VirginiaAdmission of evidence; evidentiary hearing, excluded persons.
What it does
Admission of evidence; evidentiary hearing; excluded persons. Exempts one person whose presence, in the judgment of the court, would be supportive of the complaining witness and would not impair the conduct of a fair hearing or pose a substantial risk of influencing or affecting the content of the testimony from being excluded from evidentiary hearings for certain prosecutions. The bill provides that if such support person is exempted, the judge shall admonish such support person to not prompt, communicate with, or influence the complaining witness in any way.
More detail
Lastly, the bill provides that a court may exercise its discretion to remove the support person from the courtroom if it believes such support person is prompting, communicating with, or influencing the complaining witness.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Feb 4Left in Courts of JusticeLatest
- Jan 16Assigned Courts sub: CriminalMinor
- Jan 6Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Jan 6Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25100865DIntroduced