Virginia Senate Bill 1033 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 23 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0378)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Appointment of guardian ad litem for minor witness. Authorizes a general district court, when the court determines circumstances so require, to appoint a discreet and competent guardian ad litem to represent a minor who is required to testify as a witness in a case before the court. The bill provides that such guardian ad litem shall be compensated for the provision of such services consistent with the rates and procedures set by the Supreme Court of Virginia for compensation of court-appointed counsel. Appointment of guardian ad litem for minor witness. Authorizes a general district court, when the court determines circumstances so require, to appoint a discreet and competent guardian ad litem to represent a minor who is required to testify as a witness in a case before the court. The bill provides that such guardian ad litem shall be compensated for the provision of such services consistent with the rates and procedures set by the Supreme Court of Virginia for compensation of court-appointed counsel.

Guardian ad litem; appointment for minor witness.

Sen. Jeremy McPike [D]

2023-02-23 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (96-Y 0-N) (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2023-02-20 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N) (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-13 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 2-N) (Y: 37 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N) (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-25 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (11-Y 3-N) (Y: 11 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-23		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0378)
2023-03-23		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 378 (effective 7/1/23)
2023-03-13		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
2023-03-13	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
2023-03-08	House	Signed by Speaker
2023-03-08	Senate	Signed by President
2023-03-07	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1033ER)
2023-03-07	Senate	Enrolled
2023-02-23	House	VOTE: Block Vote Passage (96-Y 0-N)
2023-02-23	House	Passed House BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
2023-02-23	House	Read third time
2023-02-22	House	Read second time
2023-02-20	House	Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N)
2023-02-13	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2023-02-10	House	Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
2023-02-10	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2023-02-10	House	Read first time
2023-02-10	House	Placed on Calendar
2023-02-06	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 2-N)
2023-02-03	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB1033S1
2023-02-03	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 23105280D-S1
2023-02-03	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2023-02-03	Senate	Read second time
2023-02-02	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-01	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
2023-01-25	Senate	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2023-01-25	Senate	Committee substitute printed 23105280D-S1
2023-01-25	Senate	Reported from Judiciary with substitute (11-Y 3-N)
2023-01-20	Senate	Assigned Judiciary sub: Civil Law
2023-01-08	Senate	Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
2023-01-08	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101705D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
8	01	396.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+SB1033
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1033+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1033S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1033ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0378+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23105026D.pdf
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23105280D.pdf
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1033FS1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1033FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S03V0076+SB1033
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S05V0171+SB1033
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0212SB1033+SB1033
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0259SB1033+SB1033
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H0802V0087+SB1033
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H08V0328+SB1033
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV2256+SB1033