Virginia 2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 482 — Witness testimony; accompanied by certified facility dogs.

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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2018. Enacted.

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Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

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  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    9 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Provides that in any criminal proceeding the attorney for the Commonwealth or the defendant may request and the court may enter an order authorizing the use of a certified facility dog to aid a testifying witness, provided that the use of a certified facility dog will aid the witness in providing testimony and the presence and use of the certified facility dog will not interfere with or distract from the testimony or proceedings. The bill provides that the court may make any orders necessary to preserve the fairness of the proceeding, including imposing restrictions on and instructing the jury regarding the presence of the certified facility dog. The bill defines "certified facility dog" as a dog that (i) has completed training and been certified by a program accredited by Assistance Dogs International or another organization whose main purpose is to improve training, placement, and utilization of assistance dogs and (ii) is accompanied by a duly trained handler.

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SESSION history | hilite | pdf | print version 18107096D HOUSE BILL NO.
482 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the Senate Committee for Courts of Justice on February 12, 2018) (Patron Prior to Substitute--Delegate Bell, Robert B.) A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 18.2-67.9:1, relating to witness testimony accompanied by certified facility dogs.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1.
That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 18.2-67.9:1 as follows:
§ 18.2-67.9:1.
Use of a certified facility dog for testimony in a criminal proceeding.
A.
As used in this section, "certified facility dog" means a dog that has completed training and been certified by a program accredited by Assistance Dogs International and that is accompanied by a duly trained handler.
B.
In any criminal proceeding, including preliminary hearings, the attorney for the Commonwealth or the defendant may apply for an order from the court allowing a certified facility dog to be present with a witness testifying before the court through in-person testimony or testimony televised by two-way closed-circuit television pursuant to § 18.2-67.9.
C.
The court may enter an order authorizing a dog to accompany a witness while testifying at a hearing in accordance with subsection B if the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that:
1.
The dog to be used qualifies as a certified facility dog;
2.
The use of a certified facility dog will aid the witness in providing his testimony;
and 3.
The presence and use of the certified facility dog will not interfere or distract from the testimony or proceedings.
D.
The party seeking such order shall apply for the order at least 14 days before the preliminary hearing, trial date, or other hearing to which the order is to apply.
E.
Nothing contained in this section shall prevent the court from providing any other accommodations to a witness as provided by law.
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Action History

  1. Signed by President

  2. Signed by Speaker

  3. Enrolled

  4. Conference report agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N)

  5. Amended by conference committee

  6. Conferees appointed by House

  7. Conferees appointed by Senate

  8. House acceded to request

  9. Senate requested conference committee

  10. Senate substitute rejected by House 18107096D-S1 (0-Y 98-N)

  11. Passed by for the day

  12. Passed by for the day

  13. Placed on Calendar

  14. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB482S1

  15. Committee substitute agreed to 18107096D-S1

  16. Reading of substitute waived

  17. Read third time

  18. Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

  19. Constitutional reading dispensed

  20. Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)

  21. Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB482H1

  22. Committee substitute agreed to 18105729D-H1

  23. Read second time

  24. Read first time

  25. Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1

  26. Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

  27. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18104420D

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on · 47 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (147)

147 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Conference report agreed to by House

