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SB1465

Virginia State Crime Commission; designating review panel, cases involving Mary Jane Burton, report.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Scott Surovell (D)

Session:
2025 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed House of Origin. Virginia State Crime Commission; review panel; cases involving Mary Jane Burton; report.

Directs the Virginia State Crime Commission (the Crime Commission) to designate a panel, consisting of members outlined in the bill, to review cases at the Virginia Department of Forensic Science where testing or analysis was performed by Mary Jane Burton resulting in convictions of persons who are currently incarcerated. The bill provides that the Crime Commission shall provide staff support to the panel, and may request and shall receive support from other state or local government agencies. The bill provides that the provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act do not apply to this panel or its review, or to any information received by or disseminated to any state or local government agency, private organization, or other entity for purposes of this review. The bill directs the panel to report on its work to the Crime Commission by the first day of each regular session of the General Assembly until completion of this review. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia State Crime Commission. (Less)
  • Bill History

  • 01/17/2025 - Senate: Presented and ordered printed 25103311D
  • 01/17/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
  • 01/22/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1465)
  • 01/24/2025 - Senate: Reported from Rules with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N)
  • 01/24/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
  • 01/29/2025 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
  • 01/29/2025 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 25106409D-S1
  • 01/30/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
  • 01/30/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
  • 01/30/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
  • 01/31/2025 - Senate: Read second time
  • 01/31/2025 - Senate: Rules Amendment rejected
  • 01/31/2025 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
  • 01/31/2025 - Senate: Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
  • 01/31/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
  • 01/31/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
  • 01/31/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
  • 01/31/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 01/31/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1465)
  • 02/06/2025 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 02/06/2025 - House: Read first time
  • 02/06/2025 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 02/07/2025 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
  • 02/10/2025 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
  • 02/10/2025 - House: Committee substitute printed 25107008D-H1
  • 02/12/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1465)
  • 02/12/2025 - House: Read second time
  • 02/13/2025 - House: Read third time
  • 02/13/2025 - House: Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
  • 02/13/2025 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
  • 02/13/2025 - House: Passed House with substitute (96-Y 0-N)
  • 02/17/2025 - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N)
  • 02/18/2025 - House: House insisted on substitute
  • 02/18/2025 - House: House requested conference committee
  • 02/19/2025 - Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/19/2025 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
  • 02/19/2025 - Senate: Senators: Surovell, Hashmi, Stuart
  • 02/20/2025 - House: Conferees appointed by House
  • 02/20/2025 - House: Delegates: Hope, Herring, Gilbert
  • 02/22/2025 - Amended by conference committee
  • 02/22/2025 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
  • 02/22/2025 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 03/07/2025 - Senate: Enrolled
  • 03/07/2025 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1465ER)
  • 03/07/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 03/10/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/10/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1465)
  • 03/11/2025 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
  • 03/11/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2024
  • 03/24/2025 - Approved by Governor-Chapter 430 (Effective 07/01/25)
  • 03/24/2025 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0430)

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