VA HB2279 | 2019 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 18 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-03-18 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0478)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 18 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-03-18 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0478)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Department of Forensic Science; purchase of forensic laboratory services. Permits the Department of Forensic Science (the Department) to purchase forensic laboratory services from laboratories located in the Commonwealth that are operated by an institution of higher education located in the Commonwealth or a corporate entity that is wholly owned by an institution of higher education located in the Commonwealth, where such institution meets certain requirements. The bill provides that no contract or agreement may be made with any other laboratory unless the Department requests, and the Department of General Services grants, an exemption in a case where such laboratory does not meet the reasonable requirements of the Department, cannot provide the forensic laboratory services required by the Department, or the Department can purchase forensic laboratory services from another source at a price that is at least 10 percent less or from a laboratory that has received a ranking that is at least 10 percent higher than the ranking of any laboratory of such institution of higher education. The bill also provides that any laboratory that has entered into a contract with the Department for the provision of forensic laboratory services shall be deemed authorized by the Department to conduct certain analyses and examinations of certain trial evidence. This bill is identical to SB 1274.
Title
Forensic Science, Department of; purchase of forensic laboratory services.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2019-02-14 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance (12-Y 0-N) (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-05 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-30 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-24 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance (12-Y 0-N) (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-05 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-30 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-24 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-18 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0478) | |
| 2019-03-18 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 478 (effective 7/1/19) | |
| 2019-02-21 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019 | |
| 2019-02-21 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 21, 2019 |
| 2019-02-20 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2019-02-19 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2019-02-19 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2279ER) |
| 2019-02-19 | House | Enrolled |
| 2019-02-14 | Senate | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2019-02-14 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2019-02-13 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2019-02-12 | Senate | Reported from Finance (12-Y 0-N) |
| 2019-02-06 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Finance |
| 2019-02-06 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2019-02-05 | House | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) |
| 2019-02-05 | House | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
| 2019-02-04 | House | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2279H1 |
| 2019-02-04 | House | Committee substitute agreed to 19105024D-H1 |
| 2019-02-04 | House | Read second time |
| 2019-02-01 | House | Read first time |
| 2019-01-30 | House | Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) |
| 2019-01-30 | House | Committee substitute printed 19105024D-H1 |
| 2019-01-24 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N) |
| 2019-01-14 | House | Assigned App. sub: Public Safety |
| 2019-01-08 | House | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
| 2019-01-08 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100061D |
