Virginia Senate Bill 443 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Passed on May 23 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-05-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0822)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Number of circuit and district court judges. Increases and decreases the number of circuit, general district, and juvenile court judges authorized for each judicial circuit and district in accordance with a study report issued by the National Center for State Courts. These adjustments are recommended by the Judicial Council and by the Committee on District Courts. The bill also requires the Chief Justice to designate any judge serving in a circuit or district where the number of authorized judges is reduced after July 1, 2014, to provide assistance to any other circuit or district.

Judges; maximum number in circuit, general district, and juvenile courts, etc.

Sen. Thomas Norment [R]

Sen. Frank Ruff [R]

Sen. Jill Vogel [R]

2014-04-23 - Senate - Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (4-Y 35-N) (Y: 4 N: 35 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2014-03-08 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-03-07 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (89-Y 6-N) (Y: 91 N: 6 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-03-06 - Senate - Senate: Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-03-06 - Senate - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (2-Y 37-N) (Y: 2 N: 37 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2014-03-06 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (67-Y 32-N) (Y: 69 N: 32 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-03-03 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (17-Y 5-N) (Y: 17 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-26 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-21 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-17 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N) (Y: 39 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance with amendment (17-Y 0-N) (Y: 17 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-01-22 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 2-N) (Y: 13 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-05-23		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0822)
2014-05-23		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 822 (effective 7/1/14)
2014-04-23	Senate	Communicated to Governor
2014-04-23	Senate	Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (4-Y 35-N)
2014-04-22	Senate	Placed on Calendar
2014-04-06	Senate	Governor's recommendation received by Senate
2014-03-18	House	Signed by Speaker
2014-03-17	Senate	Signed by President
2014-03-17	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB443ER)
2014-03-17	Senate	Enrolled
2014-03-08	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2014-03-07	House	VOTE: ADOPTION (89-Y 6-N)
2014-03-07	House	Conference report agreed to by House (89-Y 6-N)
2014-03-07		Conference: Amended by conference committee
2014-03-06	House	Delegates: Albo, Jones, Joannou
2014-03-06	House	Conferees appointed by House
2014-03-06	Senate	Senators: Norment, Petersen, McDougle
2014-03-06	Senate	Conferees appointed by Senate
2014-03-06	Senate	Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N)
2014-03-06	House	House requested conference committee
2014-03-06	House	House insisted on substitute
2014-03-06	Senate	House substitute rejected by Senate (2-Y 37-N)
2014-03-06	House	VOTE: PASSAGE (67-Y 32-N)
2014-03-06	House	Passed House with substitute (67-Y 32-N)
2014-03-06	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB443H1
2014-03-06	House	Committee substitute agreed to 14105084D-H1
2014-03-06	House	Read third time
2014-03-05	House	Read second time
2014-03-03	House	Committee substitute printed 14105084D-H1
2014-03-03	House	Reported from Appropriations with substitute (17-Y 5-N)
2014-02-26	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N)
2014-02-25	House	Assigned App. sub: General Government & Capital Outlay
2014-02-21	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2014-02-21	House	Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N)
2014-02-17	House	Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2014-02-17	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
2014-02-14	House	Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
2014-02-12	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2014-02-12	House	Read first time
2014-02-12	House	Placed on Calendar
2014-02-10	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
2014-02-07	Senate	Printed as engrossed 14104356D-ES1
2014-02-07	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB443ES1
2014-02-07	Senate	Committee amendment agreed to
2014-02-07	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2014-02-07	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 14104356D-S1
2014-02-07	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2014-02-07	Senate	Read second time
2014-02-06	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2014-02-05	Senate	Reported from Finance with amendment (17-Y 0-N)
2014-01-24	Senate	Incorporates SB317
2014-01-24	Senate	Incorporates SB543
2014-01-22	Senate	Rereferred to Finance
2014-01-22	Senate	Committee substitute printed 14104356D-S1
2014-01-22	Senate	Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 2-N)
2014-01-07	Senate	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2014-01-07	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14101809D

SB317 (Similar To) 2014-01-22 - Incorporated by Courts of Justice
SB543 (Similar To) 2014-01-22 - Incorporated by Courts of Justice
HB606 (Same As) 2014-05-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0812)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
16	1	69.6:1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
17	1	507	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+sum+SB443
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+ful+SB443+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+ful+SB443S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+ful+SB443ES1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+ful+SB443H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+ful+SB443ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+ful+CHAP0822+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+S03V0081+SB0443
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+S05V0128+SB0443
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+SV0301SB0443+SB0443
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+SV0347SB0443+SB0443
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+H0802V0140+SB0443
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+H08V0336+SB0443
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+H0201V0012+SB0443
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+H02V0219+SB0443
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+HV1375+SB0443
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+SV0842SB0443+SB0443
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+SV0855SB0443+SB0443
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+HV1427+SB0443
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+SV0911SB0443+SB0443
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+SV0946SB0443+SB0443