HB 1443

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 18, 2024
  • Passed House Feb 08, 2024
  • Passed Senate Mar 04, 2024
  • Signed by Governor Apr 05, 2024

Trial by jury; contact with jurors after trial prohibited, penalty.

Abstract

Trial by jury; contact with jurors after trial prohibited; penalty. Creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for any defendant who knowingly and intentionally contacts, with the intent to harass, intimidate, or threaten, a juror regarding such juror's service as a juror after a jury trial.

Trial by jury; contact with jurors after trial prohibited; penalty. Creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person who knowingly and intentionally contacts, with the intent to harass or intimidate, a juror regarding such juror's service as a juror after a jury trial.

Trial by jury; contact with jurors after trialprohibited; penalty. Creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for any party,other than counsel for any party to the litigation or the press, whoknowingly and intentionally contacts a juror after a jury trial unlesssuch party has received an order from the court that oversaw suchtrial permitting such contact. The bill provides that a pro se defendant must obtain such order, and that the court shall prescribe the mannerof contact that any such party is allowed to have with a juror.The bill also provides that a violation of such court order is a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Bill Sponsors (1)

Votes


Actions


Apr 05, 2024

Office of the Governor

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0561)

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 561 (effective 7/1/24)

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB1443ER)

Mar 27, 2024

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024

Mar 26, 2024

House

Signed by Speaker

Mar 25, 2024

House

Enrolled

Senate

Signed by President

House

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1443ER)

Mar 11, 2024

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB1443H2)

Mar 09, 2024

House

Conference substitute printed 24109066D-H2

House

VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 0-N)

House

Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)

Senate

Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)

Virginia General Assembly

Amended by conference committee

Mar 07, 2024

House

Conferees appointed by House

Senate

Senators: Deeds, Perry, McDougle

Senate

Conferees appointed by Senate

House

Delegates: Reaser, Keys-Gamarra, Davis

House

House acceded to request

Mar 06, 2024

Senate

Senate requested conference committee

Senate

Senate insisted on amendments (40-Y 0-N)

Mar 05, 2024

House

Senate amendments rejected by House (1-Y 99-N)

House

VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 99-N)

Mar 04, 2024

Senate

Committee amendments agreed to

Senate

Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)

Senate

Engrossed by Senate as amended

Senate

Reading of amendments waived

Senate

Read third time

Mar 01, 2024

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)

Feb 28, 2024

Senate

Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (15-Y 0-N)

Feb 09, 2024

Senate

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed

Feb 08, 2024

House

VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)

House

Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)

Feb 07, 2024

House

Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1443H1

House

Committee substitute agreed to 24106828D-H1

House

Read second time

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB1443H1)

Feb 06, 2024

House

Read first time

Feb 03, 2024

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB1443)

Feb 02, 2024

House

Committee substitute printed 24106828D-H1

House

Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)

Jan 31, 2024

House

House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)

Jan 30, 2024

House

Assigned Courts sub: Criminal

Jan 18, 2024

House

Presented and ordered printed 24105139D

House

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Presented and ordered printed 24105139D PDF HTML
Committee substitute printed 24106828D-H1 PDF HTML
Conference substitute printed 24109066D-H2 PDF HTML
HB1443ER PDF HTML
CHAP0561 PDF HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB1443FER122.PDF PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB1443FH2122.PDF PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB1443FH1122.PDF PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB1443F122.PDF PDF
Amendment: HB1443ASE HTML
Amendment: HB1443AS HTML
Amendment: HB1443AC HTML

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