VA SB86 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 1 2024 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2024-02-12 - Stricken at request of Patron in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 1 2024 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2024-02-12 - Stricken at request of Patron in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Spoliation of evidence. Clarifies that, where evidence that should have been preserved in anticipation of litigation is lost, disposed of, altered, concealed, destroyed, or not preserved, and cannot be restored or replaced, no finding of intent that a party lost or destroyed evidence to prevent its use in litigation shall be required for the court to order remedial measures as provided by law.
Title
Evidence; spoliation.
Sponsors
| Sen. Mark Peake [R] |
Roll Calls
2024-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Stricken at request of Patron in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-12 | Senate | Stricken at request of Patron in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-01-10 | Senate | Moved from Judiciary to Courts of Justice due to a change of the committee name |
| 2024-01-01 | Senate | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2024-01-01 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101969D |
