VirginiaVirginia State Crime Commission; designating review panel, cases involving Mary Jane Burton, report.
What it does
Virginia State Crime Commission; review panel; cases involving Mary Jane Burton; report. Directs the Virginia State Crime Commission (the Crime Commission) to designate a panel, consisting of members outlined in the bill, to review the following types of cases at the Virginia Department of Forensic Science where testing or analysis was performed by Mary Jane Burton: (i) cases resulting in convictions of persons who are currently incarcerated, or who were executed or exonerated, and (ii) cases where Burton testified, regardless of the final disposition of the case. However, the panel shall prioritize the review of such cases resulting in convictions of persons who are currently incarcerated.
More detail
The bill provides that the Crime Commission shall provide staff support to the panel, and may request and shall receive support from other state or local government agencies. The bill provides that the provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act do not apply to this panel or its review, or to any information received by or disseminated to any state or local government agency, private organization, or other entity for purposes of this review. The bill directs the panel to report on its work to the Crime Commission by the first day of each regular session of the General Assembly until completion of this review. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia State Crime Commission. This bill is identical to SB 1465.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2025
- Mar 24Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0421)Latest
- Mar 24Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 421 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Mar 11Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 11Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025Minor
- Mar 10Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2730)
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2730ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 22Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 22Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)Minor
- Feb 22Passed by temporarily
- Feb 22Amended by conference committee
- Feb 20Delegates: Hope, Herring, Gilbert
- Vote recorded Senate insisted on amendment (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 20Conferees appointed by House
- Feb 20Senators: Surovell, Hashmi, Stuart
- Feb 20Conferees appointed by Senate
- Feb 20House acceded to request
- Feb 20Senate requested conference committeeMinor
- Feb 20Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N)Major
- Feb 19Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 97-N)
- Vote recorded Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 97-N). Result: fail.Lower
- Feb 18Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 18Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 18Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- Feb 18Reading of substitute waived
- Feb 18Read third timeMinor
- Feb 17Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 17Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- Feb 17Rules suspended
- Feb 14Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 12Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2730)
- Feb 10Committee substitute printed 25107017D-S1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 10Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Feb 10Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2730)
- Feb 5Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Feb 5Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 4Passed House (99-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Passed House (99-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 4Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- Feb 4Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)Passed House
- Feb 3Printed as engrossed 25103310D-E
- Feb 3Engrossed by House as amended
- Feb 3Courts of Justice Amendment agreed toMajor
- Feb 3Read second timeMinor
- Feb 2Read first timeMinor
- Jan 31Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 30Assigned Approps sub: General Government and Capital OutlayMinor
- Jan 29Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) and rereferred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 27Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and rereferred to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 25Assigned Courts sub: CriminalMinor
- Jan 22Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2730)
- Jan 17Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Jan 17Presented and ordered printed 25103310DIntroduced