VA HB156 | 2018 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on December 20 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-15 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on December 20 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-15 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Convicts as witnesses; limitation on impeachment evidence. Limits the introduction as impeachment evidence the fact that a witness has been convicted of a crime if more than 10 years have passed from the date of the conviction or the person's release from incarceration, whichever is later, unless (i) the probative value of the evidence of such conviction substantially outweighs its prejudicial effect and (ii) the party seeking to introduce the fact of the conviction into evidence provides reasonable written notice of the intent to introduce evidence of such conviction.
Title
Convicts as witnesses; limitation on impeachment evidence.
Sponsors
Del. Delores McQuinn [D] | Sen. Lamont Bagby [D] | Del. Lee Carter [D] | Del. Kenneth Plum [D] |
Del. Marcus Simon [D] | Del. Roslyn Tyler [D] |
Roll Calls
2018-01-22 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (6-Y 2-N) (Y: 6 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2018-02-15 | House | Left in Courts of Justice |
2018-01-22 | House | Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (6-Y 2-N) |
2018-01-16 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1 |
2017-12-20 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
2017-12-20 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102282D |