Virginia Senate Bill 817 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 22 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-22 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0234)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Lien for attorney fees; written notice requirements; validity and amount determinations. Provides that written notice of a lien for attorney fees shall be given either within 45 days of the end of representation or (i) in causes of action sounding in tort or for liquidated or unliquidated damages on contract, before settlement or adjustment or (ii) in cases of annulment or divorce, before final judgment is entered, whichever is earlier. The bill further provides that the validity and amount of such a lien may be determined either by motion in the case in which the lien is claimed or by separate action after final judgment has been entered therein or if no case has been filed. The bill specifies that the validity and amount of such a lien shall be determined by the court without a jury and directs the Office of the Executive Secretary to create a form to be filed with the clerk of the circuit court. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference. Lien for attorney fees; written notice requirements; validity and amount determinations. Provides that written notice of a lien for attorney fees shall be given either within 45 days of the end of representation or (i) in causes of action sounding in tort or for liquidated or unliquidated damages on contract, before settlement or adjustment or (ii) in cases of annulment or divorce, before final judgment is entered, whichever is earlier. The bill further provides that the validity and amount of such a lien may be determined either by motion in the case in which the lien is claimed or by separate action after final judgment has been entered therein or if no case has been filed. The bill specifies that the validity and amount of such a lien shall be determined by the court without a jury and directs the Office of the Executive Secretary to create a form to be filed with the clerk of the circuit court. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference.

Attorney fees; written notice of lien requirements, validity and amount determinations.

Sen. Scott Surovell [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]
2023-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-01-27 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-25 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with amendment (12-Y 0-N) (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-22		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0234)
2023-03-22		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 234 (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 (SB817ER)
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
2023-01-31	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2023-01-30	Senate	Printed as engrossed 23100739D-E
2023-01-30	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended SB817E
2023-01-30	Senate	Committee amendment agreed to
2023-01-30	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2023-01-30	Senate	Read second time
2023-01-27	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2023-01-25	Senate	Reported from Judiciary with amendment (12-Y 0-N)
2023-01-20	Senate	Assigned Judiciary sub: Civil Law
2022-12-19	Senate	Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
2022-12-19	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100739D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
54	1	3932	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+SB817
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB817+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB817E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB817ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0234+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23104337A.pdf
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23105278A.pdf
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+SB817AS
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S03V0073+SB0817
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0133SB0817+SB0817
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0155SB0817+SB0817
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H0802V0096+SB0817
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H08V0325+SB0817
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV2248+SB0817