Expert witnesses; no fees shall be charged by government officer and employees. (SB618)
Introduced By
Sen. Scott Surovell (D-Mount Vernon)
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
Expert witnesses; government officer and employees; fees. Provides that no officer or employee of the Commonwealth or of any locality or political subdivision thereof who is called to testify as an expert witness shall charge a fee for providing such testimony, whether at trial or in a deposition. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
Date | Action |
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01/10/2018 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103564D |
01/10/2018 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/24/2018 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (9-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
01/24/2018 | Committee substitute printed 18105757D-S1 |
01/24/2018 | Rereferred to Finance |
01/30/2018 | Impact statement from VDH (SB618S1) |
02/07/2018 | Stricken at request of Patron in Finance (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |