SB 681 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Criminal cases; compensation of experts, effective clause.

Summary

Compensation of experts in criminal cases. Increases from $750 to $1,200 the maximum fee that the court may pay for professional services rendered by each psychiatrist, clinical psychologist, or other expert appointed by the court to render professional service in a criminal case other than capital murder. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2020

Committee Review

Feb 2020

Senate Passage

Feb 2020

House of Delegates Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 7, 2020 Last action Feb 19, 2020

Floor votes · Senate Feb 3, 2020

How they voted

40–0

Passed

Total votes 40

Feb 3, 2020

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Feb 17, 2020

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2021

lower

Feb 14, 2020

Committee

Assigned Courts sub: Criminal

lower

Feb 12, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

lower

Feb 3, 2020

Upper · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 31, 2020

Introduced

Engrossed by Senate as amended SB681E

upper

Jan 31, 2020

Upper · Passed

Committee amendment agreed to

upper

Jan 31, 2020

Introduced

Reading of amendment waived

upper

Jan 29, 2020

Upper · Passed

Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 20, 2020

Committee

Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

upper

Jan 20, 2020

Upper · Passed

Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 7, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on the Judiciary

upper

Jan 7, 2020

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103863D

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors