VA HB456 | 2010 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-02-16 - House: Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 12 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-02-16 - House: Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Admissibility of certificates of analysis at preliminary hearing; at trial. Provides that at any preliminary hearing, certificates of analysis and reports prepared by lab analysts, etc., shall be admissible without the testimony of the person preparing such certificate or report. The bill also provides that when such an analyst appears in court on the day of trial to testify, the certificate of analysis shall be admissible (over procedural objection).
Title
Preliminary hearing; admissibility of certificates of analysis at trial.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-02-16 | House: Left in Courts of Justice | |
| 2010-02-03 | House: Subcommittee recommends incorporating (HB500-Gilbert) by voice vote | |
| 2010-01-19 | House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal | |
| 2010-01-12 | House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice | |
| 2010-01-12 | House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10102257D |
Same As/Similar To
HB500 (Similar To) 2010-04-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0555)
Code Citations
Virginia State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+sum+HB456 |
| Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+ful+HB456+hil |
