VA HB440 | 2018 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 6 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-15 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 6 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-15 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Indigent defendants; public defender office; appointment of counsel. Provides that in localities having a public defender office, the public defender office or the Indigent Defense Commission must represent to the court that the public defender lacks an appropriate level of training and experience before a court can appoint another attorney to represent an indigent defendant. Under current law, the court can make such an appointment on the basis of its own finding that the appointment is necessary to attain the ends of justice.
Title
Indigent defendants; public defender office, appointment of counsel.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2018-01-29 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (4-Y 2-N) (Y: 4 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-02-15 | House | Left in Courts of Justice |
| 2018-01-29 | House | Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (4-Y 2-N) |
| 2018-01-16 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #3 |
| 2018-01-06 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2018-01-06 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18104367D |
