Legislation

Title: Criminal Procedure - Victims of Sexually Assaultive Behavior
Sponsored by: Delegates K. Young, Belcastro, Forbes, Kerr, McComas, Reznik, and Ruth
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
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 to not file a charging document or 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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Cross-filed with: SB0300

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0270 Session: 2021 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2022

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/13/2022 Legislative Date 1/13/2022 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 1/14/2022 Legislative Date 1/14/2022 Action Hearing 1/25 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 3/14/2022 Legislative Date 3/14/2022 Action Favorable Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/15/2022 Legislative Date 3/07/2022 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 28 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 3/16/2022 Legislative Date 3/08/2022 Action Third Reading Passed (132-7) Proceedings 29 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/16/2022 Legislative Date 3/04/2022 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 44AClick to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/13/2022	1/13/2022	First Reading Judiciary
			Text - First - Criminal Procedure - Victims of Sexually Assaultive Behavior
House	1/14/2022	1/14/2022	Hearing 1/25 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/14/2022	3/14/2022	Favorable Report by Judiciary
House	3/15/2022	3/07/2022	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	28 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Criminal Procedure - Victims of Sexually Assaultive Behavior
House	3/16/2022	3/08/2022	Third Reading Passed (132-7)	29 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/16/2022	3/04/2022	Referred Judicial Proceedings	44AClick to view Recorded Media

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