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0157)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

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.

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Title

Voir dire examination of persons called as jurors; criminal case.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-02-19 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (64-Y 36-N) (Y: 64 N: 36 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-14 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-31 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (72-Y 27-N) (Y: 72 N: 27 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-27 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (16-Y 3-N) (Y: 16 N: 3 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-22 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 1-N) (Y: 6 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-03-04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0157)
2020-03-04 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 157 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-02-26 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 4, 2020
2020-02-26HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 26, 2020
2020-02-24SenateSigned by President
2020-02-21HouseSigned by Speaker
2020-02-21HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB100ER)
2020-02-21HouseEnrolled
2020-02-19HouseVOTE: Adoption (64-Y 36-N)
2020-02-19HouseSenate substitute agreed to by House 20108209D-S1 (64-Y 36-N)
2020-02-19HousePlaced on Calendar
2020-02-17SenatePassed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-17SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB100S1
2020-02-17SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 20108209D-S1
2020-02-17SenateReading of substitute waived
2020-02-17SenateRead third time
2020-02-14SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-12SenateCommittee substitute printed 20108209D-S1
2020-02-12SenateReported from Judiciary with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2020-02-03SenateReferred to Committee on the Judiciary
2020-02-03SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2020-01-31HouseVOTE: Passage (72-Y 27-N)
2020-01-31HouseRead third time and passed House (72-Y 27-N)
2020-01-30HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute HB100H1
2020-01-30HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 20106547D-H1
2020-01-30HouseRead second time
2020-01-29HouseRead first time
2020-01-27HouseCommittee substitute printed 20106547D-H1
2020-01-27HouseReported from Courts of Justice with substitute (16-Y 3-N)
2020-01-22HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 1-N)
2020-01-17HouseAssigned Courts sub: Criminal
2019-12-12HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2019-12-12HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101375D

Same As/Similar To

SB325 (Same As) 2020-03-31 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0588)

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
192262.01(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB100
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB100+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB100H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB100S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB100ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0157+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0801V0033+HB0100
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H08V0076+HB0100
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV0259+HB0100
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S03V0321+HB0100
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0655HB0100+HB0100
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0660HB0100+HB0100
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1017+HB0100

Bill Comments

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