Virginia House Bill 2168 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Passed on March 27 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-27 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0700)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; annual report; breach of Canons of Judicial Conduct; disciplinary action. Requires the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission to include in its annual report (i) the name of any judge who the Commission concluded breached the Canons of Judicial Conduct and took disciplinary action against as a result of such conclusion, if the date on which the Commission reached such conclusion was after the previous annual report was published; (ii) the specific Canons of Judicial Conduct breached by such judge; and (iii) the disciplinary action taken against such judge by the Commission. The bill provides that the provisions of this act shall apply only to disciplinary actions taken on or after July 1, 2023. Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; annual report; breach of Canons of Judicial Conduct; disciplinary action. Requires the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission to include in its annual report (i) the name of any judge who the Commission concluded breached the Canons of Judicial Conduct and took disciplinary action against as a result of such conclusion, if the date on which the Commission reached such conclusion was after the previous annual report was published; (ii) the specific Canons of Judicial Conduct breached by such judge; and (iii) the disciplinary action taken against such judge by the Commission. The bill provides that the provisions of this act shall apply only to disciplinary actions taken on or after July 1, 2023.

Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; breach of Canons of Judicial Conduct.

Del. Wren Williams [R]	Sen. Emily Brewer [R]	Sen. Tara Durant [R]	Sen. Chris Head [R]
Del. Terry Kilgore [R]	Del. Roxann Robinson [R]	Del. Tony Wilt [R]

2023-02-21 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (81-Y 17-N) (Y: 81 N: 17 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (22-Y 18-N) (Y: 22 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2023-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with amendment (10-Y 5-N) (Y: 10 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-27 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (67-Y 31-N) (Y: 67 N: 31 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-01-23 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 0-N) (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-01-18 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-27		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0700)
2023-03-27		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 700 (effective 7/1/23)
2023-03-02		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
2023-03-02	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
2023-02-24	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2168ER)
2023-02-24	House	Enrolled
2023-02-21	House	VOTE: Adoption (81-Y 17-N)
2023-02-21	House	Senate amendment agreed to by House (81-Y 17-N)
2023-02-20	Senate	Passed Senate with amendment (22-Y 18-N)
2023-02-20	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended
2023-02-20	Senate	Committee amendment agreed to
2023-02-20	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2023-02-20	Senate	Read third time
2023-02-17	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
2023-02-15	Senate	Reported from Judiciary with amendment (10-Y 5-N)
2023-01-30	Senate	Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
2023-01-30	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2023-01-27	House	VOTE: Passage (67-Y 31-N)
2023-01-27	House	Read third time and passed House (67-Y 31-N)
2023-01-26	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2168H1
2023-01-26	House	Committee substitute agreed to 23105185D-H1
2023-01-26	House	Read second time
2023-01-25	House	Read first time
2023-01-23	House	Committee substitute printed 23105185D-H1
2023-01-23	House	Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 0-N)
2023-01-18	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
2023-01-17	House	Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
2023-01-11	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2023-01-11	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103435D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
17	1	905	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB2168
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2168+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2168H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2168ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0700+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/23104892D.pdf
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23105185D.pdf
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+HB2168AS
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+HB2168ASE
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H0801V0083+HB2168
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H08V0028+HB2168
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV1160+HB2168
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S03V0278+HB2168
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0567HB2168+HB2168
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0626HB2168+HB2168
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV2142+HB2168