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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I

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(SB1261)

JOINT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT

We, the conferees, appointed by the respective bodies to consider and report upon the disagreeing vote on Senate Bill No. 1261, report as follows:

A. We recommend that the House Amendments be rejected.

B. We recommend that the engrossed bill be accepted with the following amendments to resolve the matters under disagreement.

    1. Line 1673, engrossed, after General

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        if he filed a notice of appearance pursuant to § 2.2-511

    2. Line 1674, engrossed, after case

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        if he filed a notice of appearance pursuant to § 2.2-511

    3. Line 1699, engrossed, after appeal

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        if he has filed a notice of appearance pursuant to § 2.2-511 or by

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        unless

    4. Line 1700, engrossed, after case

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        has filed a notice of appearance pursuant to § 2.2-511

    5. At the beginning of line 2698, engrossed

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        October 1, 2021

      insert

        January 1, 2022

    6. Line 2700, engrossed, after 4.

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        That any case for which a petition for appeal in a criminal case to the Court of Appeals has been filed prior to January 1, 2022, and a decision on such petition remains pending, such petition for appeal shall be deemed granted and the clerk of the Court of Appeals shall certify the granting of such petition to the trial court and all counsel. Such case shall be considered mature for purposes of further proceedings from the date of such certificate.

        5. That the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia shall report to the House Committee for Courts of Justice and the Senate Committee on the Judiciary detailing the expanded workload of the Court of Appeals of Virginia pursuant to the first enactment of this act each year following the enactment of the first enactment clause of this act for three years by January 1 of such year. The first such report shall be made by January 1, 2023.

        6.

    7. At the beginning of line 2702, engrossed

      strike

        October 1, 2021

      insert

        January 1, 2022

        8. Line 2703, engrossed

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        all of lines 2703, 2704, and 2705

        Respectfully submitted,

        Senator John S. Edwards

        Senator Scott A. Surovell

        Senator R. Creigh Deeds

        Conferees on the part of the Senate

        Delegate Charniele L. Herring

        Delegate Michael P. Mullin

        Delegate Barry D. Knight

        Conferees on the part of the House