Legislation - HB0477

Title: Criminal Procedure - Admission of Out-of-Court Statements - Assault in the Second Degree
Sponsored by: Delegates Embry, Boyce, Kaufman, Simmons, and Stinnett
Status: In the House - Favorable Report by Judiciary
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Providing that during the trial of a criminal case in which a defendant is charged with an assault in the second degree, a certain statement is not excluded by the hearsay rule if the statement is offered against a party that has engaged in, directed, or conspired to commit wrongdoing that was intended to and did procure the unavailibility of the declarant of the statement, under certain circumstances.

Committees

Original:: Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0281 Session: 2025 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/23/2026 Legislative Date 1/23/2026 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Criminal Procedure - Admission of Out-of-Court Statements - Assault in the Second Degree Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/29/2026 Legislative Date 1/29/2026 Action Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/02/2026 Legislative Date 3/02/2026 Action Favorable Report by Judiciary Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/23/2026	1/23/2026	First Reading Judiciary
			Text - First - Criminal Procedure - Admission of Out-of-Court Statements - Assault in the Second Degree
House	1/29/2026	1/29/2026	Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/02/2026	3/02/2026	Favorable Report by Judiciary

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