HB 1853 Virginia House of Delegates · 2021 Regular Session

Lawyers; client accounts.

Summary

Lawyers; client accounts. Repeals the provision prohibiting the Supreme Court of Virginia from adopting a disciplinaryrule requiring that lawyers deposit client funds in an interest-bearingaccount.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2021

Committee Review

Feb 2021

House of Delegates Passage

Jan 2021

Senate Passage

Feb 2021

Signed into Law

Mar 2021

Introduced Jan 7, 2021 Signed Mar 24, 2021

Floor votes · Senate Feb 23, 2021 · House of Delegates Jan 25, 2021

How they voted

31–2

Passed

Total votes 33

Feb 23, 2021

D Democratic17

17 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican16

14 Yea 2 Nay

87% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Mar 24, 2021

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 342 (effective 7/1/21)

executive

Feb 24, 2021

Introduced

Senate amendment agreed to by House (63-Y 35-N)

lower

Feb 23, 2021

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate with amendment (36-Y 3-N)

upper

Feb 23, 2021

Introduced

Engrossed by Senate as amended

upper

Feb 23, 2021

Upper · Passed

Amendment #2 by Senator Stuart agreed to

upper

Feb 23, 2021

Introduced

Reading of amendment waived

upper

Feb 23, 2021

Amended

Amendment #1 by Senator Stuart withdrawn

upper

Feb 23, 2021

Upper · Passed

Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

upper

Feb 22, 2021

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Feb 17, 2021

Upper · Passed

Reported from Judiciary (9-Y 5-N)

upper

Jan 26, 2021

Committee

Referred to Committee on the Judiciary

upper

Jan 25, 2021

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (68-Y 32-N)

lower

Jan 20, 2021

Lower · Passed

Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 3-N)

lower

Jan 15, 2021

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 14, 2021

Committee

Assigned Courts sub: Civil

lower

Jan 7, 2021

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

lower

Jan 7, 2021

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100869D

lower

1 primary · 5 co-sponsors