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SB457

Victim telephone numbers and email addresses; confidentiality of information in criminal cases.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Janet Howell (D)

Session:
2018 Regular Session

Summary

As Introduced. Confidentiality of victim telephone numbers and email addresses in criminal cases.

Provides that upon request of a crime victim or a witness in a criminal prosecution of a violent felony, law enforcement, the attorney for the Commonwealth, counsel for a defendant, and Department of Corrections are prohibited from disclosing any telephone number or email address of such victim or witness except to the extent that such disclosure is required by law, necessary for law-enforcement purposes, or permitted by the court. The bill also provides that during any criminal proceeding, upon motion of the defendant or the attorney for the Commonwealth, a judge may prohibit testimony as to any telephone number or email address of a victim or witness if the judge determines that this information is not material under the circumstances of the case. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia State Crime Commission. This bill is identical to HB 840. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 01/09/2018 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103936D
  • 01/09/2018 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 01/24/2018 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB457)
  • 01/29/2018 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
  • 01/30/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
  • 01/31/2018 - Senate: Read second time and engrossed
  • 02/01/2018 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/05/2018 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 02/05/2018 - House: Read first time
  • 02/05/2018 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 02/14/2018 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (17-Y 0-N)
  • 02/16/2018 - House: Read second time
  • 02/19/2018 - House: Read third time
  • 02/19/2018 - House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
  • 02/19/2018 - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
  • 02/21/2018 - Senate: Enrolled
  • 02/21/2018 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB457ER)
  • 02/21/2018 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 02/22/2018 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB457ER)
  • 02/23/2018 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 02/26/2018 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 26, 2018
  • 02/26/2018 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 5, 2018
  • 03/02/2018 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 83 (effective 7/1/18)
  • 03/02/2018 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0083)

Full text and vote history:

Virginia Legislative Information System

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