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 HB 2730.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2025
- Mar 24Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0430)Latest
- Mar 24Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 430 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Mar 11Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2024To Governor
- Mar 11Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025Minor
- Mar 10Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1465)
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1465ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 22Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-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 House (97-Y 0-N)Minor
- Feb 22Amended by conference committee
- Feb 20Delegates: Hope, Herring, Gilbert
- Feb 20Conferees appointed by House
- Feb 19Senators: Surovell, Hashmi, Stuart
- Vote recorded Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 19Conferees appointed by Senate
- Feb 19Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
- Feb 18House requested conference committeeMinor
- Feb 18House insisted on substituteMajor
- Feb 17House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N)
- Vote recorded House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N). Result: fail.Upper
- Feb 13Passed House with substitute (96-Y 0-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Passed House (96-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 13Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 13Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- Feb 13Read third timeMinor
- Feb 12Read second timeMinor
- Feb 12Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1465)
- Feb 10Committee substitute printed 25107008D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 10Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Feb 6Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Feb 6Read first timeMinor
- Feb 6Placed on Calendar
- Jan 31Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1465)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Passed Senate. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 31Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Jan 31Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Jan 31Rules suspended
- Jan 31Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Jan 31Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- Jan 31Reading of substitute waived
- Jan 31Rules Amendment rejectedMinor
- Jan 31Read second timeMinor
- Jan 30Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 30Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
- Jan 30Rules suspended
- Jan 29Committee substitute printed 25106409D-S1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 29Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Jan 24Reported from Rules with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Rules with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 22Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1465)
- Jan 17Referred to Committee on RulesMinor
- Jan 17Presented and ordered printed 25103311DIntroduced