Legislation

Title: Sentencing Procedures - Statement by Victim or Victim's Representative (Alex's Law)
Sponsored by: Delegates McDermott and Smigiel
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Requiring, in a sentencing or disposition hearing, a court to allow a victim or the victim's representative to address the court under oath before the imposition of sentence or other disposition under specified circumstances.

Committees

Original:: Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Judicial Proceedings

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0272

Introduced in a prior session as: HB1382 Session: 2013 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2014

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 12/19/2013 Legislative Date 10/01/2013 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 12/19/2013 Legislative Date 1/08/2014 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/01/2014 Legislative Date 1/01/2014 Action Hearing 1/16 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/14/2014 Legislative Date 2/17/2014 Action Favorable Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/18/2014 Legislative Date 2/18/2014 Action Favorable Report Adopted Proceedings 30
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/18/2014 Legislative Date 2/18/2014 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 30
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/20/2014 Legislative Date 2/20/2014 Action Third Reading Passed (133-0) Proceedings 32
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/21/2014 Legislative Date 2/21/2014 Action First Reading Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 31

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	12/19/2013	10/01/2013	Pre-filed
House	12/19/2013	1/08/2014	First Reading Judiciary
House	1/01/2014	1/01/2014	Hearing 1/16 at 1:00 p.m.
House	2/14/2014	2/17/2014	Favorable Report by Judiciary
House	2/18/2014	2/18/2014	Favorable Report Adopted	30
House	2/18/2014	2/18/2014	Second Reading Passed	30
House	2/20/2014	2/20/2014	Third Reading Passed (133-0)	32
Senate	2/21/2014	2/21/2014	First Reading Judicial Proceedings	31

Documents

Date Posted	Document Name
12/19/2013	Text - First - Sentencing Procedures - Statement by Victim or Victim's Representative (Alex's Law)
2/18/2014	Text - Third - Sentencing Procedures - Statement by Victim or Victim's Representative (Alex's Law)
2/14/2014	Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary
2/20/2014	Vote - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (133-0) - 02/20/14

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