VA HB1364 | 2018 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 1 2018 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-02-12 - Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (5-Y 9-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Closed preliminary hearings. Adds child pornography offenses, use of a communications system to facilitate certain offenses involving children, and unlawful filming to the list of sex offenses where, during a preliminary hearing for such an offense, a court may exclude all persons from the courtroom except those who would be supportive of the complaining witness or the accused and would not impair the conduct of a fair hearing.

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Title

Closed preliminary hearings; child pornography, etc., case.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2018-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (5-Y 9-N) (Y: 5 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2018-02-02 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-29 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N) (Y: 18 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-19 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2018-02-12SenateFailed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (5-Y 9-N)
2018-02-05SenateReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2018-02-05SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2018-02-02HouseVOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2018-02-02HouseRead third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2018-02-01HouseRead second time and engrossed
2018-01-31HouseRead first time
2018-01-29HouseReported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N)
2018-01-19HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2018-01-18HouseAssigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
2018-01-11HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2018-01-11HousePresented and ordered printed 18104311D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
18267.8(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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