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2014 SESSION
SB 56 Persons not guilty by reason of insanity; court-appointed counsel fees.
Introduced by: Ryan T. McDougle | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Persons not guilty by reason of insanity; court-appointed counsel fees. Increases from $25 to $75 the fee paid to court-appointed counsel representing a person in a civil commitment proceeding under Title 19.2 (Criminal Procedure). The bill also provides that court-appointed counsel representing a person who was acquitted of a felony by reason of insanity in a hearing to assess the need for inpatient hospitalization of the acquittee shall be paid a fee not to exceed $445 based on an hourly rate set by the Supreme Court of Virginia. The bill will not become effective unless an appropriation effectuating the purposes of the bill is included in the 2014 appropriation act. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Judicial Council.
FULL TEXT
- 12/17/13 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14101223D pdf | impact statement
- 01/30/14 Senate: Printed as engrossed 14101223D-E pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 12/17/13 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14101223D
- 12/17/13 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/15/14 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/15/14 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 01/28/14 Senate: Reported from Finance with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/14 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/14 Senate: Read second time
- 01/30/14 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 01/30/14 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/30/14 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB56E
- 01/30/14 Senate: Printed as engrossed 14101223D-E
- 01/31/14 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/14 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/07/14 House: Read first time
- 02/07/14 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/12/14 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
- 02/14/14 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/14 House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/17/14 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/14 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/19/14 House: Assigned App. sub: General Government & Capital Outlay
- 03/04/14 House: Left in Appropriations