Passed 95 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 95000
Total 95000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (95)
Member Party Vote
Cline — Yea
Habeeb — Yea
James — Yea
Landes — Yea
Rodman — Yea
Bell, Richard P. — Yea
Jones, S.C. — Yea
Collins — Yea
Helsel — Yea
Hugo — Yea
Ingram — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Lindsey — Yea
Peace — Yea
Pogge — Yea
Stolle — Yea
Toscano — Yea
Turpin — Yea
Yancey — Yea
Adams, Dawn M. — Yea
Adams, Les R. — Yea
Aird, Lashrecse D. — Yea
Alfonso H. Lopez — Yea
Ayala, Hala S. — Yea
Bell, John J. — Yea
Bell, Robert B. — Yea
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
Bourne, Jeffrey M. — Yea
Bulova, David L. — Yea
Byron, Kathy J. — Yea
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
Campbell, Jeffrey L. — Yea
Carter, Lee J. — Yea
Charniele L. Herring — Yea
Christopher T. Head — Yea
Cole, Mark L. — Yea
Convirs-Fowler, Kelly K. — Yea
Danica A. Roem — Yea
David A. Reid — Yea
Davis, Glenn R. — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Yea
Edmunds, James E., II — Yea
Emily M. Jordan — Yea
Fariss, C. Matthew — Yea
Filler-Corn, Eileen — Yea
Fowler, Hyland F."Buddy," Jr. — Yea
Freitas, Nicholas J. — Yea
Gilbert, C. Todd — Yea
Gooditis, Wendy W. — Yea
Guzman, Elizabeth R. — Yea
Heretick, Steve E. — Yea
Hurst, Chris L. — Yea
Israel D. O'Quinn — Yea
James A. "Jay" Leftwich — Yea
James W. Morefield — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jennifer D. Carroll Foy — Yea
Jones, Jerrauld C. "Jay" — Yea
Joshua E. Thomas — Yea
Karrie K. Delaney — Yea
Kathy K.L. Tran — Yea
Keam, Mark L. — Yea
Knight, Barry D. — Yea
LaRock, Dave A. — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Yea
Levine, Mark H. — Yea
Luke E. Torian — Yea
M. Keith Hodges — Yea
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Marshall, Daniel W., III — Yea
McGuire, John J., III — Yea
Michael J. Webert — Yea
Miyares, Jason S. — Yea
Mullin, Michael P. — Yea
Murphy, Kathleen — Yea
Orrock, Robert D., Sr. — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
Plum, Kenneth R. — Yea
Poindexter, Charles D. — Yea
R. Lee Ware — Yea
Ransone, Margaret B. — Yea
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Robinson, Roxann L. — Yea
Rush, Nick — Yea
Sam Rasoul — Yea
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — Yea
Sickles, Mark D. — Yea
Terry G. Kilgore — Yea
Terry L. Austin — Yea
Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. — Yea
Thomas C. Wright, Jr. — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea
Tony O. Wilt — Yea
Vivian E. Watts — Yea

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Senate substitute rejected by House 18107096D-S1

Failed 0 Yea · 98 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 09800
Total 09800
% of votes cast 0%100%0%0%
How each member voted (98)
Member Party Vote
Ayala — Nay
Cole — Nay
Edmunds — Nay
Freitas — Nay
Habeeb — Nay
Hugo — Nay
James — Nay
Kory — Nay
LaRock — Nay
Miyares — Nay
Murphy — Nay
Orrock — Nay
Poindexter — Nay
Robinson — Nay
Rodman — Nay
Rush — Nay
Toscano — Nay
Tyler — Nay
Bell, John J. — Nay
Bell, Richard P. — Nay
Bell, Robert B. — Nay
Jones, J.C. — Nay
Jones, S.C. — Nay
Bourne — Nay
Bulova — Nay
Byron — Nay
Campbell — Nay
Carter — Nay
Cline — Nay
Collins — Nay
Fariss — Nay
Filler-Corn — Nay
Gilbert — Nay
Gooditis — Nay
Helsel — Nay
Heretick — Nay
Ingram — Nay
Keam — Nay
Marshall — Nay
Mr. Speaker — Nay
Levine — Nay
Lindsey — Nay
Mullin — Nay
Peace — Nay
Plum — Nay
Pogge — Nay
Ransone — Nay
Stolle — Nay
Turpin — Nay
Yancey — Nay
Alfonso H. Lopez — Nay
Barry D. Knight — Nay
Betsy B. Carr — Nay
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Nay
Charniele L. Herring — Nay
Christopher T. Head — Nay
Danica A. Roem — Nay
David A. Reid — Nay
Delores L. McQuinn — Nay
Elizabeth R. Guzman — Nay
Emily M. Jordan — Nay
Garrett McGuire — Nay
Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — Nay
Israel D. O'Quinn — Nay
James A. "Jay" Leftwich — Nay
James W. Morefield — Nay
Jeion A. Ward — Nay
Jennifer B. Boysko — Nay
Jennifer D. Carroll Foy — Nay
Joshua E. Thomas — Nay
Karrie K. Delaney — Nay
Kathy K.L. Tran — Nay
Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler — Nay
Kimberly Pope Adams — Nay
Kimberly Pope Adams — Nay
Lamont Bagby — Nay
Lashrecse D. Aird — Nay
Luke E. Torian — Nay
M. Keith Hodges — Nay
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Nay
Marcus B. Simon — Nay
Mark D. Sickles — Nay
Michael J. Webert — Nay
Patrick A. Hope — Nay
Paul E. Krizek — Nay
R. Lee Ware — Nay
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — Nay
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Nay
Sam Rasoul — Nay
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — Nay
Terry G. Kilgore — Nay
Terry L. Austin — Nay
Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. — Nay
Thomas C. Wright, Jr. — Nay
Todd E. Pillion — Nay
Tony O. Wilt — Nay
Vivian E. Watts — Nay
Will Davis — Nay

