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2023 SESSION
SB 1033 Guardian ad litem; appointment for minor witness.
Introduced by: Jeremy S. McPike | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Appointment of guardian ad litem for minor witness. Authorizes a general district court, when the court determines circumstances so require, to appoint a discreet and competent guardian ad litem to represent a minor who is required to testify as a witness in a case before the court. The bill provides that such guardian ad litem shall be compensated for the provision of such services consistent with the rates and procedures set by the Supreme Court of Virginia for compensation of court-appointed counsel.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/23 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101705D pdf
- 01/25/23 Senate: Committee substitute printed 23105280D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/23 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1033ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/23/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0378) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
HISTORY
- 01/08/23 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101705D
- 01/08/23 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 01/20/23 Senate: Assigned Judiciary sub: Civil Law
- 01/25/23 Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (11-Y 3-N)
- 01/25/23 Senate: Committee substitute printed 23105280D-S1
- 01/25/23 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/01/23 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/23 Senate: Read second time
- 02/03/23 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/03/23 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 23105280D-S1
- 02/03/23 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB1033S1
- 02/06/23 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 2-N)
- 02/10/23 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/10/23 House: Read first time
- 02/10/23 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/10/23 House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
- 02/13/23 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/23 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/23 House: Read second time
- 02/23/23 House: Read third time
- 02/23/23 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/23 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (96-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/23 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/23 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1033ER)
- 03/08/23 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/08/23 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/13/23 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
- 03/13/23 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
- 03/23/23 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 378 (effective 7/1/23)
- 03/23/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0378)