VirginiaHB22172025 Regular SessionHouse

Person not free on bail; court appearance.

Sponsored By: Katrina Callsen (Democratic)

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Summary

Court appearance of a person not free on bail. Makes various changes to provisions regarding bail hearings, including (i) the appointment of counsel for the accused, (ii) the information provided to counsel for the accused, (iii) a requirement that counsel for the accused, when practicable, be provided with adequate time to confer with the accused prior to any bail hearing, and (iv) the compensation of counsel for the accused. Effective in due course, the bill provides that the chief judge in each circuit shall create a plan to be completed by November 1, 2025, that establishes the means by which the jurisdiction will meet these requirements. The remainder of the bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2026.

Finance and Appropriations

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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Katrina Callsen

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 101 • No: 53

Senate vote • 2/11/2025

Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations

Yes: 15 • No: 0

Senate vote • 2/5/2025

Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

Yes: 14 • No: 0

House vote • 1/30/2025

Read third time and passed House

Yes: 51 • No: 44

House vote • 1/24/2025

Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute

Yes: 14 • No: 8

House vote • 1/20/2025

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute

Yes: 7 • No: 1 • Other: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

    2/11/2025Senate
  2. Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)

    2/5/2025Senate
  3. Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

    1/31/2025Senate
  4. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

    1/31/2025Senate
  5. Read third time and passed House (51-Y 44-N)

    1/30/2025House
  6. Engrossed by House - committee substitute

    1/29/2025House
  7. Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to

    1/29/2025House
  8. Read second time

    1/29/2025House
  9. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2217)

    1/28/2025House
  10. Read first time

    1/28/2025House
  11. Committee substitute printed 25105482D-H1

    1/24/2025House
  12. Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 8-N)

    1/24/2025House
  13. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)

    1/20/2025House
  14. Assigned Courts sub: Criminal

    1/18/2025House
  15. Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

    1/7/2025House
  16. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104476D

    1/7/2025House

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