VA SB7 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 25 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-25 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0509)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 25 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-25 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0509)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Appointed counsel for parents or guardians. Requires court-appointed counsel for a parent or guardian of a child in cases of alleged abuse or neglect or termination of parental rights to be selected from the list of attorneys who qualify as guardians ad litem compiled and maintained by the Judicial Council of Virginia. If no attorney who is on the list is reasonably available or appropriate considering the circumstances of the parent or case, a judge in his discretion may appoint any discreet and competent attorney who is admitted to practice law in Virginia.
Title
Appointed counsel for parents or guardians; attorneys who qualify as guardian ad litem.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2016-03-01 - Senate - Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-26 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-24 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 23 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-22 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-26 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-24 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 23 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-22 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2016-03-25 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0509) | |
2016-03-25 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 509 (effective 7/1/16) | |
2016-03-07 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016 | |
2016-03-07 | Senate | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/7/2016 |
2016-03-05 | Senate | Signed by President |
2016-03-02 | House | Signed by Speaker |
2016-03-02 | Senate | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB7ER) |
2016-03-02 | Senate | Enrolled |
2016-03-01 | Senate | House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) |
2016-02-26 | House | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) |
2016-02-26 | House | Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) |
2016-02-26 | House | Engrossed by House as amended |
2016-02-26 | House | Committee amendment agreed to |
2016-02-26 | House | Read third time |
2016-02-25 | House | Read second time |
2016-02-24 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (22-Y 0-N) |
2016-02-22 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N) |
2016-02-18 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law |
2016-02-08 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
2016-02-08 | House | Read first time |
2016-02-08 | House | Placed on Calendar |
2016-02-04 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
2016-02-03 | Senate | Printed as engrossed 16100440D-E |
2016-02-03 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate as amended SB7E |
2016-02-03 | Senate | Committee amendment agreed to |
2016-02-03 | Senate | Reading of amendment waived |
2016-02-03 | Senate | Read second time |
2016-02-02 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
2016-02-01 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (15-Y 0-N) |
2015-11-22 | Senate | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
2015-11-22 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100440D |
Same As/Similar To
HB671 (Same As) 2016-03-01 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0182)