2010 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 135

CHAPTER NUMBER: 233
EMERGENCY BILL File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 128
Sponsored By:
Senator Kelley
Entitled:
Criminal Procedure - Petition for Writ of Actual Innocence - Notice of Filing and Hearing

Synopsis:

Limiting to a person charged by indictment or criminal information with a crime triable in circuit court and convicted of that crime the authority to file a petition for writ of actual innocence under specified circumstances; requiring a specified person who files a petition for writ of actual innocence to notify the State of the filing in a specified manner; authorizing the State to file a response to a petition for writ of actual innocence within a specified period of time; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
1/18
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
1/26
Hearing 2/4 at 1:00 p.m.
3/2
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
3/3
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/5
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
4/1
Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments
Senate Requests House Recede
Conference Committee Appointed
Senators Gladden, Haines, and Raskin
4/8
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Passed Enrolled
House Action
3/8
First Reading Judiciary
3/17
Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
4/1
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
3/27
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/28
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (137-0)
4/2
House Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed
Delegates Anderson, Barnes, and Carter
4/8
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (137-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/4
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 233

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Appeals -see also- Judicial Review
Circuit Courts
Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties and Sentnc; etc.
Evidence
Ex-Offenders
Hearings
Notices
Petitions
Prisoners -see also- Ex-Offenders
Victims -see also- Criminal Injuries Compensation

Bill affects the following Statute:

Criminal Procedure
( 8-301 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments:
House
Number: 422214/01     Offered on: April 1, 2010   at: 10:36 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Conference Committee Documents::
Report Number: 303824/1     Offered on: April 12, 2010   at: 9:56 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Amendment Number: 353925/1     Offered on: April 12, 2010   at: 9:56 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Committee Votes :
Senate
Judicial Proceedings
House
Judiciary
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 5, 2010: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
April 8, 2010: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
House
March 28, 2010: Third Reading Passed (137-0)
April 8, 2010: Third Reading Passed (137-0)