Court-appointed counsel; additional compensation.
Summary
Compensation of court-appointed counsel; waivers. Allows court-appointed counsel for parents in child welfare casesto submit a waiver application for additional compensation of $120in district court and $158 for cases appealed to the circuit court.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 2, 2020
Last action Feb 11, 2020
Floor votes · House of Delegates Jan 27, 2020
How they voted
20–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 21
Jan 27, 2020
D
Democratic13
100% Yea
R
Republican8
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
5
Committee
9
Feb 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety
lower
Jan 27, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2020
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (20-0-1)
house of delegates
Jan 22, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 22, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 15, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 15, 2020
Committee
Referred from Education
lower
Jan 2, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Jan 2, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102615D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mark L. Keam
DDemocratic
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