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2024 SESSION
HB 893 Attorneys appointed to represent parents or guardians; qualifications and performance.
Introduced by: Adele Y. McClure | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Standards for attorneys appointed to represent parents or guardians; child dependency cases; compensation; multidisciplinary law offices or programs; report. Requires the Judicial Council of Virginia, in conjunction with the Virginia State Bar, beginning July 1, 2026, to adopt standards for the qualification and performance of attorneys appointed to represent a parent or guardian of a child when such child is the subject of a child dependency case, as defined in the bill. The bill also requires the Judicial Council of Virginia, beginning July 1, 2026, to maintain a list of attorneys admitted to practice law in Virginia who are qualified to be appointed to represent indigent parents involved in a child dependency case. Prior to July 1, 2026, counsel must be appointed from the list of attorneys qualified to serve as guardians ad litem. The bill provides that beginning January 1, 2025, court-appointed counsel for a parent, guardian, or other adult in a child dependency case will be compensated in an amount no greater than $330, or in a case for the termination of residual parental rights, $680.
The bill authorizes the establishment of up to two multidisciplinary law offices or programs in localities, jurisdictions, or judicial districts that affirm they have met specified criteria for the purpose of representing parents in a child dependency court proceeding or in a child protective services assessment or investigation prior to such proceeding. During any calendar year that such an office or program is in effect for at least six months, the office or program must submit a report on program outcomes, expenses, recommendations, and other pertinent information to the Office of the Children's Ombudsman and the Chairmen of the House Committees for Courts of Justice and on Health and Human Services and Appropriations and the Senate Committees for Courts of Justice and on Education and Health and Finance and Appropriations by November 1.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/24 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104502D pdf
- 02/02/24 House: Committee substitute printed 24106102D-H1 pdf
- 02/09/24 House: Committee substitute printed 24107294D-H2 pdf | impact statement
- 03/08/24 House: Conference substitute printed 24109054D-H3 pdf | impact statement
- 03/25/24 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB893ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/04/24 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0428) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- Senate amendments
- Senate amendments engrossed
- Conference amendments
HISTORY
- 01/09/24 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104502D
- 01/09/24 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/29/24 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 01/31/24 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/24 House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/02/24 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (17-Y 2-N)
- 02/02/24 House: Committee substitute printed 24106102D-H1
- 02/02/24 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/05/24 House: Assigned App. sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
- 02/09/24 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/24 House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/24 House: Committee substitute printed 24107294D-H2
- 02/11/24 House: Read first time
- 02/12/24 House: Read second time
- 02/12/24 House: Committee on Courts of Justice substitute rejected 24106102D-H1
- 02/12/24 House: Committee on Appropriations substitute agreed to 24107294D-H2
- 02/12/24 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB893H2
- 02/13/24 House: Read third time and passed House (95-Y 3-N)
- 02/13/24 House: VOTE: Passage (95-Y 3-N)
- 02/14/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/14/24 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/26/24 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/24 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/28/24 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/24 Senate: Read third time
- 03/01/24 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 03/01/24 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 03/01/24 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/24 House: Senate amendments rejected by House (3-Y 93-N)
- 03/04/24 House: VOTE: REJECTED (3-Y 93-N)
- 03/05/24 Senate: Senate insisted on amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/24 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 03/06/24 House: House acceded to request
- 03/06/24 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/06/24 House: Delegates: McClure, Thomas, Cordoza
- 03/07/24 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/07/24 Senate: Senators: Boysko, Bagby, McDougle
- 03/08/24 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/08/24 House: Conference substitute printed 24109054D-H3
- 03/08/24 House: Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/24 House: VOTE: Adoption (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/24 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/25/24 House: Enrolled
- 03/25/24 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB893ER)
- 03/25/24 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/24 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/27/24 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
- 03/27/24 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 04/04/24 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 428 (effective - see bill)
- 04/04/24 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0428)