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Bill Acceptability of electronic medium; record of criminal proceedings to appellate court. Provides that in a criminal proceeding in circuit court any statutory requirement for an original, original paper, paper, record, document, facsimile, memorandum, exhibit, certification, or transcript shall be satisfied if such item is in an electronic form approved for filing under the Rules of Supreme Court of Virginia. The bill also provides that in a criminal proceeding any statutory authorization for the use of copies or reproductions shall be satisfied by use of such copies or reproductions in hard copy or electronic form approved for filing under the Rules of Supreme Court of Virginia. Under current law, only in civil proceedings are such statutory requirements and authorizations satisfied by an approved electronic form of such items. This bill is a recommendation of the Judicial Council. This bill is identical to us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2018 SB 180 Virginia SB 180 (2018)
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Virginia SB 180 (2018) — Acceptability of electronic medium; record of criminal proceedings to appellate court.

Provides that in a criminal proceeding in circuit court any statutory requirement for an original, original paper, paper, record, document, facsimile, memorandum, exhibit, certification, or transcript shall be satisfied if such item is in an electronic form approved for filing under the Rules of Supreme Court of Virginia. The bill also provides that in a criminal proceeding any statutory authorization for the use of copies or reproductions shall be satisfied by use of such copies or reproductions in hard copy or electronic form approved for filing under the Rules of Supreme Court of Virginia. Under current law, only in civil proceedings are such statutory requirements and authorizations satisfied by an approved electronic form of such items. This bill is a recommendation of the Judicial Council. This bill is identical to

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB180ER) (committee substitute) — source
  2. Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101383D (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Reported from Courts of Justice — 150 (pass) · legislature
  • Reported from Courts of Justice — 170 (pass) · legislature
  • Passed House BLOCK VOTE — 1000 (pass) · legislature
  • Constitutional reading dispensed — 380 (pass) · legislature
  • Read third time and passed Senate — 400 (pass) · legislature

Sponsors

  • William M. Stanley, Jr. — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2017-12-28 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101383D introduction
  • 2017-12-28 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
  • 2018-02-05 Read second time and engrossed reading-2
  • 2018-02-08 Placed on Calendar
  • 2018-02-08 Read first time reading-1
  • 2018-02-08 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
  • 2018-02-16 Read second time reading-2
  • 2018-02-19 Read third time reading-3
  • 2018-02-19 Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2018-02-21 Enrolled
  • 2018-02-21 Signed by Speaker
  • 2018-02-23 Signed by President
  • 2018-02-26 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 26, 2018
  • 2018-02-26 Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 5, 2018
  • 2018-03-02 Approved by Governor-Chapter 129 (effective 7/1/18) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b817d8e8-963f-4218-b09d-c35ecad857d5. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).