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| Bill | Public defender; local funding for positions. | Public defender; local funding for positions. Allows the governing body of any county or city to fund positions in the office of the public defender. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | HB 223 | Virginia HB 223 (2026) |
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Virginia HB 223 (2026) — Public defender; local funding for positions.
Public defender; local funding for positions. Allows the governing body of any county or city to fund positions in the office of the public defender.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations — 15–0 (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — 98–0 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Courts of Justice — 18–0 (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting — 10–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Courts of Justice — 14–0 (pass) · upper
- Passage R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Patrick A. Hope — primary (person)
- Jackie H. Glass — cosponsor (person)
- Nadarius E. Clark — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-08 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102399D
filing, introduction - 2026-01-08 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee - 2026-01-21 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB223)
- 2026-01-22 Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal
referral-committee - 2026-01-23 Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
- 2026-01-28 Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-01-30 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-02-02 Read second time and engrossed
reading-2 - 2026-02-03 Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-04 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 2026-02-04 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee - 2026-02-23 Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
committee-passage - 2026-03-03 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-03-03 Rules suspended
- 2026-03-03 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-03-03 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 2026-03-04 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-03-04 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-03-11 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-03-11 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB223ER)
passage - 2026-03-11 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB223)
- 2026-03-11 Signed by President
passage - 2026-03-12 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-03-14 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2026-03-14 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt - 2026-04-06 Approved by Governor-Chapter 92 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature - 2026-04-06 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0092)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9d537bdd-03f4-4a8a-ab82-f7d01b9eca88. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).