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2004 SESSION

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HB 69 Risk management plans; coverage for claims against attorneys.

Introduced by: Kenneth R. Melvin | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Risk management plans. Allows attorneys who provide pro bono custody and visitation legal services to eligible indigent persons pursuant to a program approved by the Supreme Court of Virginia or the Virginia State Bar to be covered by the Commonwealth's risk management program for claims arising from their provision of legal services in such programs. The bill provides that the cost of such coverage shall be paid by the Virginia Supreme Court for approved programs of the Supreme Court and the Virginia State Bar.

FULL TEXT

• 01/14/04  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/15/03 040766160  pdf | impact statement
• 02/03/04  House: Committee substitute printed 041790204-H1  pdf
• 03/05/04  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB69ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/17/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0121)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/14/04  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/15/03 040766160
• 01/14/04  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 01/19/04  House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: 3
• 02/03/04  House: Reported from General Laws with sub (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/04  House: Committee substitute printed 041790204-H1
• 02/04/04  House: Read first time
• 02/05/04  House: Read second time
• 02/05/04  House: Committee substitute agreed to 041790204-H1
• 02/05/04  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB69H1
• 02/06/04  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/04  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/04  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/09/04  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/09/04  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 02/18/04  Senate: Reported from General Laws (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/04  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 02/20/04  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (36-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 02/23/04  Senate: Read third time
• 02/23/04  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/04  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/04  Senate: Rec. of Sen. passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/04  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/04  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/04  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/05/04  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB69ER)
• 03/08/04  House: Enrolled
• 03/08/04  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/09/04  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/15/04  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 121 (effective 7/1/04)
• 03/17/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0121)