Bill Sponsor
Virginia Senate Bill 963
Session 2025
Discovery materials or evidence; allows accused to request the Commonwealth to copy or photograph.
Active
Active
Vetoed by Governor on May 2, 2025
First Action
Jan 6, 2025
Latest Action
May 2, 2025
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
963
State
Virginia
Session
2025
Sponsorship by Party
Senate Votes (0)
Senate votes are unavailable for this bill.
Summary
An Act to amend and reenact § 19.2-265.4 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 15 of Title 19.2 an article numbered 4.3, consisting of a section numbered 19.2-264.15, relating to discovery. Discovery. Requires the Commonwealth, upon request by the accused or his counsel to copy or photograph any discovery materials or evidence the accused is permitted to inspect and review, including relevant police reports, criminal records, and body-worn camera footage, and requires the Commonwealth to provide such copies or photographs, electronically or otherwise, to the accused or his counsel, unless such material is prohibited from being distributed by law or impossible to provide by electronic means. The bill requires the attorney for the Commonwealth in any district court to provide to counsel of record for the accused, if requested, by electronic means a copy of any police report at least 10 days prior to the date the case is set for trial or preliminary hearing, provided that counsel of record agrees to any reasonable redaction or restricted dissemination as requested by the attorney for the Commonwealth. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission. This bill incorporates SB 1355 and is identical to HB 1630.
05/02/2025
Office of the Governor
Vetoed by Governor
04/02/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025
04/02/2025
Senate
Communicated to Governor
04/02/2025
Senate
Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N)
03/24/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's recommendation received by Senate
03/03/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
03/03/2025
Senate
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
02/20/2025
Senate
Signed by President
02/18/2025
House
Signed by Speaker
02/18/2025
Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB963)
02/18/2025
Senate
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB963ER)
02/18/2025
Senate
Enrolled
02/13/2025
House
Passed House (91-Y 6-N)
02/13/2025
House
Read third time
02/12/2025
House
Read second time
02/10/2025
House
Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 2-N)
02/10/2025
Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB963)
02/06/2025
House
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/06/2025
House
Read first time
02/06/2025
House
Placed on Calendar
02/03/2025
Senate
Read third time and passed Senate (33-Y 6-N)
01/31/2025
Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
01/31/2025
Senate
Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
01/31/2025
Senate
Reading of substitute waived
01/31/2025
Senate
Read second time
01/30/2025
Senate
Passed by for the day
01/30/2025
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
01/30/2025
Senate
Rules suspended
01/29/2025
Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 2-N 1-A)
01/27/2025
Senate
Committee substitute printed 25106068D-S1
01/27/2025
Senate
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 3-N 2-A)
01/27/2025
Senate
Incorporates SB1355(Srinivasan)
01/06/2025
Senate
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/06/2025
Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101031D
Sources
Record Created
Jan 7, 2025 9:06:14 PM
Record Updated
Sep 1, 2025 1:28:27 PM