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Bill Virginia State Crime Commission; designating review panel, cases involving Mary Jane Burton, report. 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 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. However, the panel shall prioritize the review of such cases resulting in convictions of persons who are currently incarcerated. 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. This bill is identical to HB 2730. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2025 SB 1465 Virginia SB 1465 (2025)
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Virginia SB 1465 (2025) — Virginia State Crime Commission; designating review panel, cases involving Mary Jane Burton, report.

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 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. However, the panel shall prioritize the review of such cases resulting in convictions of persons who are currently incarcerated. 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. This bill is identical to HB 2730.

Version chain

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

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
  3. Conference Report (committee substitute) — source
  4. Courts of Justice Substitute (committee substitute) — source
  5. Finance and Appropriations Substitute (committee substitute) — source
  6. Rules Amendment (committee substitute) — source
  7. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N) — 970 (pass) · lower
  • House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N) — 039 (fail) · upper
  • Passed House (96-Y 0-N) — 960 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Rules with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N) — 130 (pass) · upper
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A) — 390 (pass) · upper
  • Passed Senate — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — 220 (pass) · lower
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — 150 (pass) · upper
  • Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Scott A. Surovell — primary (person)
  • Ghazala F. Hashmi — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2025-01-17 Presented and ordered printed 25103311D introduction
  • 2025-01-17 Referred to Committee on Rules referral-committee
  • 2025-01-22 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1465)
  • 2025-01-24 Reported from Rules with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2025-01-29 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2025-01-29 Committee substitute printed 25106409D-S1 substitution
  • 2025-01-30 Rules suspended
  • 2025-01-30 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
  • 2025-01-30 Passed by for the day
  • 2025-01-31 Read second time reading-2
  • 2025-01-31 Rules Amendment rejected amendment-failure
  • 2025-01-31 Reading of substitute waived
  • 2025-01-31 Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
  • 2025-01-31 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute substitution
  • 2025-01-31 Rules suspended
  • 2025-01-31 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
  • 2025-01-31 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2025-01-31 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1465)
  • 2025-02-06 Placed on Calendar
  • 2025-02-06 Read first time reading-1
  • 2025-02-06 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
  • 2025-02-10 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2025-02-10 Committee substitute printed 25107008D-H1 substitution
  • 2025-02-12 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1465)
  • 2025-02-12 Read second time reading-2
  • 2025-02-13 Read third time reading-3
  • 2025-02-13 Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
  • 2025-02-13 Engrossed by House - committee substitute substitution
  • 2025-02-13 Passed House with substitute (96-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2025-02-17 House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N)
  • 2025-02-18 House insisted on substitute substitution
  • 2025-02-18 House requested conference committee referral-committee
  • 2025-02-19 Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
  • 2025-02-19 Conferees appointed by Senate
  • 2025-02-19 Senators: Surovell, Hashmi, Stuart
  • 2025-02-20 Conferees appointed by House
  • 2025-02-20 Delegates: Hope, Herring, Gilbert
  • 2025-02-22 Amended by conference committee
  • 2025-02-22 Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N) committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-02-22 Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-03-07 Enrolled enrolled
  • 2025-03-07 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1465ER) passage
  • 2025-03-07 Signed by Speaker passage
  • 2025-03-10 Signed by President passage
  • 2025-03-10 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1465)
  • 2025-03-11 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025 enrolled
  • 2025-03-11 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2024 executive-receipt
  • 2025-03-24 Approved by Governor-Chapter 430 (Effective 07/01/25) executive-signature
  • 2025-03-24 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0430)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/4523602d-2b41-4b87-9786-6312c1c4927c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).