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Bill DNA; post-conviction testing. Post-conviction testing of DNA. Permits private laboratories that are accredited and follow the appropriate Quality Assurance Standards issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to complete post-conviction testing of DNA evidence. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2020 SB 1071 Virginia SB 1071 (2020)
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Virginia SB 1071 (2020) — DNA; post-conviction testing.

Post-conviction testing of DNA. Permits private laboratories that are accredited and follow the appropriate Quality Assurance Standards issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to complete post-conviction testing of DNA evidence.

Version chain

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

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1282) (committee substitute) — source
  2. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1071ER) (committee substitute) — source
  3. Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1071E (committee substitute) — source
  4. Impact statement from DPB (SB1071) (committee substitute) — source
  5. Reenrolled bill text (SB1071ER2) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Reported from Judiciary with amendment (12-Y 0-N) — 120 (pass) · upper
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N) — 210 (pass) · lower
  • Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) — 990 (pass) · lower
  • Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 1-N) — 391 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: (90-Y 0-N) — 890 (pass) · lower
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — 80 (pass) · lower
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Thomas K. Norment, Jr. — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2020-01-17 Presented and ordered printed 20105999D introduction
  • 2020-01-17 Referred to Committee on the Judiciary referral-committee
  • 2020-01-28 Impact statement from DPB (SB1071)
  • 2020-02-10 Reported from Judiciary with amendment (12-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2020-02-11 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-02-11 Read second time reading-2
  • 2020-02-11 Reading of amendment waived
  • 2020-02-11 Committee amendment agreed to
  • 2020-02-11 Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1071E
  • 2020-02-11 Printed as engrossed 20105999D-E
  • 2020-02-11 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-02-11 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2020-02-12 Impact statement from DPB (SB1071E)
  • 2020-02-14 Placed on Calendar
  • 2020-02-14 Read first time reading-1
  • 2020-02-14 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
  • 2020-02-14 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal referral-committee
  • 2020-02-17 Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-02-19 Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2020-02-21 Read second time reading-2
  • 2020-02-24 Read third time reading-3
  • 2020-02-24 Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2020-02-24 VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-02-27 Enrolled
  • 2020-02-27 Impact statement from DPB (SB1071ER)
  • 2020-02-27 Signed by President
  • 2020-02-27 Signed by Speaker
  • 2020-03-10 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 10, 2020
  • 2020-03-10 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
  • 2020-04-11 Governor's recommendation received by Senate
  • 2020-04-22 Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 1-N)
  • 2020-04-22 House concurred in Governor's recommendation (90-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-04-22 VOTE: (90-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-04-22 Governor's recommendation adopted
  • 2020-04-22 Reenrolled
  • 2020-04-22 Reenrolled bill text (SB1071ER2)
  • 2020-04-22 Signed by President as reenrolled
  • 2020-04-22 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
  • 2020-04-22 Enacted, Chapter 1282 (effective 7/1/20) became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/47e50e33-59ea-4eea-b170-d982304bfe72. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).