Criminal Procedure - Postconviction - DNA Testing and Petition for Writ of Actual Innocence
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Apr 2018
Senate Passage
Apr 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2018
Signed into Law
May 2018
Introduced Jan 25, 2018
Signed May 15, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Mar 26, 2018 · House of Delegates Apr 9, 2018
How they voted
37–0
Passed
Total votes 37
Mar 26, 2018
D
Democratic27
100% Yea
R
Republican10
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
10
Committee
7
Amendments
1
May 15, 2018
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 602
executive
Apr 9, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed Enrolled
upper
Apr 9, 2018
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed (43-0)
upper
Apr 9, 2018
Introduced
Senate Concur - House Amendments
upper
Apr 9, 2018
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (134-1)
lower
Apr 9, 2018
Lower · Passed
Motion Rules Suspended two readings same day (Delegate Dumais) Adopted (132-0)
lower
Apr 9, 2018
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {222515/1 Report Adopted
lower
Apr 9, 2018
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
lower
Apr 4, 2018
Committee
Rereferred to Judiciary
lower
Mar 27, 2018
Committee
First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
lower
Mar 26, 2018
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
upper
Mar 23, 2018
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {218176/1 Report Adopted
upper
Mar 23, 2018
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
upper
Jan 25, 2018
Committee
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bobby A. Zirkin
DDemocratic
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