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| Bill | Personal appearance by two-way electronic video and audio communication; entry of plea. | Personal appearance by two-way electronic videoand audio communication; entry of plea or nolle prosequi; adjudicationof probation violations. Provides that with the consent of thecourt and all parties, an appearance in a court may be made by two-way electronic video and audio communication for the purpose of (i) entryof a plea of guilty or nolo contendere and the related sentencingof the defendant charged with a misdemeanor or felony, (ii) entryof a nolle prosequi, or (iii) adjudication of an alleged violationof probation. This bill is a recommendation of the Judicial Councilof Virginia and the Committee on District Courts. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2021 | SB 1242 | Virginia SB 1242 (2021) |
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Virginia SB 1242 (2021) — Personal appearance by two-way electronic video and audio communication; entry of plea.
Personal appearance by two-way electronic videoand audio communication; entry of plea or nolle prosequi; adjudicationof probation violations. Provides that with the consent of thecourt and all parties, an appearance in a court may be made by two-way electronic video and audio communication for the purpose of (i) entryof a plea of guilty or nolo contendere and the related sentencingof the defendant charged with a misdemeanor or felony, (ii) entryof a nolle prosequi, or (iii) adjudication of an alleged violationof probation. This bill is a recommendation of the Judicial Councilof Virginia and the Committee on District Courts.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- CHAP0086 (committee substitute) — source
- Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101001D (committee substitute) — source
- SB1242ER (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) — 37–0 (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 1-N) — 7–1 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (17-Y 5-N) — 17–5 (pass) · lower
- House amendments agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N) — 38–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Adoption (77-Y 22-N) — 76–22 (pass) · lower
- Continued to Special Session 1 in Courts of Justice — 0–0 (fail) · lower
Sponsors
- John S. Edwards — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2021-01-11 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101001D
introduction - 2021-01-11 Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
referral-committee - 2021-01-20 Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2021-01-22 Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 2021-01-25 Read second time and engrossed
reading-2 - 2021-01-26 Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
passage, reading-3 - 2021-02-02 Placed on Calendar
- 2021-02-02 Read first time
reading-1 - 2021-02-02 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee - 2021-02-08 Continued to Special Session 1 in Courts of Justice
- 2021-02-09 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
referral-committee - 2021-02-10 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 1-N)
- 2021-02-12 Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (17-Y 5-N)
committee-passage - 2021-02-16 Read second time
reading-2 - 2021-02-17 Read third time
reading-3 - 2021-02-17 Committee amendments agreed to
- 2021-02-17 Engrossed by House as amended
- 2021-02-17 Passed House with amendments (77-Y 22-N)
passage - 2021-02-17 VOTE: Adoption (77-Y 22-N)
- 2021-02-19 House amendments agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 2021-02-24 Enrolled
- 2021-02-24 Impact statement from DPB (SB1242ER)
- 2021-02-24 Signed by President
- 2021-02-25 Signed by Speaker
- 2021-02-26 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 26, 2021
- 2021-02-26 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
- 2021-03-11 Approved by Governor-Chapter 86 (effective 7/1/21)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a0a26214-4de7-4a3a-98f1-6d99c05e62e6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).