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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.
Introduced
Jan 7, 2025
Last Action
Apr 2, 2025
Session
VA 2025
Sponsors
1 primary · 0 co
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0612)
Enacted, Chapter 612 (Effective 07/01/2025 - see bill)
Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
Signed by President as reenrolled
Reenrolled bill text (SB999ER2)
Reenrolled
Governor's recommendation adopted
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (94-Y 0-N)
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 1-N)
Governor's substitute printed (SB999S1)
Governor's recommendation received by Senate
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB999)
Signed by President
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB999ER)
Passed House (97-Y 0-N)
Read third time
Read second time
Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
Assigned Courts sub: Civil
Placed on Calendar
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Read first time
Read third time and passed Senate (32-Y 8-N)
Read second time and engrossed
Rules suspended
Passed by for the day
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 3-N)
Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 3-N 1-A)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB999)
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104339D
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Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0612)
Scott A. Surovell