Service of process; investigator employed by an attorney for the Commonwealth, etc.
Summary
Service of process; investigator employed byan attorney for the Commonwealth or Indigent Defense Commission. Provides that all investigators employed by an attorney for the Commonwealthor by the Indigent Defense Commission while engaged in the performanceof their official duties shall not be considered a party or otherwiseinterested in the subject matter in controversy and, thus, are authorizedto serve process. The bill eliminates the requirement that the sheriffin the jurisdiction where process is to be served agrees that such investigators may serve process.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Jan 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Signed Apr 8, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Jan 25, 2022 · House of Delegates Mar 2, 2022
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Jan 25, 2022
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
10
Committee
9
Apr 8, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 248 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Mar 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB291H1
lower
Mar 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 22106908D-H1
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Feb 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Feb 21, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 25, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 19, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100342D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Creigh Deeds
DDemocratic
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