HB893
Attorneys appointed to represent parents or guardians; qualifications and performance.
Summary
As Passed Both Chambers. 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 ... (More) 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. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/09/2024 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104502D
- 01/09/2024 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/29/2024 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 01/31/2024 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 01/31/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/02/2024 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (17-Y 2-N)
- 02/02/2024 - House: Committee substitute printed 24106102D-H1
- 02/02/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/05/2024 - House: Assigned App. sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
- 02/09/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/2024 - House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/2024 - House: Committee substitute printed 24107294D-H2
- 02/11/2024 - House: Read first time
- 02/12/2024 - House: Read second time
- 02/12/2024 - House: Committee on Courts of Justice substitute rejected 24106102D-H1
- 02/12/2024 - House: Committee on Appropriations substitute agreed to 24107294D-H2
- 02/12/2024 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB893H2
- 02/13/2024 - House: Read third time and passed House (95-Y 3-N)
- 02/13/2024 - House: VOTE: Passage (95-Y 3-N)
- 02/14/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/14/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/19/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB893H2)
- 02/26/2024 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/2024 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/28/2024 - Senate: Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/28/2024 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/2024 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/01/2024 - Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 03/01/2024 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 03/01/2024 - Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/2024 - House: Senate amendments rejected by House (3-Y 93-N)
- 03/04/2024 - House: VOTE: REJECTED (3-Y 93-N)
- 03/05/2024 - Senate: Senate insisted on amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 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: McClure, Thomas, Cordoza
- 03/07/2024 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/07/2024 - Senate: Senators: Boysko, Bagby, McDougle
- 03/08/2024 - Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/08/2024 - House: Conference substitute printed 24109054D-H3
- 03/08/2024 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/2024 - House: VOTE: Adoption (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/2024 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/14/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB893H3)
- 03/25/2024 - House: Enrolled
- 03/25/2024 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB893ER)
- 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 (HB893ER)
- 04/04/2024 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 428 (effective - see bill)
- 04/04/2024 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0428)
