Virginia House Bill 2016 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 22 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-22 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0228)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Appointment of counsel; Class 1 felonies. Provides that in any case in which an indigent defendant is charged with a Class 1 felony the court shall appoint two competent, qualified, and experienced attorneys, one of whom shall be the public defender in a jurisdiction in which a public defender office is established, for the defendant. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Criminal Justice Conference. Appointment of counsel; Class 1 felonies. Provides that in any case in which an indigent defendant is charged with a Class 1 felony the court shall appoint two competent, qualified, and experienced attorneys, one of whom shall be the public defender in a jurisdiction in which a public defender office is established, for the defendant. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Criminal Justice Conference.

Appointment of counsel; Class 1 felony cases, compensation.

Del. Les Adams [R]

2023-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N) (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-03 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-01-30 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-30 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-23 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 0-N) (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-01-18 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-22		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0228)
2023-03-22		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 228 (effective 7/1/23)
2023-03-02		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
2023-03-02	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
2023-02-24	Senate	Signed by President
2023-02-22	House	Signed by Speaker
2023-02-22	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2016ER)
2023-02-22	House	Enrolled
2023-02-17	Senate	Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2023-02-17	Senate	Read third time
2023-02-16	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-15	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
2023-02-13	Senate	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2023-02-13	Senate	Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N)
2023-02-06	Senate	Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
2023-02-06	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2023-02-03	House	VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
2023-02-03	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2023-02-02	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2016H1
2023-02-02	House	Committee substitute agreed to 23104727D-H1
2023-02-02	House	Read second time
2023-02-01	House	Read first time
2023-01-30	House	Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
2023-01-30	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2023-01-26	House	Assigned App. sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
2023-01-23	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2023-01-23	House	Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 0-N)
2023-01-23	House	Committee substitute printed 23104727D-H1
2023-01-18	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
2023-01-13	House	Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
2023-01-10	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2023-01-10	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100655D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
19	2	160.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
19	2	163	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB2016
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2016+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2016H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2016ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0228+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23104727D.pdf
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/23104727D.pdf
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB2016FH1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB2016FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H0801V0084+HB2016
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H08V0029+HB2016
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H0204V0013+HB2016
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H02V0031+HB2016
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV1362+HB2016
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S03V0221+HB2016
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S05V0396+HB2016
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0538HB2016+HB2016
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0550HB2016+HB2016