VA HB945 | 2008 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on February 29 2008 - 100% progression
Action: 2008-03-04 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0054)

Summary

Court of Appeals; en banc hearings. Clarifies that when there is a dissent in a panel opinion and an aggrieved party requests an en banc hearing, at least four judges of the court must vote in favor of the hearing. The bill makes it clear that the voting judges must be active and would not include retired judges sitting by designation. This bill is identical to

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Title

Court of Appeals; en banc hearings.

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History

DateChamberAction
2008-03-04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0054)
2008-02-29 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 54 (effective 7/1/08)
2008-02-22 Senate: Signed by President
2008-02-20 House: Signed by Speaker
2008-02-19 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB945ER)
2008-02-19 House: Enrolled
2008-02-18 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2008-02-18 Senate: Read third time
2008-02-15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 1-N)
2008-02-13 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
2008-02-04 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2008-02-04 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2008-02-01 House: Communicated to Senate
2008-02-01 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2008-02-01 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2008-01-31 House: Read second time and engrossed
2008-01-30 House: Read first time
2008-01-28 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
2008-01-16 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
2008-01-08 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2008-01-08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081525560

Same As/Similar To

SB605 (Same As) 2010-02-11 - Senate: Incorporated by Finance (SB140-Miller, J.C.) (13-Y 0-N)

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