Motor Vehicle Transaction Recovery Fund; provides riteria for awarding of attorney fees. (HB1779)

Introduced By

Del. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake)

Progress

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 Introduced
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 Passed Committee
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 Passed House
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 Passed Senate
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 Signed by Governor
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 Became Law

Description

Motor Vehicle Transaction Recovery Fund. Provides criteria for the awarding of attorney fees from the Fund. The bill also excludes from the amount of any unpaid final judgment on which a claim against the Fund is based any sums for "noneconomic damages," which is defined as "any loss or damage for pain, suffering, mental anguish, emotional pain and suffering, physical injury or impairment, comfort, counseling, or other nonpecuniary injury." Amends § 46.2-1527.3, § 46.2-1527.5, of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »

Status

03/25/2007: signed by governor

History

  • 12/28/2006 Committee
  • 12/28/2006 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 078462276
  • 12/28/2006 Referred to Committee on Transportation
  • 01/12/2007 Assigned Transportation sub: #1 (Welch)
  • 01/15/2007 Impact statement from DPB (HB1779)
  • 01/25/2007 Read first time
  • 01/26/2007 Read second time
  • 01/26/2007 Committee amendment agreed to
  • 01/26/2007 Engrossed by House as amended HB1779E
  • 01/26/2007 Printed as engrossed 078462276-E
  • 01/29/2007 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
  • 01/29/2007 VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
  • 01/29/2007 Communicated to Senate
  • 01/30/2007 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 01/30/2007 Referred to Committee on Transportation
  • 02/08/2007 Impact statement from DPB (HB1779E)
  • 02/12/2007 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/12/2007 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
  • 02/13/2007 Read third time
  • 02/13/2007 Reading of amendments waived
  • 02/13/2007 Committee amendments agreed to
  • 02/13/2007 Engrossed by Senate as amended
  • 02/13/2007 Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/13/2007 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
  • 02/14/2007 Placed on Calendar
  • 02/15/2007 Senate amendments agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
  • 02/22/2007 Enrolled
  • 02/22/2007 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1779ER)
  • 02/22/2007 Impact statement from DPB (HB1779ER)
  • 02/23/2007 Signed by Speaker
  • 02/24/2007 Signed by President
  • 03/25/2007 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 826 (effective 7/1/07)
  • 04/10/2007 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0826)