VA HB306 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-05 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0524)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Appointment of counsel; public defenders; caseload exception. Exempts the public defender, in counties and cities where public defender offices are established, from providing defense services for indigent clients if the public defender, with the concurrence of the executive director of the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission or his designee, determines that the public defender's current active caseload would preclude the public defender from providing adequate representation to new clients. Appointment of counsel; public defenders; caseload exception. Exempts the public defender, in counties and cities where public defender offices are established, from providing defense services for indigent clients if the public defender, with the concurrence of the executive director of the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission or his designee, determines that the public defender's current active caseload would preclude the public defender from providing adequate representation to new clients.

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Title

Public defenders; appointment of counsel, caseload exception.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-06 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-01-31 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-01-29 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-01-26 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-01-19 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-04-05 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0524)
2024-04-05 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 524 (effective 7/1/24)
2024-03-11 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
2024-03-11HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
2024-03-07SenateSigned by President
2024-03-05HouseSigned by Speaker
2024-03-05HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB306ER)
2024-03-05HouseEnrolled
2024-02-28SenatePassed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2024-02-28SenateRead third time
2024-02-27SenateReported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
2024-02-27SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2024-02-21SenateRereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2024-02-21SenateReported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
2024-02-07SenateReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2024-02-07SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2024-02-06HouseVOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
2024-02-06HouseRead third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2024-02-05HousePrinted as engrossed 24100774D-E
2024-02-05HouseEngrossed by House as amended HB306E
2024-02-05HouseCommittee amendments agreed to
2024-02-05HouseRead second time
2024-02-02HouseRead first time
2024-01-31HouseReported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
2024-01-29HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
2024-01-26HouseReferred to Committee on Appropriations
2024-01-26HouseReported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
2024-01-26HouseAssigned App. sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
2024-01-19HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
2024-01-18HouseAssigned Courts sub: Criminal
2024-01-05HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2024-01-05HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100774D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
192159(n/a)See Bill Text
192163.4(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB306
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB306+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB306E+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB306ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0524+hil
Amendmenthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+amd+HB306AH
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB306F122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB306FE122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB306FER122+PDF
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H0801V0012+HB0306
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H08V0039+HB0306
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H0204V0051+HB0306
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H02V0021+HB0306
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+HV0255+HB0306
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S13V0244+HB0306
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0698HB0306+HB0306
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S05V0382+HB0306
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0727HB0306+HB0306

Bill Comments

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