HB 499 Virginia House of Delegates · 2022 Regular Session

Grand jury, regular; provisions for court reporter, use and disposition of notes, etc.

Summary
Regular grand jury; provisions for court reporter; use and disposition of notes, tapes, and transcriptions. Provides that a court reporter shall be provided for a regular grand jury to record, manually or electronically, and transcribe all oral testimony taken before a regular grand jury, but such reporter shall not be present during any stage of its deliberations. The bill provides that the foreman shall cause the notes, tapes, and transcriptions of the court reporter to be sealed, the container dated and delivered to the court, and that the court shall cause the sealed container to be kept safely. The bill provides for certain circumstances in which the court may authorize disclosure of such sealed notes, tapes, and transcriptions.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2022 Last action Feb 15, 2022
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Committee
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Feb 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #3
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101915D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Michael P. Mullin
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