Virginia 2018 Regular Session Status: In Committee

HB 702 — Libraries; assessment for costs in civil actions, disbursement for law libraries.

Last action — Left in Courts of Justice

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    Passed House of Delegates
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

41 added · 42 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to Bill HB 702 lowers the maximum assessment that counties, cities, or towns can charge for civil actions from $7 to $4. This change means that filing a civil action in court will be less expensive for individuals and businesses. The collected fees will still be used to support local law libraries, covering costs like books, research services, and librarian salaries, ensuring access to legal resources for the public. This adjustment may help make legal proceedings more affordable while still maintaining important library services.

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SESSION history | hilite | pdf | print version 18101023D HOUSE BILL NO.
SESSION history | hilite | pdf | print version 18106613D HOUSE BILL NO.
702 Offered January 10, 2018 Prefiled January 9, 2018 A BILL to amend and reenact § 42.1-70 of the Code of Virginia, relating to libraries;
702 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the House Committee on General Laws on February 6, 2018) (Patron Prior to Substitute--Delegate Levine) A BILL to amend and reenact § 42.1-70 of the Code of Virginia, relating to libraries;
---------- Patron-- Levine ---------- Referred to Committee on General Laws ---------- Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
Any county, city or town may, through its governing body, assess, as part of the costs incident to each civil action filed in the courts located within its boundaries, a sum not in excess of four dollars $7.
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Any county, city or town may, through its governing body, assess, as part of the costs incident to each civil action filed in the courts located within its boundaries, a sum not in excess of four dollars $4.
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Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A, any county, city, or town located in Planning District 8 may, through its governing body, assess, as part of the costs incident to each civil action filed in the courts located within its boundaries, a sum not in excess of $7.
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Action History

  1. Left in Courts of Justice

  2. Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

  3. Motion to refer to committee agreed to (51-Y 49-N)

  4. Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB702H1

  5. Committee substitute agreed to 18106613D-H1

  6. Read second time

  7. Read first time

  8. Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #1

  9. Referred to Committee on General Laws

  10. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101023D

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on · 27 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (147)

147 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Motion to refer to committee agreed to

Passed 51 Yea · 49 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 514900
Total 514900
% of votes cast 51%49%0%0%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Ayala — Nay
Campbell — Yea
Collins — Yea
Fariss — Yea
Freitas — Yea
Habeeb — Yea
Ingram — Yea
James — Nay
LaRock — Yea
Landes — Yea
Murphy — Nay
Orrock — Yea
Poindexter — Yea
Rodman — Nay
Robinson — Yea
Rush — Yea
Toscano — Nay
Tyler — Nay
Hurst — Nay
Bell, Richard P. — Yea
Bell, Robert B. — Yea
Jones, S.C. — Yea
Byron — Yea
Cline — Yea
Cole — Yea
Edmunds — Yea
Gilbert — Yea
Helsel — Yea
Hugo — Yea
Marshall — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Bell, John J. — Nay
Jones, J.C. — Nay
Bourne — Nay
Bulova — Nay
Carter — Nay
Filler-Corn — Nay
Gooditis — Nay
Heretick — Nay
Keam — Nay
Kory — Nay
Levine — Nay
Lindsey — Nay
Miyares — Yea
Mullin — Nay
Peace — Yea
Plum — Nay
Pogge — Yea
Ransone — Yea
Stolle — Yea
Turpin — Nay
Yancey — Yea
Alfonso H. Lopez — Nay
Barry D. Knight — Yea
Betsy B. Carr — Nay
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Nay
Charniele L. Herring — Nay
Christopher T. Head — Yea
Danica A. Roem — Nay
David A. Reid — Nay
Delores L. McQuinn — Nay
Elizabeth R. Guzman — Nay
Emily M. Jordan — Yea
Garrett McGuire — Yea
Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — Yea
Israel D. O'Quinn — Yea
James A. "Jay" Leftwich — Yea
James W. Morefield — Yea
Jeion A. Ward — Nay
Jennifer B. Boysko — Nay
Jennifer D. Carroll Foy — Nay
Joshua E. Thomas — Yea
Karrie K. Delaney — Nay
Kathy K.L. Tran — Nay
Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler — Nay
Kimberly Pope Adams — Yea
Kimberly Pope Adams — Nay
Lamont Bagby — Nay
Lashrecse D. Aird — Nay
Luke E. Torian — Nay
M. Keith Hodges — Yea
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Nay
Marcus B. Simon — Nay
Mark D. Sickles — Nay
Michael J. Webert — Yea
Patrick A. Hope — Nay
Paul E. Krizek — Nay
R. Lee Ware — Yea
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — Nay
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Sam Rasoul — Nay
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — Nay
Terry G. Kilgore — Yea
Terry L. Austin — Yea
Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. — Yea
Thomas C. Wright, Jr. — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea
Tony O. Wilt — Yea
Vivian E. Watts — Nay
Will Davis — Yea

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