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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Excusable or justifiable self-defense; costs and attorney fees in civil or criminal cases. [SB-1432] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Excusable or justifiable self-defense; costs and attorney fees. Provides that in any civil or criminal case, a party or criminal defendant that successfully prevails on a self-defense claim shall be entitled to reasonable costs and attorney fees, unless the award of fees is unjust. The bill exempts criminal defendants that have appointed counsel whose fees are paid by the Commonwealth from collecting reasonable costs and attorney fees.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bryce Reeves Stricken At The Request Of Patron In Courts Of Justice (10-y 0-n) on 02/01/2017

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2017 Regular Session

District courts; jurisdictional limit does not include any attorney fees. [SB-1342] [Law Enforcement ] [Criminal Justice ]
District courts; attorney fees. Provides that the jurisdictional limit for general district courts does not include any attorney fees. The bill requires that the amount of an appeal bond required for appeals from a district court include any amount awarded for attorney fees in the case.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Scott Surovell Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0657) on 03/20/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to abolishing the regulation of for-profit legal service contract companies. [SB-847] [Consumer Protection ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to abolishing the regulation of for-profit legal service contract companies.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Donald Huffines Read First Time on 02/27/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to grand jury proceedings; providing a penalty. [HB-1714] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to grand jury proceedings; providing a penalty.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ron Reynolds Read First Time on 03/06/2017

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Excusable or justifiable self-defense; costs and attorney fees in civil or criminal cases. [HB-1989] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Excusable or justifiable self-defense; costs and attorney fees. Provides that in any civil or criminal case, a party or criminal defendant that successfully prevails on a self-defense claim shall be entitled to reasonable costs and attorney fees, unless the award of fees is unjust. The bill exempts criminal defendants that have appointed counsel whose fees are paid by the Commonwealth from collecting reasonable costs and attorney fees.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Cole Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/07/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to availability of personal information of certain current and former prosecutors. [HB-1278] [Data Privacy ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ]
Relating to availability of personal information of certain current and former prosecutors.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Borris Miles Effective Immediately on 06/15/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to volunteer practice by an inactive member of the State Bar of Texas. [HB-1020] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to volunteer practice by an inactive member of the State Bar of Texas.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jessica Farrar Effective On 9/1/17 on 05/23/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to notice of self-help resources on the Internet website of a state court and in the court building. [HB-1027] [Technology and Innovation ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Cybersecurity ] [Criminal Justice ]
Relating to notice of self-help resources on the Internet website of a state court and in the court building.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ana Hernandez Read First Time on 03/06/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the duration of an appointment of a guardian ad litem or an attorney ad litem for a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. [SB-469] [Children and Youth ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Human Services ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to the duration of an appointment of a guardian ad litem or an attorney ad litem for a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Royce West Read First Time on 02/06/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to volunteer practice by an inactive member of the State Bar of Texas. [SB-435] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to volunteer practice by an inactive member of the State Bar of Texas.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jose Rodriguez Read First Time on 02/06/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the composition of the board of directors of the State Bar of Texas. [SB-416] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to the composition of the board of directors of the State Bar of Texas.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Kirk Watson Effective Immediately on 06/15/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to recovery of attorney's fees in certain civil cases. [HB-744] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to recovery of attorney's fees in certain civil cases.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jessica Farrar Referred To State Affairs on 05/18/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to a disclosure by an attorney before accepting representation of a client in a suit for the dissolution of marriage. [HB-730] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to a disclosure by an attorney before accepting representation of a client in a suit for the dissolution of marriage.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dwayne Bohac Committee Report Sent To Calendars on 04/26/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the procedure for expunction of arrest records and files for certain persons who are tried for an offense and subsequently acquitted. [SB-325] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to the procedure for expunction of arrest records and files for certain persons who are tried for an offense and subsequently acquitted.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Donald Huffines Referred To Criminal Jurisprudence on 04/18/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to litigation financing transactions. [HB-584] [Finance ]
Relating to litigation financing transactions.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ana Hernandez Read First Time on 02/20/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files for certain persons and to the return of certain fees to a person whose criminal record has been expunged; authorizing a fee. [HB-557] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files for certain persons and to the return of certain fees to a person whose criminal record has been expunged; authorizing a fee.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Toni Rose Effective On 9/1/17 on 06/15/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the eligibility of applicants for the state bar examination. [SB-246] [Law Enforcement ] [Criminal Justice ]
Relating to the eligibility of applicants for the state bar examination.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Hall Read First Time on 01/30/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to a person's eligibility to take the state's bar examination and to supreme court approval of law schools for the purpose of establishing eligibility. [HB-220] [Education ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to a person's eligibility to take the state's bar examination and to supreme court approval of law schools for the purpose of establishing eligibility.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Johnson Read First Time on 02/13/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the establishment of a public law school in the Rio Grande Valley. [HB-169] [Education ] [Law Enforcement ] [Community Development ] [Economic Development ]
Relating to the establishment of a public law school in the Rio Grande Valley.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eddie Lucio Read First Time on 02/14/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to procedures for ordering the required participation in services in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship. [HB-205] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Children and Youth ]
Relating to procedures for ordering the required participation in services in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Raymond Committee Report Distributed on 05/03/2017

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