SB 356

  • Virginia Senate Bill
  • 2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Jan 09, 2024
  • Passed Senate Feb 12, 2024
  • Passed House Feb 26, 2024
  • Signed by Governor Apr 08, 2024

Court-appointed counsel; raises the limitation of fees.

Abstract

Compensation of court-appointed counsel. Raises the limitation of fees that court-appointed counsel can receive for representation on various offenses in district and circuit courts. The bill also limits the fees charged for the cost of court-appointed counsel or public defender representation to persons determined to be indigent to an amount no greater than the amount such person would have owed if such fees had been assessed on or before June 30, 2024. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2025. This bill is identical to HB 102.

Compensation of court-appointed counsel. Raises the limitation of fees that court-appointed counsel can receive for representation on various offenses in district and circuit courts.

Compensation of court-appointed counsel.Raises the limitation of fees that court-appointed counsel can receivefor representation on various offenses in district and circuit courts.

Bill Sponsors (2)

Votes


Actions


Apr 08, 2024

Office of the Governor

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0770)

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 770 (effective 1/1/25)

Apr 04, 2024

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB356ER)

Mar 27, 2024

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024

Senate

Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024

Mar 26, 2024

House

Signed by Speaker

Mar 25, 2024

Senate

Enrolled

Senate

Signed by President

Senate

Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB356ER)

Mar 11, 2024

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB356S3)

Mar 08, 2024

Senate

Conference substitute printed 24108973D-S3

Senate

Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)

House

VOTE: Adoption (97-Y 0-N 2-A)

House

Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N 2-A)

Virginia General Assembly

Amended by conference committee

Mar 05, 2024

House

Delegates: Reaser, Maldonado, Earley

House

Conferees appointed by House

Mar 04, 2024

Senate

Conferees appointed by Senate

Senate

Senators: Perry, Salim, Stanley

Senate

Senate acceded to request (38-Y 0-N)

Feb 29, 2024

House

House insisted on substitute with amendment

House

House requested conference committee

Feb 28, 2024

Senate

House substitute with amendment rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N)

Feb 26, 2024

House

Read third time

House

Committee on Courts of Justice substitute agreed to 24107778D-H1

House

Committee on Appropriations amendment agreed to

House

Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment SB356H1

House

Passed House with substitute with amendment BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)

House

VOTE: Block Vote Passage (96-Y 0-N)

Feb 23, 2024

House

Read second time

Feb 21, 2024

House

Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB356H1)

Feb 16, 2024

House

Committee substitute printed 24107778D-H1

House

Referred to Committee on Appropriations

House

Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)

Feb 15, 2024

House

Read first time

House

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

House

Placed on Calendar

Feb 14, 2024

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB356S2)

Feb 12, 2024

Senate

Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

Feb 09, 2024

Senate

Reading of substitute waived

Senate

Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB356S2

Senate

Committee substitute agreed to 24107231D-S2

Senate

Committee substitute rejected 24106453D-S1

Senate

Read second time

Feb 08, 2024

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB356S1)

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)

Feb 07, 2024

Senate

Committee substitute printed 24107231D-S2

Senate

Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)

Feb 06, 2024

Senate

Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

Jan 29, 2024

Senate

Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

Senate

Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

Senate

Committee substitute printed 24106453D-S1

Senate

Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 1-N)

Jan 24, 2024

Senate

Racial and ethnic impact statement from JLARC (SB356)

Jan 10, 2024

Senate

Moved from Judiciary to Courts of Justice due to a change of the committee name

Jan 09, 2024

Senate

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104915D

Senate

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Committee substitute printed 24106453D-S1 PDF HTML
Committee substitute printed 24107231D-S2 PDF HTML
Committee substitute printed 24107778D-H1 PDF HTML
Conference substitute printed 24108973D-S3 PDF HTML
SB356ER PDF HTML
CHAP0770 PDF HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB356FER122.PDF PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB356FS3122.PDF PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB356FH1122.PDF PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB356FS2122.PDF PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB356FS1122.PDF PDF
Amendment: SB356AHE HTML
Amendment: SB356AH HTML
Amendment: SB356AC HTML

Sources

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