VA HB1296 | 2018 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-15 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 10 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-15 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Establishment of statewide public defender system; appellate defender officer. Establishes a public defender office in each judicial circuit. Currently, public defender offices have been established in certain localities. The bill also establishes an appellate defender office to represent indigent persons in appeals of their convictions to the Court of Appeals of Virginia or Supreme Court of Virginia.
Title
Statewide public defender system and appellate defender officer; established.
Sponsors
| Del. Sam Rasoul [D] |
Roll Calls
2018-01-29 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-02-15 | House | Left in Courts of Justice |
| 2018-01-29 | House | Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (8-Y 0-N) |
| 2018-01-18 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #3 |
| 2018-01-10 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2018-01-10 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102301D |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 2 | 254.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 19 | 2 | 159 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 19 | 2 | 163.01 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 19 | 2 | 163.04 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 19 | 2 | 163.3 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 19 | 2 | 163.4 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 53 | 1 | 124 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
