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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2223: Legal representation of indigent defendant; abolition of fees.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 2223 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Legal representation of indigent defendant; abolition of fees. Primary sponsor: Rae Cousins (Democratic). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 4, 2025): Left in Appropriations.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Abolition of fees; legal representation of indigent defendant. Eliminates the fees for the cost of court-appointed counsel or public defender representation for persons who are determined to be indigent.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 10

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rae CousinsPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse79
Destiny LeVere BollingCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse80
Nadarius ClarkCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse84
Michael FeggansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse97
Kelly FowlerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
J.R. HensonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Patrick HopeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Mike JonesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Marty MartinezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Irene ShinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Left in Appropriations
  2. Reported from Courts of Justice and referred to Appropriations (12-Y 10-N)
  3. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2223)
  4. Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
  5. Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
  6. Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  7. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101285D

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source