Public defenders; appointment of counsel, caseload exception.
Summary
Appointment of counsel; public defenders; caseload exception. Exempts the public defender, in counties and cities where public defender offices are established, from providing defense services for indigent clients if the public defender, with the concurrence of the executive director of the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission or his designee, determines that the public defender's current active caseload would preclude the public defender from providing adequate representation to new clients.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 5, 2024
Signed Apr 5, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 27, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 6, 2024
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Feb 27, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
15
Committee
12
Amendments
2
Apr 5, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 524 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB306ER)
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (39-0-1)
senate
Feb 21, 2024
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 7, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Feb 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB306E
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 26, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 26, 2024
Committee
Assigned App. sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
lower
Jan 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 18, 2024
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
lower
Jan 5, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jason Ballard
RRepublican
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