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2015 SESSION

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HB 1573 Attorney General or his designee; duty to represent the interests of the Commonwealth.

Introduced by: Brenda L. Pogge | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Duty of the Attorney General to represent the Commonwealth. Provides that the Attorney General or his designee has the duty to represent the interests of the Commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof in any proceeding in federal court or a Virginia appellate court in which the constitutionality or validity of a provision of the Constitution of Virginia or of any law or regulation of the Commonwealth is contested or at issue, except in cases where it would be improper due to a conflict of interests.

FULL TEXT

• 01/07/15  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101476D  pdf
• 02/04/15  House: Committee substitute printed 15104236D-H1  pdf | impact statement

HISTORY

• 01/07/15  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101476D
• 01/07/15  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/13/15  House: Assigned Courts sub: Constitutional Law
• 01/30/15  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 2-N)
• 02/04/15  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 5-N)
• 02/04/15  House: Committee substitute printed 15104236D-H1
• 02/06/15  House: Read first time
• 02/09/15  House: Read second time
• 02/09/15  House: Committee substitute agreed to 15104236D-H1
• 02/09/15  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1573H1
• 02/10/15  House: Read third time and passed House (68-Y 32-N)
• 02/10/15  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (68-Y 32-N)
• 02/11/15  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/11/15  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/18/15  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 4-N)
• 02/20/15  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/15  Senate: Read third time
• 02/23/15  Senate: Defeated by Senate (20-Y 20-N)
• 02/23/15  Senate: Chair votes No