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SB 545 Court reporters or court reporting services provider; prohibited actions, civil penalties.
Introduced by: Mark D. Obenshain | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Court reporters; prohibited actions; civil penalties. Establishes ethical standards and requirements for the provision of court reporting services, including prohibiting providers of court reporting services from (i) entering into contracts for more than one case, action, or legal proceeding with a party to an action, insurance company, third-party administrator, or any other person or entity that has a financial interest in the case, action, or legal proceeding; (ii) giving an economic advantage to one side that is not offered to the other; (iii) having a financial interest in the action; (iv) entering into an agreement for court reporting services that restricts an attorney from using the court reporter or court reporting services provider of the attorney's choosing; (v) allowing the format, content, or body of a certified transcript as submitted by the court reporter to be manipulated in a manner that increases the cost of the transcript; and (vi) providing additional advocacy or litigation support services. The bill provides that a person harmed by a violation of these standards may file a complaint with the administrative body, court, or administrative tribunal in which the action upon which the legal proceeding is based is pending or scheduled to be heard. The bill provides that the court reporter or court reporting services provider alleged to have violated such standards shall be given notice and a right to be heard on any such complaint, with the right of appeal or review. The bill further provides that a person who violates these standards is subject to a civil penalty of $500 for a first offense, $750 for a second offense, and $1,000 for a third and any subsequent offense, which shall be paid to the state treasury and credited to the Legal Aid Services Fund within the Virginia State Bar fund.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/18 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18104488D pdf
- 02/05/18 Senate: Committee substitute printed 18106696D-S1 pdf
- 02/07/18 Senate: Printed as engrossed 18106696D-ES1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/23/18 House: Committee substitute printed 18107324D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/05/18 Senate: Conference substitute printed 18107996D-S2 pdf
- 03/07/18 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB545ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/06/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0783) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes
- Senate amendments
- Senate amendments rejected
- Conference amendments
HISTORY
- 01/09/18 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18104488D
- 01/09/18 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/05/18 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 1-N)
- 02/05/18 Senate: Committee substitute printed 18106696D-S1
- 02/06/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/18 Senate: Read second time
- 02/07/18 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/07/18 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 18106696D-S1
- 02/07/18 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/07/18 Senate: Amendments 1-7 by Senator Reeves rejected (14-Y 26-N)
- 02/07/18 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/07/18 Senate: Amendment #8 by Senator Obenshain agreed to
- 02/07/18 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB545ES1
- 02/07/18 Senate: Printed as engrossed 18106696D-ES1
- 02/08/18 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 4-N)
- 02/08/18 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/18 Senate: Passed Senate (35-Y 5-N)
- 02/14/18 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/14/18 House: Read first time
- 02/14/18 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/15/18 House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
- 02/19/18 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/18 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 5-N)
- 02/23/18 House: Committee substitute printed 18107324D-H1
- 02/23/18 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/26/18 House: Assigned App. sub: General Government & Capital Outlay
- 02/26/18 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
- 02/27/18 House: Reported from Appropriations (11-Y 10-N)
- 02/28/18 House: Constitutional reading dispensed (95-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/18 House: VOTE: AGREE TO MOTION (95-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/18 House: Taken up out of order pursuant to House Rule 52 (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/18 House: VOTE: AGREE TO MOTION (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/18 House: Read third time
- 02/28/18 House: Committee substitute agreed to 18107324D-H1
- 02/28/18 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB545H1
- 02/28/18 House: Passed House with substitute (79-Y 20-N)
- 02/28/18 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (79-Y 20-N)
- 02/28/18 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
- 02/28/18 House: House insisted on substitute
- 02/28/18 House: House requested conference committee
- 02/28/18 Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/18 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/28/18 Senate: Senators: Obenshain, Stanley, Petersen
- 02/28/18 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/28/18 House: Delegates: Habeeb, Leftwich, Toscano
- 03/05/18 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/05/18 Senate: Conference substitute printed 18107996D-S2
- 03/05/18 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 2-N)
- 03/05/18 House: Conference report agreed to by House (74-Y 24-N)
- 03/05/18 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (74-Y 24-N)
- 03/05/18 House: Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by House
- 03/05/18 House: Conference report agreed to by House (74-Y 25-N)
- 03/05/18 House: VOTE: ADOPTION #2 (74-Y 25-N)
- 03/07/18 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/18 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB545ER)
- 03/07/18 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/09/18 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/15/18 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 15, 2018
- 03/15/18 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
- 04/06/18 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 783 (effective 7/1/18)
- 04/06/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0783)