Virginia SB 848 — Newport News & Hampton, Cities of; pilot prog. for compensation of private court-appointed counsel.
Virginia, 2027. SB 848: Newport News & Hampton, Cities of; pilot prog. for compensation of private court-appointed counsel.
Latest action
October 26, 2026 — Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Summary
Pilot program for the compensation of private court-appointed counsel in the Cities of Newport News and Hampton; hourly rate; felony fee caps; report; sunset. Creates a two-year pilot program for the compensation of private court-appointed counsel in the Cities of Newport News and Hampton. The bill provides guidelines for the pilot program and requires the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia to report on the pilot program on or before December 1, 2028. The bill provides that the pilot program sunsets on June 30, 2029.
A BILL to create a two-year pilot program for the compensation of private court-appointed counsel in the Cities of Newport News and Hampton; hourly rate; felony fee caps; report; sunset.
Sponsors
- Mamie E. Locke — primary sponsor
Bill text
Introduced Read version ↗ Read version ↗
Recorded votes
No roll-call votes were supplied for this bill. This does not imply that no vote occurred.
Legislative history
- Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2027 27100507D
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