Virginia Senate Bill 178 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on January 30 2008 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2008-02-27 - House: Continued to 2009 in Appropriations by voice vote

Number of circuit court judges. Adds an additional circuit court judge to each of the following circuits: 10th (Appomattox, Buckingham, Charlotte, Cumberland, Halifax, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Prince Edward); 14th (Henrico); 15th (Fredericksburg, Caroline, Essex, Hanover, King George, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Westmoreland); 26th (Harrisonburg, Winchester, Clarke, Frederick, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Warren); 27th (Galax, Radford, Bland, Carroll, Floyd, Giles, Grayson, Montgomery, Pulaski, Wythe); and 30th (Norton, Lee, Scott, Wise). This bill is a recommendation of Judicial Council.

Judges; increases number in circuit court.

Sen. Henry Marsh [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2008-02-27		House: Continued to 2009 in Appropriations by voice vote
2008-02-19		House: Assigned App. sub: General Government (Abbitt)
2008-02-15		House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2008-02-15		House: Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 0-N)
2008-02-14		House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
2008-02-11		House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2008-02-11		House: Read first time
2008-02-11		House: Placed on Calendar
2008-01-31		Senate: Communicated to House
2008-01-31		Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (28-Y 10-N)
2008-01-30		Senate: Engrossed by Senate
2008-01-30		Senate: Amendment by Senator Norment rejected
2008-01-30		Senate: Reading of amendment waived
2008-01-30		Senate: Read second time
2008-01-29		Senate: Passed by for the day
2008-01-29		Senate: Reading of amendment waived
2008-01-29		Senate: Read second time
2008-01-28		Senate: Passed by for the day
2008-01-28		Senate: Reading of amendment waived
2008-01-28		Senate: Read second time
2008-01-25		Senate: Passed by for the day
2008-01-25		Senate: Read second time
2008-01-24		Senate: Passed by for the day
2008-01-24		Senate: Read second time
2008-01-23		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2008-01-22		Senate: Reported from Finance (11-Y 5-N)
2008-01-16		Senate: Rereferred to Finance
2008-01-16		Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 1-N)
2008-01-07		Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2008-01-07		Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081659866

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?081+sum+SB178