Virginia House Bill 1853 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Passed on March 24 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-03-24 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0342)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Lawyers; client accounts. Repeals the provision prohibiting the Supreme Court of Virginia from adopting a disciplinary rule requiring that lawyers deposit client funds in an interest-bearing account. The bill provides that any rule promulgated by the Supreme Court of Virginia requiring attorney participation in the Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts (IOLTA) program clearly state that an attorney or law firm has no responsibility to remit interest earned to the IOLTA program. Lawyers; client accounts. Repeals the provision prohibiting the Supreme Court of Virginia from adopting a disciplinary rule requiring that lawyers deposit client funds in an interest-bearing account. The bill provides that any rule promulgated by the Supreme Court of Virginia requiring attorney participation in the Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts (IOLTA) program clearly state that an attorney or law firm has no responsibility to remit interest earned to the IOLTA program.

Lawyers; client accounts.

Del. Richard Sullivan [D]	Del. Patrick Hope [D]	Del. Kaye Kory [D]	Del. Mark Levine [D]
Del. Kathleen Murphy [D]	Del. Vivian Watts [D]

2021-02-24 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (63-Y 35-N) (Y: 63 N: 35 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (36-Y 3-N) (Y: 36 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N) (Y: 32 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2021-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary (9-Y 5-N) (Y: 9 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-25 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (68-Y 32-N) (Y: 68 N: 32 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-20 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 3-N) (Y: 18 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-01-15 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-24		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0342)
2021-03-24		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 342 (effective 7/1/21)
2021-03-01		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
2021-03-01	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 1, 20201
2021-02-27	Senate	Signed by President
2021-02-26	House	Signed by Speaker
2021-02-26	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1853ER)
2021-02-26	House	Enrolled
2021-02-24	House	VOTE: Adoption (63-Y 35-N)
2021-02-24	House	Senate amendment agreed to by House (63-Y 35-N)
2021-02-24	House	Placed on Calendar
2021-02-23	Senate	Passed Senate with amendment (36-Y 3-N)
2021-02-23	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended
2021-02-23	Senate	Amendment #2 by Senator Stuart agreed to
2021-02-23	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2021-02-23	Senate	Amendment #1 by Senator Stuart withdrawn
2021-02-23	Senate	Read third time
2021-02-22	Senate	Passed by for the day
2021-02-22	Senate	Read third time
2021-02-19	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N)
2021-02-17	Senate	Reported from Judiciary (9-Y 5-N)
2021-02-05	Senate	Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)
2021-01-26	Senate	Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
2021-01-26	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2021-01-25	House	VOTE: Passage (68-Y 32-N)
2021-01-25	House	Read third time and passed House (68-Y 32-N)
2021-01-22	House	Read second time and engrossed
2021-01-21	House	Read first time
2021-01-20	House	Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 3-N)
2021-01-15	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2021-01-14	House	Assigned Courts sub: Civil
2021-01-07	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2021-01-07	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100869D

HB1853 (Carry Over) 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
54	1	3915.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	3916	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB1853
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1853+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1853ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0342+hil
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+amd+HB1853AS
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+amd+HB1853ASE
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+amd+HB1853ASR
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB1853F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB1853FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H0802C0003+HB1853
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H08C0076+HB1853
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HC1043+HB1853
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S03C0145+HB1853
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S03V0057+HB1853
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0228HB1853+HB1853
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0355HB1853+HB1853
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HV1932+HB1853