Virginia House Bill 272 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-19 - Stricken from docket by Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Attorney fees; judgments, compensation, or monetary awards related to veterans. Prohibits an attorney from charging, demanding, receiving, or collecting for services rendered fees in excess of 10 percent of any judgment, compensation, or monetary award granted to a veteran or the family member of a veteran, or the legal representative of such individual, related to the veteran's service in the Armed Forces of the United States or the Virginia National Guard, including any judgment, compensation, or monetary award granted pursuant to the Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022. The bill provides that an attorney who violates such prohibition shall be fined not more than $5,000 and may be subject to disciplinary action by the Virginia State Bar.

Attorney fees; judgments, compensation, or monetary awards related to veterans.

Del. David Reid [D]

2024-01-19 - House - House: Stricken from docket by Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-19	House	Stricken from docket by Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
2024-01-05	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2024-01-05	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100380D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
54	1	3900.03	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB272
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB272+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H08V0010+HB0272