HB93: Public defenders; permits county or city offices to supplement compensation thereof.
Chief Patron
Del.
Brian Moran (D-46)

Brian Moran
(D-46)
Alexandria, VA
Served: 1996–
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 |
Status
03/11/2008: signed by governor
View Entire History
- 12/14/2007 Committee
- 12/14/2007 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 088321648
- 12/14/2007 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/10/2008 Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 01/18/2008 Impact statement from DPB (HB93)
- 01/28/2008 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 01/29/2008 Committee substitute printed 081478648-H1
- 01/30/2008 Read first time
- 01/31/2008 Read second time
- 01/31/2008 Committee substitute agreed to 081478648-H1
- 01/31/2008 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB93H1
- 02/01/2008 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/2008 VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/01/2008 Communicated to Senate
- 02/04/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/04/2008 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/15/2008 Impact statement from DPB (HB93H1)
- 02/25/2008 Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/26/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/27/2008 Read third time
- 02/27/2008 Reading of amendments waived
- 02/27/2008 Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/27/2008 Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/27/2008 Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/28/2008 Placed on Calendar
- 02/29/2008 Senate amendments agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/2008 VOTE: --- ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 03/04/2008 Enrolled
- 03/04/2008 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB93ER)
- 03/05/2008 Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/2008 Signed by President
- 03/07/2008 Impact statement from DPB (HB93ER)
- 03/11/2008 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 536 (effective 7/1/08)
- 03/17/2008 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0536)
Summary
Supplementing compensation of public defenders. Permits
counties or cities that have public defender offices to supplement, payable
from their own funds, the compensation of the public defender or his deputies
or employees in excess of the compensation fixed by the executive director of
the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission.
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Video
Votes were cast on this bill on the following dates for which Richmond Sunlight
has video: 01/10/2008, 01/29/2008, 01/29/2008, 01/30/2008, 01/30/2008, 01/31/2008, 02/01/2008, 02/01/2008, 02/04/2008, 02/04/2008, 02/15/2008, 02/15/2008, 02/26/2008, 02/26/2008, 02/28/2008, 02/28/2008, 02/29/2008, 03/06/2008, 03/07/2008, 03/07/2008 and 03/11/2008.
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Comments
The question is, are local jurisdictions willing to supplement compensation for public defenders. Enforcement? And last year, did not the Kaine adminstration pass a bill upwards of ~$15 million for extending compensation and raising cap fees on public defenders? Why is there no reference to that?
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