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1998 SESSION

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HJ 190 Study; capital representation for indigent defendants.

Introduced by: Clifton A. Woodrum | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Capital representation. Directs the Crime Commission, in conjunction with the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court, the Virginia State Bar and the Public Defender Commission, to study the capital representation system for indigent defendants in Virginia, including the quality of the capital representation, the standards for qualifications of court-appointed counsel in capital cases, and the feasibility of requiring public defender offices to defend all indigent capital murder defendants.

FULL TEXT

• 01/26/98  House: Presented & ordered printed 982886825  pdf
• 02/17/98  House: Printed as engrossed 982886825-E  pdf
• 04/16/98  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ190ER)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House amendments

HISTORY

• 01/26/98  House: Presented & ordered printed 982886825
• 01/26/98  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/02/98  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
• 02/17/98  House: Reported from C. J. with amendment (24-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/98  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/17/98  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/17/98  House: Agreed to by House (Block Vote) (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/98  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/98  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/17/98  House: Printed as engrossed 982886825-E
• 02/19/98  Senate: Reading waived
• 02/19/98  Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
• 03/06/98  Senate: Reported from Rules by voice vote
• 03/09/98  Senate: Rules suspended (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/09/98  Senate: VOTE: SUSPEND THE RULES R (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/09/98  Senate: Reading waived, passed by for the day
• 03/10/98  Senate: Read third time and agreed to by Senate by voice vote
• 04/16/98  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ190ER)