HB1515
Discovery; electronic means.
Status:
Vetoed
Latest Action:
April 17, 2024
House: House sustained Governor's veto
Chief Patron:
Kannan Srinivasan (D)
Session:
2024 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed Both Chambers. Discovery; electronic means; report.
Requires all attorneys for the Commonwealth to provide discovery materials for all courts to counsel of record for the accused by electronic means unless such material is prohibited from being distributed by law or impossible to provide by electronic means. The bill directs the Supreme Court of Virginia to promulgate ... (More) rules to implement this provision by July 1, 2026. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/19/2024 - House: Presented and ordered printed 24105354D
- 01/19/2024 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/30/2024 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 02/02/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 1-N)
- 02/09/2024 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (17-Y 5-N)
- 02/09/2024 - House: Committee substitute printed 24107038D-H1
- 02/11/2024 - House: Read first time
- 02/12/2024 - House: Read second time
- 02/12/2024 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 24107038D-H1
- 02/12/2024 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1515H1
- 02/13/2024 - House: Read third time and passed House (61-Y 35-N)
- 02/13/2024 - House: VOTE: Passage (61-Y 35-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/14/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/14/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/26/2024 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (10-Y 4-N)
- 02/26/2024 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/29/2024 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (10-Y 4-N)
- 03/04/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/2024 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/05/2024 - Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 03/05/2024 - Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 03/05/2024 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 03/05/2024 - Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (23-Y 17-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/06/2024 - House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (65-Y 34-N)
- 03/06/2024 - House: VOTE: Adoption (65-Y 34-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/25/2024 - House: Enrolled
- 03/25/2024 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1515ER)
- 03/25/2024 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/2024 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/27/2024 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
- 03/27/2024 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 03/27/2024 - Governor: Vetoed by Governor
- 04/17/2024 - House: House sustained Governor's veto
