Legislation

Title: Criminal Procedure - Victims of Sexually Assaultive Behavior
Sponsored by: Delegates Simpson, Bagnall, Bartlett, Crutchfield, Foley, Hill, Kerr, and Williams
Status: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 771
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Requiring a certain assistant State's Attorney with knowledge of the case to meet with a victim of sexually assaultive behavior or the victim's representative within 20 days after receiving a request from the victim regarding a decision by the Office of the State's Attorney not to file a charging document or to dismiss charges against an alleged suspect; requiring the assistant State's Attorney, at the meeting, to explain the justification for a certain decision; and establishing certain requirements for the meeting.

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Opposite:: Judicial Proceedings

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Cross-filed with: SB0391

Introduced in a prior session as: SB0300 Session: 2022 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2023

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/18/2023 Legislative Date 1/18/2023 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Criminal Procedure - Victims of Sexually Assaultive Behavior Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/20/2023 Legislative Date 1/20/2023 Action Hearing 2/02 at 2:30 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/20/2023 Legislative Date 2/20/2023 Action Favorable Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/22/2023 Legislative Date 2/22/2023 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 31 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Criminal Procedure - Victims of Sexually Assaultive Behavior Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/24/2023 Legislative Date 2/24/2023 Action Third Reading Passed (138-0) Proceedings 33 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/27/2023 Legislative Date 2/24/2023 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 33AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/10/2023 Legislative Date 4/10/2023 Action Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/10/2023 Legislative Date 3/28/2023 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 65 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/10/2023 Legislative Date 3/28/2023 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 65 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/10/2023 Legislative Date 3/30/2023 Action Third Reading Passed (47-0) Proceedings 67 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/10/2023 Legislative Date 4/04/2023 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 72 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/16/2023 Legislative Date 5/16/2023 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 771 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Criminal Procedure - Victims of Sexually Assaultive Behavior Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/18/2023	1/18/2023	First Reading Judiciary
			Text - First - Criminal Procedure - Victims of Sexually Assaultive Behavior
House	1/20/2023	1/20/2023	Hearing 2/02 at 2:30 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/20/2023	2/20/2023	Favorable Report by Judiciary
House	2/22/2023	2/22/2023	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	31 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Criminal Procedure - Victims of Sexually Assaultive Behavior
House	2/24/2023	2/24/2023	Third Reading Passed (138-0)	33 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/27/2023	2/24/2023	Referred Judicial Proceedings	33AClick to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/10/2023	4/10/2023	Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate	4/10/2023	3/28/2023	Favorable Adopted	65 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/10/2023	3/28/2023	Second Reading Passed	65 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/10/2023	3/30/2023	Third Reading Passed (47-0)	67 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/10/2023	4/04/2023	Returned Passed	72 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/16/2023	5/16/2023	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 771
			Text - Chapter - Criminal Procedure - Victims of Sexually Assaultive Behavior

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