Minors; prohibition of deceptive tactics during custodial interrogation.
Summary
Prohibition of deceptive tactics during thecustodial interrogation of a minor. Provides that any confessionof a minor, made as a result of a custodial interrogation conductedat a place of detention on or after July 1, 2022, shall be presumedto be inadmissible as evidence against such minor making such confessionin any adjudication of delinquency or criminal proceeding for anact that if committed by an adult would be a criminal offense if,during the custodial interrogation, a law-enforcement officer knowingly engages in deception, as defined in the bill. The bill provides thatthe presumption of inadmissibility for such confession of a minormay be overcome if the confession was voluntarily given.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2022
Last action Mar 8, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 15, 2022
How they voted
26–14
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 15, 2022
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
73% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
6
Committee
8
Feb 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (5-Y 3-N)
lower
Feb 27, 2022
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (26-Y 14-N)
upper
Feb 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB746S1
upper
Feb 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 22106605D-S1
upper
Feb 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 6-N)
upper
Feb 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 21, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Jan 21, 2022
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 22100071D
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Scott Surovell
DDemocratic
Co
Cia Price
DDemocratic
Co
Jennifer Boysko
DDemocratic
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