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Court appearance of a person not free on bail. Makes various changes to provisions regarding bail hearings, including (i) the appointment of counsel for the accused, (ii) the information provided to counsel for the accused, (iii) a requirement that counsel for the accused, when practicable, be provided with adequate time to confer with the accused prior to any bail hearing, and (iv) the compensation of counsel for the accused. Effective in due course, the bill provides that the chief judge in each circuit shall create a plan to be completed by November 1, 2025, that establishes the means by which the jurisdiction will meet these requirements. The remainder of the bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2026.
Introduced
Jan 7, 2025
Last Action
Feb 11, 2025
Session
VA 2025
Sponsors
1 primary · 3 co
Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Read third time and passed House (51-Y 44-N)
Read second time
Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Read first time
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2217)
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 8-N)
Committee substitute printed 25105482D-H1
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104476D
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
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Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Nadarius E. Clark
Patrick A. Hope
Alfonso H. Lopez