Virginia House Bill 792 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 10 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-10 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1048)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Appeals of right in general district court; appeals of final orders or judgements entered in the same action or related action. Provides that there shall be an appeal of right to a court of record from any order entered or judgment rendered in a general district court that alters, amends, overturns, or vacates any prior final order. The bill further provides that if any party timely notices such an appeal, such notice of appeal shall be deemed a timely notice of appeal by any other party on a final order or judgment entered in the same or a related action arising from the same conduct, transaction, or occurrence as the underlying action. As introduced, the bill was a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference.

Appeals of right in general district court; appeals of final orders or judgments.

Del. Marcus Simon [D]

2020-03-07 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-05 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-19 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (2-Y 98-N) (Y: 2 N: 98 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2020-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-14 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-28 - House - House: VOTE: (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-22 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-15 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-04-10		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1048)
2020-04-10		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1048 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-20		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-20	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
2020-03-19	House	Signed by Speaker
2020-03-18	Senate	Signed by President
2020-03-18	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB792ER)
2020-03-18	House	Enrolled
2020-03-07	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2020-03-05	House	VOTE: Adoption (97-Y 0-N)
2020-03-05	House	Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
2020-03-05	House	Conference substitute printed 20109463D-H1
2020-03-05		Conference: Amended by conference committee
2020-02-25	Senate	Senators: Edwards, Petersen, Chafin
2020-02-25	Senate	Conferees appointed by Senate
2020-02-24	House	Delegates: Simon, Bourne, Leftwich
2020-02-24	House	Conferees appointed by House
2020-02-24	House	House acceded to request
2020-02-21	Senate	Senate requested conference committee
2020-02-21	Senate	Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N)
2020-02-19	House	VOTE: REJECTED (2-Y 98-N)
2020-02-19	House	Senate substitute rejected by House 20108179D-S1 (2-Y 98-N)
2020-02-19	House	Placed on Calendar
2020-02-17	Senate	Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-17	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB792S1
2020-02-17	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 20108179D-S1
2020-02-17	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2020-02-17	Senate	Read third time
2020-02-14	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-12	Senate	Committee substitute printed 20108179D-S1
2020-02-12	Senate	Reported from Judiciary with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
2020-01-29	Senate	Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
2020-01-29	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2020-01-28	House	VOTE: (97-Y 0-N)
2020-01-28	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
2020-01-27	House	Read second time and engrossed
2020-01-24	House	Read first time
2020-01-22	House	Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
2020-01-15	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
2020-01-14	House	Assigned Courts sub: Civil
2020-01-07	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2020-01-07	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104859D

SB545 (Same As) 2020-04-10 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1049)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
16	1	106	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB792
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB792+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB792S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB792H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB792ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1048+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0802V0005+HB0792
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H08V0014+HB0792
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV0133+HB0792
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S03V0312+HB0792
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0655HB0792+HB0792
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0660HB0792+HB0792
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1005+HB0792
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0791HB0792+HB0792
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1977+HB0792
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1711HB0792+HB0792