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HB125

Special justices and independent evaluator fees; emergency custody and voluntary civil admissions.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Vivian Watts (D)

Session:
2024 Regular Session

Summary

As Enacted. Special justices and independent evaluator fees; emergency custody and voluntary and involuntary civil admissions.

Increases the fee that a special justice receives for presiding over emergency custody and voluntary and involuntary civil admissions from $86.25 to $120 for each commitment hearing and from $43.25 to $70 for each certification hearing. The bill also increases the fee that an independent evaluator receives if required to serve as a witness or an interpreter from $75 to $120 for each commitment hearing and from $43.25 to $70 for each certification hearing. Lastly, the bill specifies that any such necessary expenses incurred by such special justices or independent evaluators, or by attorneys appointed to such commitment and certification hearings, shall be paid in accordance with guidelines established by the Supreme Court of Virginia. The bill contains technical amendments. (Less)
  • Bill History

  • 01/01/2024 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101208D
  • 01/01/2024 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 01/12/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB125)
  • 01/18/2024 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
  • 01/19/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
  • 01/19/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
  • 01/26/2024 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N)
  • 01/26/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
  • 01/27/2024 - House: Assigned App. sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
  • 01/29/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
  • 01/31/2024 - House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
  • 02/02/2024 - House: Read first time
  • 02/05/2024 - House: Read second time and engrossed
  • 02/06/2024 - House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
  • 02/06/2024 - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
  • 02/07/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/07/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 02/19/2024 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (14-Y 0-N)
  • 02/19/2024 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
  • 02/27/2024 - Senate: Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
  • 02/27/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
  • 02/27/2024 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
  • 02/28/2024 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/28/2024 - Senate: Reading of amendments waived
  • 02/28/2024 - Senate: Courts of Justice Committee amendments agreed to
  • 02/28/2024 - Senate: Reading of amendments waived
  • 02/28/2024 - Senate: Finance and Appropriations Committee amendments agreed to
  • 02/28/2024 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
  • 02/28/2024 - Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)
  • 03/01/2024 - House: Senate amendments rejected by House (1-Y 94-N)
  • 03/01/2024 - House: VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 94-N)
  • 03/04/2024 - Senate: Passed by for the day
  • 03/05/2024 - Senate: Senate insisted on amendments
  • 03/05/2024 - Senate: Senate requested conference committee
  • 03/06/2024 - House: House acceded to request
  • 03/06/2024 - House: Conferees appointed by House
  • 03/06/2024 - House: Delegates: Watts, Hernandez, Obenshain
  • 03/07/2024 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
  • 03/07/2024 - Senate: Senators: Carroll Foy, Bagby, Jordan
  • 03/09/2024 - Conference: Amended by conference committee
  • 03/09/2024 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 03/09/2024 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (96-Y 1-N)
  • 03/09/2024 - House: VOTE: Adoption (96-Y 1-N)
  • 03/25/2024 - House: Enrolled
  • 03/25/2024 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB125ER)
  • 03/25/2024 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/26/2024 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 03/27/2024 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
  • 03/27/2024 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
  • 04/04/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB125ER)
  • 04/08/2024 - House: Governor's recommendation received by House
  • 04/17/2024 - House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
  • 04/17/2024 - House: BLOCK VOTE: (100-Y 0-N)
  • 04/17/2024 - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
  • 04/17/2024 - Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
  • 04/17/2024 - House: Reenrolled
  • 04/17/2024 - House: Reenrolled bill text (HB125ER2)
  • 04/17/2024 - House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
  • 04/17/2024 - Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
  • 04/17/2024 - House: Enacted, Chapter 802 (effective 7/1/24)
  • 04/17/2024 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0802)

Full text and vote history:

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