Court-appointed counsel; compensation in district court for those defending juvenile offenders. (SB610)
Introduced By
Sen. Ken Stolle (R-Virginia Beach)
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
Compensation of court-appointed counsel; juvenile offenders. Provides that court-appointed counsel who are appointed to defend a juvenile in district court for an offense that would be a felony if committed by an adult may request a waiver on the compensation cap up to certain specified amounts depending on the charges being defended when the effort expended, the time reasonably necessary for the particular representation, the novelty and difficulty of the issues, or other circumstances warrant such a waiver. The maximum amounts of the waivers allowed are fixed at the level of the compensation cap for defending adults of the same crimes in circuit court. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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01/09/2008 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 089838328 |
01/09/2008 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/21/2008 | Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/21/2008 | Rereferred to Finance |
01/21/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (SB610) |
02/06/2008 | Reported from Finance (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/07/2008 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/08/2008 | Read second time and engrossed |
02/08/2008 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/08/2008 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/08/2008 | Communicated to House |
02/13/2008 | Placed on Calendar |
02/13/2008 | Read first time |
02/13/2008 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/15/2008 | Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/15/2008 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
02/19/2008 | Assigned App. sub: General Government (Abbitt) |
02/27/2008 | Reported from Appropriations with amendments (23-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/29/2008 | Read second time |
03/03/2008 | Read third time |
03/03/2008 | Committee amendments agreed to |
03/03/2008 | Engrossed by House as amended |
03/03/2008 | Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) |
03/03/2008 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) |
03/05/2008 | House amendments agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N) |
03/08/2008 | Enrolled |
03/08/2008 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB610ER) |
03/08/2008 | Signed by Speaker |
03/11/2008 | Signed by President |
03/12/2008 | Signed by Speaker |
03/12/2008 | Signed by President |
03/27/2008 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 760 (effective 7/1/08) |
04/01/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (SB610ER) |
Comments
Why only apply this legislation to juvenile offenders? Virginia ranks last in the country in compensation for court-appointed attorneys representing indigent offenders. I believe our commonwealth should really re-examine our justice system, especially regarding public/court-appointed defenders. Should justice come at a price? The answer is no, therefore this bill should extend to all indigent offenders, not just juveniles.