1996 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 225

File Code: Business Occupations & Regulation Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 14
Sponsored By:
Delegate T. Murphy
Entitled:
Lawyers - Written Solicitation of Clients - Limited Prohibition

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a lawyer from sending a written communication, directly or through an agent, to a prospective client concerning a criminal action or a prosecution of a certain traffic offense, or an action for personal injury or wrongful death, or relating to an accident or disaster involving the person to whom the communication is addressed or the person's relative, if the communication is mailed within 30 days after the charging document was filed or within 30 days after the accident or disaster occurred.

Legislative History

House Action
1/19
First Reading Judiciary
1/24
Hearing 2/8 at 1:00 p.m.
1/29
Hearing cancelled
2/7
Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
3/11
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
3/13
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/15
Third Reading Passed (132-1)
4/1
House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments
House Requests Senate Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Montague, T. Murphy, M. Burns
4/6
Returned Passed
5/23
Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed
Senate Action
3/18
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
4/3
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
4/2
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/3
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (44-0)
4/4
Motion Reconsidered Third Reading (Sen. Middlebrooks) Adopted
Motion Reconsidered Committee Amendment Adopted
Committee Amendment Withdrawn
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (44-1)
Senate Recede
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ACCIDENTS
ATTORNEYS -see also- LEGAL AID, STATE'S ATTORNEYS
CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- ADVTG., LABELING, WARRANTIES.
SOLICITATION
Bill affects the following Statute:
Business Occupations and Professions
( 10-605.1 )

Documents:

Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:
House
Number: 051974/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 13, 1996 at: 10:56 Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 098936/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 8, 1996 at: 11:45 Status: Withdrawn