VA SB525 | 2018 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 2 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-03-02 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0135)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Maximum number of judges in each judicial district and circuit. Increases or decreases the maximum number of judges in select judicial districts and circuits to reflect the number of authorized judgeships recommended by the Supreme Court of Virginia in the 2017 "Virginia Judicial Workload Assessment Report." This bill is identical to HB 743.

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Title

Judges; maximum number in each judicial district and circuit.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2018-02-19 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-14 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (17-Y 0-N) (Y: 17 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance with amendment (15-Y 1-N) (Y: 15 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-24 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (10-Y 1-N 2-A) (Y: 10 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2018-03-02 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0135)
2018-03-02 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 135 (effective - see bill)
2018-02-26 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 5, 2018
2018-02-26SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 26, 2018
2018-02-23SenateSigned by President
2018-02-21HouseSigned by Speaker
2018-02-21SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB525ER)
2018-02-21SenateEnrolled
2018-02-19HouseVOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
2018-02-19HousePassed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
2018-02-19HouseRead third time
2018-02-16HouseRead second time
2018-02-14HouseReported from Courts of Justice (17-Y 0-N)
2018-02-14HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2018-02-14HouseRead first time
2018-02-14HousePlaced on Calendar
2018-02-09SenateRead third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2018-02-08SenatePrinted as engrossed 18101399D-E
2018-02-08SenateEngrossed by Senate as amended SB525E
2018-02-08SenateCommittee amendment agreed to
2018-02-08SenateReading of amendment waived
2018-02-08SenateRead second time
2018-02-07SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2018-02-06SenateReported from Finance with amendment (15-Y 1-N)
2018-01-24SenateRereferred to Finance
2018-01-24SenateReported from Courts of Justice (10-Y 1-N 2-A)
2018-01-09SenateReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2018-01-09SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101399D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
16169.6:1(n/a)See Bill Text
171507(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+SB525
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+SB525+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+SB525E+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+SB525ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+CHAP0135+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+S03V0153+SB0525
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+S05V0149+SB0525
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0351SB0525+SB0525
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0384SB0525+SB0525
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H08V0134+SB0525
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+HV0812+SB0525

Bill Comments

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