Official roll call →

Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE

Passed 98 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 98000
Total 98000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (98)
Member Party Vote
Ayala — Yea
Cole — Yea
Fariss — Yea
Freitas — Yea
Gooditis — Yea
Habeeb — Yea
Hugo — Yea
Hurst — Yea
LaRock — Yea
Landes — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Orrock — Yea
Pogge — Yea
Poindexter — Yea
Rodman — Yea
Rush — Yea
Tyler — Yea
Turpin — Yea
Bell, John J. — Yea
Bell, Richard P. — Yea
Bell, Robert B. — Yea
Jones, J.C. — Yea
Jones, S.C. — Yea
Marshall — Yea
Bourne — Yea
Bulova — Yea
Byron — Yea
Campbell — Yea
Carter — Yea
Cline — Yea
Collins — Yea
Edmunds — Yea
Filler-Corn — Yea
Gilbert — Yea
Helsel — Yea
Heretick — Yea
Ingram — Yea
James — Yea
Keam — Yea
Kory — Yea
Levine — Yea
Lindsey — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Miyares — Yea
Murphy — Yea
Peace — Yea
Plum — Yea
Ransone — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Stolle — Yea
Toscano — Yea
Yancey — Yea
Barry D. Knight — Yea
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
Charniele L. Herring — Yea
Christopher T. Head — Yea
Danica A. Roem — Yea
David A. Reid — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Yea
Elizabeth R. Guzman — Yea
Emily M. Jordan — Yea
Garrett McGuire — Yea
Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — Yea
Israel D. O'Quinn — Yea
James A. "Jay" Leftwich — Yea
James W. Morefield — Yea
Jeion A. Ward — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jennifer D. Carroll Foy — Yea
Joshua E. Thomas — Yea
Karrie K. Delaney — Yea
Kathy K.L. Tran — Yea
Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler — Yea
Kimberly Pope Adams — Yea
Kimberly Pope Adams — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Yea
Lashrecse D. Aird — Yea
Luke E. Torian — Yea
M. Keith Hodges — Yea
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Marcus B. Simon — Yea
Mark D. Sickles — Yea
Michael J. Webert — Yea
Patrick A. Hope — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
R. Lee Ware — Yea
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Sam Rasoul — Yea
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — Yea
Terry G. Kilgore — Yea
Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. — Yea
Thomas C. Wright, Jr. — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea
Tony O. Wilt — Yea
Vivian E. Watts — Yea
Will Davis — Yea

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What does HB 482 do?
Provides that in any criminal proceeding the attorney for the Commonwealth or the defendant may request and the court may enter an order authorizing the use of a certified facility dog to aid a testifying witness, provided that the use of a certified facility dog will aid the witness in providing testimony and the presence and use of the certified facility dog will not interfere with or distract from the testimony or proceedings. The bill provides that the court may make any orders necessary to preserve the fairness of the proceeding, including imposing restrictions on and instructing the jury regarding the presence of the certified facility dog. The bill defines "certified facility dog" as a dog that (i) has completed training and been certified by a program accredited by Assistance Dogs International or another organization whose main purpose is to improve training, placement, and utilization of assistance dogs and (ii) is accompanied by a duly trained handler.
Who sponsors HB 482?
HB 482 is sponsored by Bell, Robert B..
What is the current status of HB 482?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2018. Enacted.
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