VirginiaAppeals; procedure on appeal, payment of expenses.
What it does
Appeals; procedure on appeal. Provides an appellate court with discretion in assessing attorney fees, costs, and necessary expenses against an indigent defendant when the conviction of the defendant is upheld on appeal. Under current law, the appellate court must assess such fees, costs, and expenses against an indigent defendant when the conviction of the defendant is upheld on appeal.Finally, the bill also provides that a panel of the Court of Appeals may dispense with oral argument if such panel unanimously decides that such oral argument is unnecessary because the facts and legal arguments are adequately presented in the briefs and the record such that the decisional process would not be significantly aided by oral argument and provides that this provision shall expire on June 30, 2027, unless reenacted by the 2027 Session of the General Assembly.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2025
- Apr 2Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0612)Latest
- Vote recorded House concurred in Governor's recommendation (94-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 1-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 2Enacted, Chapter 612 (Effective 07/01/2025 - see bill)Major
- Apr 2Signed by Speaker as reenrolledTo Governor
- Apr 2Signed by President as reenrolledMajor
- Apr 2Reenrolled bill text (SB999ER2)Minor
- Apr 2ReenrolledMinor
- Apr 2Governor Glenn Youngkin's recommendation adoptedBecame Law
- Apr 2House concurred in Governor's recommendation (94-Y 0-N)
- Apr 2Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 1-N)
- Mar 24Governor's substitute printed (SB999S1)
- Mar 24Governor Glenn Youngkin's recommendation received by SenateMinor
- Mar 11Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025Minor
- Mar 11Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025Minor
- Mar 10Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB999)
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB999ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 19Passed House (97-Y 0-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Passed House (97-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 19Read third timeMinor
- Feb 18Read second timeMinor
- Feb 14Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 10Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 7Assigned Courts sub: CivilMinor
- Feb 6Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Feb 6Read first timeMinor
- Feb 6Placed on Calendar
- Feb 3Read third time and passed Senate (32-Y 8-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed Senate (32-Y 8-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 31Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Jan 30Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 30Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
- Jan 30Rules suspended
- Jan 29Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 3-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 3-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 22Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 3-N 1-A)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 3-N 1-A). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 15Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB999)
- Jan 7Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Jan 7Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104339DIntroduced
- Apr 2Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0612)Latest