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| Bill | Compensation of court-appointed counsel. | Compensation of court-appointed counsel. Clarifies that, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, no person found indigent, or child's parents or other persons responsible for the care of a child found indigent, and who is represented by a public defender or court-appointed counsel shall have fees assessed against him for legal representation in an amount greater than the amount such person or such child would have owed if the assessment took place on or before June 30, 2024. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission. This bill is identical to SB 901. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2025 | HB 1757 | Virginia HB 1757 (2025) |
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Virginia HB 1757 (2025) — Compensation of court-appointed counsel.
Compensation of court-appointed counsel. Clarifies that, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, no person found indigent, or child's parents or other persons responsible for the care of a child found indigent, and who is represented by a public defender or court-appointed counsel shall have fees assessed against him for legal representation in an amount greater than the amount such person or such child would have owed if the assessment took place on or before June 30, 2024. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission. This bill is identical to SB 901.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) — 14–0 (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N) — 7–1 (pass) · lower
- Read third time and passed House (88-Y 9-N) — 88–9 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (38-Y 0-N) — 38–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 7-N) — 15–7 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Phil M. Hernandez — primary (person)
- Atoosa R. Reaser — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Irene Shin — cosponsor (person)
- Jackie H. Glass — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Jane Cohen — cosponsor (person)
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick A. Hope — cosponsor (person)
- Rae Cousins — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2025-01-05 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103841D
filing, introduction - 2025-01-05 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee - 2025-01-12 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
referral-committee - 2025-01-13 Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
- 2025-01-14 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1757)
- 2025-01-17 Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 7-N)
committee-passage - 2025-01-21 Read first time
reading-1 - 2025-01-22 Read second time and engrossed
reading-2 - 2025-01-23 Read third time and passed House (88-Y 9-N)
passage, reading-3 - 2025-01-24 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 2025-01-24 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee - 2025-02-05 Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2025-02-07 Rules suspended
- 2025-02-07 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (38-Y 0-N)
- 2025-02-07 Passed by for the day
- 2025-02-10 Read third time
reading-3 - 2025-02-10 Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
passage - 2025-02-12 Enrolled
enrolled - 2025-02-12 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1757ER)
passage - 2025-02-12 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1757)
- 2025-02-12 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2025-02-15 Signed by President
passage - 2025-02-18 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 18, 2025
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2025-02-18 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
executive-receipt - 2025-03-18 Approved by Governor-Chapter 73 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive-signature - 2025-03-18 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0073)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5e94c747-9e59-4746-b8ec-ba0173a65937. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).