VA SB983 | 2013 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 14 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-03-14 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0379)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 14 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-03-14 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0379)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Expert witnesses; literature designations. Provides that a statement contained in published treatises, periodicals, or pamphlets previously designated as literature to be introduced during direct examination through an expert witness need not have been relied on by the expert at the time he formed his opinion in order for the statement to be read into evidence at trial. This bill is a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference.
Title
Expert witnesses; literature designations.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2013-02-20 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 102 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-02-15 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N) (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-02-11 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-01-17 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-01-15 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-01-14 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-02-15 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N) (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-02-11 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-01-17 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-01-15 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-01-14 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2013-03-14 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0379) | |
| 2013-03-14 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 379 (effective 7/1/13) | |
| 2013-02-23 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2013-02-23 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2013-02-23 | Senate | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB983ER) |
| 2013-02-23 | Senate | Enrolled |
| 2013-02-20 | House | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) |
| 2013-02-20 | House | Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) |
| 2013-02-20 | House | Read third time |
| 2013-02-19 | House | Read second time |
| 2013-02-15 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N) |
| 2013-02-11 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) |
| 2013-02-07 | House | Assigned Courts sub: #2 Civil |
| 2013-01-25 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2013-01-25 | House | Read first time |
| 2013-01-25 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2013-01-17 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2013-01-16 | Senate | Read second time and engrossed |
| 2013-01-15 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2013-01-14 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) |
| 2013-01-08 | Senate | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2013-01-08 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13100772D |
