HB2730
Virginia State Crime Commission; designating review panel, cases involving Mary Jane Burton, report.
Status:
Enacted
Latest Action:
March 24, 2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0421)
Chief Patron:
Patrick Hope (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. 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 ... (More) 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. 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. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/17/2025 - House: Presented and ordered printed 25103310D
- 01/17/2025 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/22/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2730)
- 01/25/2025 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 01/26/2025 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 01/27/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/2025 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 01/29/2025 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/30/2025 - House: Assigned Approps sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
- 01/30/2025 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 01/31/2025 - House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Courts of Justice Amendment agreed to
- 02/03/2025 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/03/2025 - House: Printed as engrossed 25103310D-E
- 02/04/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/2025 - House: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- 02/04/2025 - House: Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/10/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2730)
- 02/10/2025 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/10/2025 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 25107017D-S1
- 02/12/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2730)
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/2025 - House: Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 97-N)
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/20/2025 - House: House acceded to request
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Senators: Surovell, Hashmi, Stuart
- 02/20/2025 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/20/2025 - House: Delegates: Hope, Herring, Gilbert
- 02/22/2025 - Amended by conference committee
- 02/22/2025 - Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 02/22/2025 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/2025 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 03/07/2025 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2730ER)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/10/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2730)
- 03/11/2025 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
- 03/11/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/24/2025 - Approved by Governor-Chapter 421 (Effective 07/01/25)
- 03/24/2025 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0421)
