Attorney General, Office of; employment of outside counsel where a conflict of interests exists. (SB651)
Introduced By
Sen. Tommy Norment (R-Williamsburg) with support from 21 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Tom Garrett (R-Louisa), Sen. Kenneth Alexander (D-Norfolk), Sen. Dick Black (R-Leesburg), Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake), Sen. John Edwards (D-Roanoke), Sen. Emmett Hanger (R-Mount Solon), Sen. Mamie Locke (D-Hampton), Sen. Steve Martin (R-Chesterfield), Sen. Ryan McDougle (R-Mechanicsville), Sen. Jeff McWaters (R-Virginia Beach), Sen. Steve Newman (R-Forest), Sen. Mark Obenshain (R-Harrisonburg), Sen. Bryce Reeves (R-Spotsylvania), Sen. Frank Ruff (R-Clarksville), Sen. Dick Saslaw (D-Springfield), Sen. Ralph Smith (R-Roanoke), Sen. Bill Stanley (R-Moneta), Sen. Walter Stosch (R-Glen Allen), Sen. Richard Stuart (R-Westmoreland), Sen. Jill Holtzman Vogel (R-Winchester), Sen. Frank Wagner (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
Office of the Attorney General; employment of outside counsel where a conflict of interests exists. Requires the Attorney General's office to enter into an agreement with outside counsel to provide legal services in a matter when the Attorney General certifies to the Governor that it would be improper for his office to do so because a conflict of interests exists. The compensation for the legal services provided shall be based upon a reasonable per hour fee and shall be expended from funds appropriated to the Attorney General's office. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/17/2014 | Presented and ordered printed 14103396D |
01/17/2014 | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
01/20/2014 | Rereferred to Finance |
01/20/2014 | Rereferred from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 0-N) |
01/20/2014 | Rereferred to Rules |
01/24/2014 | Reported from Rules with substitute (14-Y 0-N) |
01/24/2014 | Committee substitute printed 14104432D-S1 |
01/27/2014 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
01/27/2014 | Incorporates SB220 |
01/28/2014 | Passed by for the day |
01/29/2014 | Passed by for the day |
01/30/2014 | Read second time |
01/30/2014 | Reading of substitute waived |
01/30/2014 | Committee substitute agreed to 14104432D-S1 |
01/30/2014 | Reading of amendment waived |
01/30/2014 | Amendment by Senator Petersen rejected (10-Y 30-N) |
01/30/2014 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB651S1 |
01/31/2014 | Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N) |
02/07/2014 | Placed on Calendar |
02/07/2014 | Read first time |
02/07/2014 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/14/2014 | Assigned Courts sub: Ethics |
02/19/2014 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N) |
02/21/2014 | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/25/2014 | Read second time |
02/26/2014 | Impact statement from DPB (SB651S1) |
02/26/2014 | Read third time |
02/26/2014 | Committee amendment agreed to |
02/26/2014 | Engrossed by House as amended |
02/26/2014 | Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) |
02/26/2014 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/28/2014 | House amendment agreed to by Senate (37-Y 3-N) |
03/05/2014 | Enrolled |
03/05/2014 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB651ER) |
03/05/2014 | Impact statement from DPB (SB651ER) |
03/05/2014 | Signed by Speaker |
03/08/2014 | Signed by President |
04/06/2014 | Governor's recommendation received by Senate |
04/22/2014 | Placed on Calendar |
04/23/2014 | Passed by temporarily |
04/23/2014 | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (20-Y 19-N) |
04/23/2014 | House rejected Governor's recommendation (27-Y 66-N) |
04/23/2014 | VOTE: REJECTED (27-Y 66-N) |
04/23/2014 | Communicated to Governor |
05/23/2014 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 824 (effective 7/1/14) |
05/23/2014 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0824) |