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in committee · Virginia · Senate Dec 20, 2017

SB 135: Criminal cases; admissibility of prior inconsistent statements.

Provides that in all criminal cases, evidence of a prior statement that is inconsistent with testimony at the hearing or trial is admissible if the testifying witness is subject to cross-examination and the prior statement (i) was made by the witness under oath at a trial, hearing, or other proceeding or (ii) narrates, describes, or explains an event or condition of which the witness had personal knowledge and (a) the statement is proved to have been written or signed by the witness; (b) the witness acknowledges under oath the making of the statement in his testimony at the hearing or trial in which the admission into evidence of the prior statement is being sought; or (c) the statement is proved to have been accurately recorded by using an audio recorder, a video/audio recorder, or any other similar electronic means of sound recording. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia State Crime Commission.
Janet Howell (D)
in committee · Virginia · Senate Dec 20, 2017

SB 136: Absentee voting; no-excuse in-person available 21 days prior to election.

Allows any registered voter to vote by absentee ballot in person beginning on the twenty-first day prior to any election in which he is qualified to vote without providing a reason or making prior application for an absentee ballot. The bill makes absentee voting in person available beginning on the forty-fifth day prior to the election and ending at 5:00 p.m. on the Saturday immediately preceding the election. The bill retains the current provisions for voting an absentee ballot by mail or in person prior to the twenty-first day before the election, including the application requirement and the list of statutory reasons for absentee voting.
Janet Howell (D)
in committee · Virginia · Senate Dec 19, 2017

SB 131: Voter registration; notice and public access not required for certain voter registration events.

Provides that voter registration conducted in a high school and voter registration events sponsored or conducted by an entity or organization which the general registrar or an assistant registrar attends as an invitee are not required to be open to the public. Currently, opportunities for voter registration are required to be provided at sites open to the public. The bill also provides that notice is not required for voter registration that is not open to the public. This bill was incorporated into
John Edwards (D)
in committee · Virginia · Senate Dec 18, 2017

SB 123: Loudoun County; agreements for treasurer to collect and enforce real and personal property taxes.

Authorizes the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors to allow the county treasurer to enter into agreements with towns located partially or wholly within Loudoun County for the collection and enforcement of real or personal property taxes by the county treasurer. This bill was incorporated into
Jennifer T. Wexton (D) · 4 co-sponsors
in committee · Virginia · Senate Dec 18, 2017

SB 122: Dissemination of juvenile record information; emergency medical services agency applicants.

Provides that juvenile record information maintained in the Central Criminal Records Exchange may be disseminated (i) to the State Health Commissioner or his designee for the purpose of screening any person who applies to be a volunteer with or an employee of an emergency medical services agency and (ii) to the county, city, or town manager or chief law-enforcement officer located in a locality that has adopted an ordinance to conduct investigations of employment applicants for the purpose of screening any person who applies to be a volunteer with or an employee of an emergency medical services agency. This bill was incorporated into
Jennifer T. Wexton (D) · 4 co-sponsors
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