HB 100

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2020 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Dec 12, 2019
  • Passed House Jan 31, 2020
  • Passed Senate Feb 17, 2020
  • Signed by Governor Mar 04, 2020

Voir dire examination of persons called as jurors; criminal case.

Abstract

Voir dire examination of persons called as jurors; criminal case. Allows the court and counsel for either party in a criminal case to (i) ask potential jurors any relevant question to ascertain whether the juror can sit impartially in either the guilt or sentencing phase of the case and (ii) inform any potential juror as to the potential range of punishments to ascertain if the person or juror can sit impartially in the sentencing phase of the case. This bill is identical to SB 325.

Voir dire examination of persons called as jurors; criminal case. Allows the court and counsel for either party in a criminal case to inform any juror or potential juror as to the potential range of punishments to ascertain if the person can sit impartially in the sentencing phase of the case.

Voir dire examination of persons called as jurors;criminal case. Allows the court and counsel for either partyin a criminal case to (i) ask potential jurors any relevant questionto ascertain whether the juror can sit impartially in either theguilt or sentencing phase of the case and (ii) inform any potentialjuror as to the potential range of punishments to ascertain if theperson or juror can sit impartially in the sentencing phase of thecase.

Bill Sponsors (2)

Votes


Actions


Mar 04, 2020

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 157 (effective 7/1/20)

Feb 26, 2020

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 4, 2020

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 26, 2020

Feb 24, 2020

Senate

Signed by President

Feb 21, 2020

House

Enrolled

House

Signed by Speaker

Feb 19, 2020

House

VOTE: Adoption (64-Y 36-N)

House

Senate substitute agreed to by House 20108209D-S1 (64-Y 36-N)

House

Placed on Calendar

Feb 17, 2020

Senate

Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)

Senate

Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB100S1

Senate

Committee substitute agreed to 20108209D-S1

Senate

Read third time

Senate

Reading of substitute waived

Feb 14, 2020

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)

Feb 12, 2020

Senate

Committee substitute printed 20108209D-S1

Senate

Reported from Judiciary with substitute (15-Y 0-N)

Feb 03, 2020

Senate

Referred to Committee on the Judiciary

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed

Jan 31, 2020

House

Read third time and passed House (72-Y 27-N)

House

VOTE: Passage (72-Y 27-N)

Jan 30, 2020

House

Read second time

House

Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB100H1

House

Committee substitute agreed to 20106547D-H1

Jan 29, 2020

House

Read first time

Jan 27, 2020

House

Committee substitute printed 20106547D-H1

House

Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (16-Y 3-N)

Jan 22, 2020

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 1-N)

Jan 17, 2020

House

Assigned Courts sub: Criminal

Dec 12, 2019

House

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101375D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB100H1 HTML
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB100H1 HTML
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB100S1 HTML
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB100ER) HTML
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0157) HTML

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