VA HB2136 | 2019 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Engrossed on January 24 2019 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-02-06 - Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (5-Y 10-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Evidence; accident reconstruction; criminal cases. Provides that in any criminal case, an accident reconstruction expert, when properly qualified, may testify as an expert witness in a court of law subject to the Rules of Supreme Court.

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Title

Evidence; accident reconstruction, criminal cases.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2019-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (5-Y 10-N) (Y: 5 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2019-01-25 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-21 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 0-N) (Y: 18 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-14 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2019-02-06SenateFailed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (5-Y 10-N)
2019-01-28SenateReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2019-01-28SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2019-01-25HouseVOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
2019-01-25HouseRead third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
2019-01-24HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute HB2136H1
2019-01-24HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 19104837D-H1
2019-01-24HouseRead second time
2019-01-23HouseRead first time
2019-01-21HouseCommittee substitute printed 19104837D-H1
2019-01-21HouseReported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 0-N)
2019-01-14HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
2019-01-14HouseAssigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
2019-01-08HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2019-01-08HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100742D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
192270.8(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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