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HB 1411 Privately retained counsel; rules and regulations, client's failure to pay.
Introduced by: David B. Albo | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)
Withdrawal of privately retained counsel. Allows a privately retained counsel in a criminal case to withdraw from representation without leave of court after certification of a charge by a district court by providing written notice within 10 days of the certification to the client, the attorney for the Commonwealth, and the circuit court, provided such withdrawal occurs pursuant to the terms of a written agreement between the attorney and the client. The bill also directs the Judicial Council to review the current process for withdrawal of privately retained counsel in civil cases and submit a report by November 1, 2017, to the Chairmen of the House and Senate Committees for Courts of Justice.
FULL TEXT
- 10/06/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100319D pdf
- 01/27/17 House: Committee substitute printed 17104649D-H1 pdf
- 02/20/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1411ER) pdf
- 04/05/17 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB1411ER2) pdf
- 04/05/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0774) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 10/06/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100319D
- 10/06/16 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/13/17 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
- 01/25/17 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/17 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/17 House: Committee substitute printed 17104649D-H1
- 01/31/17 House: Read first time
- 02/01/17 House: Read second time
- 02/01/17 House: Committee substitute agreed to 17104649D-H1
- 02/01/17 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1411H1
- 02/02/17 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (95-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/17 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (95-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/03/17 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/13/17 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 2-N)
- 02/14/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/17 Senate: Read third time
- 02/15/17 Senate: Passed Senate (36-Y 3-N)
- 02/20/17 House: Enrolled
- 02/20/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1411ER)
- 02/20/17 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/21/17 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/21/17 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/21/17
- 02/21/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
- 03/20/17 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/05/17 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/05/17 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (99-Y 0-N)
- 04/05/17 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
- 04/05/17 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
- 04/05/17 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/05/17 House: Reenrolled
- 04/05/17 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB1411ER2)
- 04/05/17 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/05/17 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/05/17 House: Enacted, Chapter 774 (effective 7/1/17)
- 04/05/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0774)