Jurors; confidentiality of name and home address.
Summary
Limits to name and home address the personal information of a juror impaneled in a criminal case that the court may only regulate the disclosure of upon a showing of good cause, which includes a likelihood of bribery, tampering, or physical injury to or harassment of a juror. The bill limits the release of any additional personal information, defined in the bill as any information other than a name and home address, of a juror impaneled in a criminal case to the counsel of record in the case or a pro se defendant. The bill also provides that the court may, upon the motion of either party or its own motion, and for good cause shown, authorize the disclosure of such personal information to any other person, subject to any restrictions imposed by the court on further dissemination of such personal information.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2016
Committee Review
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Dec 29, 2016
Signed Mar 24, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Amendments
3
Mar 24, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 753 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 21, 2017
Introduced
Senate amendments agreed to by House (91-Y 6-N)
legislature
Feb 20, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
legislature
Feb 20, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
legislature
Feb 20, 2017
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
legislature
Feb 8, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Feb 7, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1546H1
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17105151D-H1
legislature
Jan 23, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
legislature
Jan 13, 2017
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
legislature
Dec 29, 2016
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Dec 29, 2016
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102066D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Christopher E. Collins
RRepublican
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