HB2361: Court-appointed counsel; compensation for services.

Chief Patron

Lacey Putney (I-19)
Bedford, VA
Served: 1962–

Progress

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

Status

04/10/2007: signed by governor

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01/09/2007 Committee
01/09/2007 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 070054129
01/09/2007 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/16/2007 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
01/26/2007 Impact statement from DPB (HB2361)
01/26/2007 Read first time
01/29/2007 Motion to refer to committee agreed to
01/29/2007 Referred to Committee on Appropriations
02/03/2007 Committee substitute printed 078672476-H1
02/03/2007 Read first time
02/05/2007 Read second time
02/05/2007 Committee substitute agreed to 078672476-H1
02/05/2007 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2361H1
02/06/2007 Read third time and passed House (96-Y 1-N)
02/06/2007 Read third time and passed House (96-Y 1-N 1-A)
02/06/2007 Communicated to Senate
02/07/2007 Constitutional reading dispensed
02/07/2007 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/19/2007 Committee substitute printed 077865476-S1
02/19/2007 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/20/2007 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/20/2007 Motion to reconsider Passed by for the day agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
02/20/2007 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/20/2007 Passed by for the day
02/21/2007 Read third time
02/21/2007 Reading of substitute waived
02/21/2007 Committee substitute agreed to 077865476-S1
02/21/2007 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2361S1
02/21/2007 Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
02/21/2007 VOTE: (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/21/2007 Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/21/2007 Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
02/21/2007 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/22/2007 Placed on Calendar
02/22/2007 Senate substitute agreed to by House (92-Y 0-N)
02/22/2007 VOTE: ADOPTION (92-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/08/2007 Enrolled
03/08/2007 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2361ER)
03/08/2007 Signed by Speaker
03/11/2007 Signed by President
03/12/2007 Impact statement from DPB (HB2361ER)
03/26/2007 Governor's recommendation received by House
04/03/2007 Placed on Calendar
04/04/2007 House rejected Governor's recommendation #'s 1-6 (6-Y 91-N)
04/04/2007 House concurred in Governor's recommendation #'s 7-13 (97-Y 0-N)
04/04/2007 G Governor's recommendation adopted
04/04/2007 House rejected Governor's recommendation #'s 1-6 (6-Y 91-N 1-A)
04/04/2007 VOTE: ADOPTION (6-Y 91-N 1-A) (see vote tally)
04/04/2007 House concurred in Governor's recommendation #'s 7-13 (97-Y 0-N 2-A)
04/04/2007 VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N 2-A) (see vote tally)
04/04/2007 G Governor's recommendation adopted in-part
04/04/2007 Reenrolled
04/04/2007 Reenrolled bill text (HB2361ER2)
04/04/2007 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
04/04/2007 Signed by President as reenrolled
04/04/2007 Communicated to Governor
04/10/2007 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 938 (effective 7/1/07)
04/12/2007 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0938)

Summary

Waiver on compensation cap for court-appointed attorneys. Provides that court-appointed counsel may request a waiver of the limitations on compensation by submitting the request, in writing, accompanied by a detailed accounting of the time expended on the representation and the justification for the waiver, to the appropriate court. If the court determines that the request is justified, it shall be sent to the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia for approval. If approved by the Executive Secretary, the court shall direct that payment be made.

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