Appeals; procedure on appeal, payment of expenses.
Summary
Appeals; procedure on appeal. Provides an appellate court with discretion in assessing attorney fees, costs, and necessary expenses against an indigent defendant when the conviction of the defendant is upheld on appeal. Under current law, the appellate court must assess such fees, costs, and expenses against an indigent defendant when the conviction of the defendant is upheld on appeal.Finally, the bill also provides that a panel of the Court of Appeals may dispense with oral argument if such panel unanimously decides that such oral argument is unnecessary because the facts and legal arguments are adequately presented in the briefs and the record such that the decisional process would not be significantly aided by oral argument and provides that this provision shall expire on June 30, 2027, unless reenacted by the 2027 Session of the General Assembly.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 7, 2025
Signed Apr 2, 2025
Maddy AI version diff · 4 comparisons
What changed between versions
Governor Substitute
→
Chaptered
·
1 edit
MINOR
The bill was converted from a Governor Substitute to a Chaptered Act, meaning it has been officially enacted into law. The substantive text of the legislation remains unchanged, with only formatting adjustments made to comply with the final chaptered format.
TECHNICAL
Formatting changes were applied to convert the bill from a substitute draft to a final chaptered act, including adding official session headers, chapter numbers, and approval dates. The actual legal text and policy provisions remain identical.
Floor votes · Senate Jan 30, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 19, 2025
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Jan 30, 2025
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
13
Committee
7
Apr 2, 2025
Signed into law
Governor's recommendation adopted
executive
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (94-Y 0-N)
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 1-N)
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Vetoed
Governor's recommendation received by Senate
executive
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB999ER)
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Civil
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (32-Y 8-N)
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 3-N)
upper
Jan 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 3-N 1-A)
upper
Jan 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Scott Surovell
DDemocratic
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about SB 999
Scope: VA
Hi! I can help you understand SB 999. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline