2023 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB1756: Attorney-issued subpoenas; release of witness.

Legislative Summary

Attorney-issued subpoenas; release of witness. Provides that, in a civil case only, a person to whom an attorney-issued subpoena is directed may be released from compliance with such subpoena by the attorney who issued the subpoena or a person acting on such attorney's behalf. As introduced, this bill is a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference. Attorney-issued subpoenas; release of witness. Provides that, in a civil case only, a person to whom an attorney-issued subpoena is directed may be released from compliance with such subpoena by the attorney who issued the subpoena or a person acting on such attorney's behalf. As introduced, this bill is a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference.

Bill History

1/10/2023
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100034D
House of Delegates
1/10/2023
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
House of Delegates
1/13/2023
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
House of Delegates
1/16/2023
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/23/2023
Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/25/2023
Read first time
House of Delegates
1/26/2023
Read second time and engrossed
House of Delegates
1/27/2023
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/27/2023
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/30/2023
Constitutional reading dispensed
Senate
1/30/2023
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
Senate
2/13/2023
Reported from Judiciary with amendments (13-Y 2-N)
Senate
2/14/2023
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/15/2023
Read third time
Senate
2/15/2023
Reading of amendments waived
Senate
2/15/2023
Committee amendments agreed to
Senate
2/15/2023
Engrossed by Senate as amended
Senate
2/15/2023
Passed Senate with amendments (30-Y 10-N)
Senate
2/17/2023
Senate amendments agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/17/2023
VOTE: Adoption (97-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/22/2023
Enrolled
House of Delegates
2/22/2023
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1756ER)
House of Delegates
2/22/2023
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/24/2023
Signed by President
Senate
3/2/2023
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
House of Delegates
3/2/2023
Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
3/21/2023
Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 92 (effective 7/1/23)
3/21/2023
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0092)

Amendments

Senate amendments engrossed

Senate amendments engrossed

2/15/2023Not Adopted

Amendment(s) for HB1756 for S-Judiciary

Amendment(s) for HB1756 for S-Judiciary

2/13/2023Not Adopted

Senate amendments

Senate amendments

12/17/2017Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House: VOTE: Adoption (97-Y 0-N)
2/17/2023
97
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (30-Y 10-N)
2/15/2023
30
Yea
10
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2/14/2023
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from Judiciary with amendments (13-Y 2-N)
2/13/2023
13
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
1/27/2023
98
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 0-N)
1/23/2023
19
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
1/16/2023
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/21/2023)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sine DiePrior Session

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/21/202311.6 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text2/22/202311.6 KB
Prefiled
Bill Text1/10/202311.7 KB