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2007 SESSION

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HB 2991 Public defenders; duties.

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

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Public defenders; duties. Clarifies that the public defenders are responsible for managing their offices and that assistants do not have the same managerial authority. The bill also mirrors § 19.2-163.01, clarifying the role of the Indigent Defense Commission as supervisory. Finally, the bill removes the language requiring representation of indigent prisoners in habeas cases.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/07  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 073018141  pdf
• 02/21/07  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2991ER)  pdf
• 04/05/07  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0680)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/10/07  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 073018141
• 01/10/07  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/17/07  House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
• 02/02/07  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/07  House: Read first time
• 02/05/07  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/06/07  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/07  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/07  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/07/07  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/07/07  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/12/07  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/07  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/07  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/07  Senate: Read third time
• 02/14/07  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/07  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/07  Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/07  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/07  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/07  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/07  House: Enrolled
• 02/21/07  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2991ER)
• 02/22/07  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/23/07  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/20/07  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 680 (effective 7/1/07)
• 04/05/07  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0680)