Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HB 2217: Person not free on bail; court appearance.
Passed one chamber Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
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Plain-language summary
HB 2217 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Person not free on bail; court appearance. Primary sponsor: Katrina Callsen (Democratic). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 11, 2025): Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N).
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
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.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katrina Callsen | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 54 |
| Nadarius Clark | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 84 |
| Patrick Hope | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 1 |
| Alfonso Lopez | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 3 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
- Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Read third time and passed House (51-Y 44-N)
- Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- Read second time
- Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2217)
- Read first time
- Committee substitute printed 25105482D-H1
- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 8-N)
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