VA HB2431 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 3 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-02-05 - Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Pending: Senate General Laws and Technology Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on February 3 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-02-05 - Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Pending: Senate General Laws and Technology Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Summary
Attorneys; preliminary proof of education required of applicant for Virginia Bar examination. Allows individuals who have received a master's or doctoral degree from an institution of higher education accredited by an accreditor recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and studied law for three years, consisting of not less than 18 hours per week for at least 40 weeks per year, (i) in the office of an attorney practicing in the Commonwealth, whose full time is devoted to the practice of law, or (ii) with a retired circuit court judge who served the Commonwealth as a circuit court judge for a minimum of 10 years to sit for the Virginia Bar examination.
Title
Attorneys; preliminary proof of education required of applicant for Virginia Bar examination.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-02-04 - House - Passed House (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-02-04 - House - Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-01-31 - House - Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (17-Y 0-N) (Y: 17 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2025-01-29 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-02-04 - House - Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-01-31 - House - Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (17-Y 0-N) (Y: 17 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2025-01-29 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-05 | Senate | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
| 2025-02-05 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) |
| 2025-02-04 | House | Passed House (99-Y 0-N) |
| 2025-02-04 | House | Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House |
| 2025-02-04 | House | Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N) |
| 2025-02-03 | House | Engrossed by House - committee substitute |
| 2025-02-03 | House | Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to |
| 2025-02-03 | House | Read second time |
| 2025-02-02 | House | Read first time |
| 2025-02-02 | House | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2431) |
| 2025-01-31 | House | Committee substitute printed 25105263D-H1 |
| 2025-01-31 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (17-Y 0-N) |
| 2025-01-29 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) |
| 2025-01-28 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Civil |
| 2025-01-24 | House | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2431) |
| 2025-01-21 | House | Referred from General Laws and referred to Courts of Justice (Voice Vote) |
| 2025-01-08 | House | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
| 2025-01-08 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; Offered 01-08-2025 25103912D |
