2023 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB2016: Appointment of counsel; Class 1 felony cases, compensation.

Legislative Summary

Appointment of counsel; Class 1 felonies. Provides that in any case in which an indigent defendant is charged with a Class 1 felony the court shall appoint two competent, qualified, and experienced attorneys, one of whom shall be the public defender in a jurisdiction in which a public defender office is established, for the defendant. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Criminal Justice Conference. Appointment of counsel; Class 1 felonies. Provides that in any case in which an indigent defendant is charged with a Class 1 felony the court shall appoint two competent, qualified, and experienced attorneys, one of whom shall be the public defender in a jurisdiction in which a public defender office is established, for the defendant. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Criminal Justice Conference.

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Bill History

1/10/2023
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100655D
House of Delegates
1/10/2023
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
House of Delegates
1/13/2023
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
House of Delegates
1/18/2023
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/23/2023
Committee substitute printed 23104727D-H1
House of Delegates
1/23/2023
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/23/2023
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
House of Delegates
1/26/2023
Assigned App. sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
House of Delegates
1/30/2023
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/30/2023
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/1/2023
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/2/2023
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/2/2023
Committee substitute agreed to 23104727D-H1
House of Delegates
2/2/2023
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2016H1
House of Delegates
2/3/2023
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/3/2023
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/6/2023
Constitutional reading dispensed
Senate
2/6/2023
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
Senate
2/13/2023
Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/13/2023
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Senate
2/15/2023
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/16/2023
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/17/2023
Read third time
Senate
2/17/2023
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/22/2023
Enrolled
House of Delegates
2/22/2023
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2016ER)
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
3/22/2023
Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 228 (effective 7/1/23)
3/22/2023
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0228)

Amendments

Substitute for HB2016 Courts of Justice, Subcommittee #1

Substitute for HB2016 Courts of Justice, Subcommittee #1

1/18/2023Not Adopted

Substitute for HB2016 Courts of Justice, Subcommittee #1

Substitute for HB2016 Courts of Justice, Subcommittee #1

1/18/2023Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2/17/2023
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2/16/2023
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
2/15/2023
16
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N)
2/13/2023
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
2/3/2023
99
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
1/30/2023
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
1/30/2023
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 0-N)
1/23/2023
19
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
1/18/2023
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/22/2023)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sine DiePrior Session

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Les Adams
Les Adams
Republican

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/22/202312.2 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text2/22/202312.2 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/23/202312.4 KB
Prefiled
Bill Text1/10/202313.1 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/23/202379.8 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/4/202368.8 KB