Virginia House Bill 953 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 10-1)
Status: Engrossed on February 11 2008 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2008-03-03 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 081577560-S1

Abuse or neglect proceedings; videotaped statement. Allows a videotaped statement of an alleged victim to be admissible into evidence in a criminal proceeding for child abuse or neglect if the child is 12 years of age or younger at the time the statement is offered and a number of other conditions are met, including having the alleged victim testify prior to entry of the statement and having all persons present at the time the statement was taken available to testify or be cross-examined at the proceeding where the recording is offered. The proponent of the videotaped statement must give the adverse party 10 days notice prior to the proceeding of his intent to offer the statement as evidence.

Abuse or neglect proceedings; videotaped statement.

Del. Clifford Athey [R]	Sen. Charles Carrico [R]	Del. Mark Cole [R]	Sen. John Cosgrove [R]
Del. Sal Iaquinto [R]	Del. Matthew Lohr [R]	Del. James Massie [R]	Del. Donald Merricks [R]
Del. Christopher Saxman [R]	Del. Beverly Sherwood [R]	Del. Vivian Watts [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2008-03-03		Senate: Committee substitute printed 081577560-S1
2008-02-28		Senate: Continued to 2009 in Courts of Justice (14-Y 1-N)
2008-02-14		Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
2008-02-13		Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2008-02-13		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2008-02-12		House: Communicated to Senate
2008-02-12		House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (97-Y 1-N)
2008-02-12		House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N)
2008-02-11		House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB953H1
2008-02-11		House: Committee substitute agreed to 080288560-H1
2008-02-11		House: Read second time
2008-02-09		House: Read first time
2008-02-09		House: Committee substitute printed 080288560-H1
2008-02-08		House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2008-01-16		House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
2008-01-08		House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2008-01-08		House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 080246806

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?081+sum+HB953