Virginia Senate Bill 229 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 2 2008 - 100% progression
Action: 2008-03-05 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0147)

Search warrants; affidavits, etc. Allows an affidavit in support of a search warrant to be delivered by facsimile after it is certified and provides that the certifying officer's designee or agent may deliver the affidavit. The bill adds a requirement that a copy of the affidavit be delivered to the clerk of the circuit court in the county or city where the warrant is issued if different than the county or city where the search is to be made. The inventory of seized property will go to the circuit court of the county or city where the search was conducted. The bill specifies that the officer or his designee or agent may deliver the warrant, inventory, and accompanying affidavit in person, by certified mail or by facsimile. This bill is identical to HB 941.

Search warrants; allows an affidavit to be delivered by facsimile after it is certified.

Sen. Ryan McDougle [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2008-03-05		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0147)
2008-03-02		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 147 (effective 7/1/08)
2008-02-25		Senate: Signed by President
2008-02-21		House: Signed by Speaker
2008-02-21		Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB229ER)
2008-02-21		Senate: Enrolled
2008-02-20		House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
2008-02-20		House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
2008-02-20		House: Read third time
2008-02-19		House: Read second time
2008-02-15		House: Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 0-N)
2008-02-14		House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
2008-02-11		House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2008-02-11		House: Read first time
2008-02-11		House: Placed on Calendar
2008-01-22		Senate: Communicated to House
2008-01-22		Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
2008-01-21		Senate: Printed as engrossed 084618272-E
2008-01-21		Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB229E
2008-01-21		Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
2008-01-21		Senate: Reading of amendment waived
2008-01-21		Senate: Read second time
2008-01-18		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2008-01-16		Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
2008-01-10		Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
2008-01-07		Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2008-01-07		Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 084618272

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?081+sum+SB229