Persons allowed services without fees or costs; inability to pay on account of poverty, guidelines.
Summary
Requires the court to use the guidelines for determining indigency for the appointment of counsel in determining a person's inability to pay fees or costs on account of poverty in a civil action. This bill is identical to
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2017
Signed into Law
Feb 2017
Introduced Jan 10, 2017
Signed Feb 23, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Feb 23, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 226 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 13, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Feb 1, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1305E
legislature
Feb 1, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
legislature
Feb 1, 2017
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
legislature
Jan 10, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Jan 10, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103129D
legislature
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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