Jason Ballard
- Republican
- Delegate
- District 42
Primary
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 citieswhere public defender offices are established, from providing defenseservices for indigent clients if the public defender, after consultationwith the executive director of the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission,determines that the public defender's current active caseload wouldpreclude the public defender from providing adequate representationto new clients.
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0524)
Approved by Governor-Chapter 524 (effective 7/1/24)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
Signed by President
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB306ER)
Signed by Speaker
Impact statement from DPB (HB306ER)
Enrolled
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Read third time
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Constitutional reading dispensed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
Engrossed by House as amended HB306E
Impact statement from DPB (HB306E)
Printed as engrossed 24100774D-E
Committee amendments agreed to
Read second time
Impact statement from DPB (HB306)
Read first time
Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
Assigned App. sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100774D
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100774D | PDF HTML |
| Printed as engrossed 24100774D-E | PDF HTML |
| HB306ER | PDF HTML |
| CHAP0524 | PDF HTML |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Impact Statement: HB306FER122.PDF | |
| Fiscal Impact Statement: HB306FE122.PDF | |
| Fiscal Impact Statement: HB306F122.PDF | |
| Amendment: HB306AH | HTML |
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