Virginia Senate Bill 1494 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 6 2023 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-24 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Procedure for disciplining attorneys and reinstatement of attorneys by three-judge circuit court. Provides that any former attorney who has had his license revoked and filed a petition for reinstatement with the Virginia State Bar may elect and demand that such reinstatement proceedings be conducted by a three-judge circuit court. The bill also provides that a decision from a three-judge circuit court convened to sit for disciplinary matters or reinstatement proceedings may be appealled to the Court of Appeals and, if necessary, to the Supreme Court of Virginia. Under current law for disciplinary matters, the appeal is to the Supreme Court. Procedure for disciplining attorneys and reinstatement of attorneys by three-judge circuit court. Provides that any former attorney who has had his license revoked and filed a petition for reinstatement with the Virginia State Bar may elect and demand that such reinstatement proceedings be conducted by a three-judge circuit court. The bill also provides that a decision from a three-judge circuit court convened to sit for disciplinary matters or reinstatement proceedings may be appealled to the Court of Appeals and, if necessary, to the Supreme Court of Virginia. Under current law for disciplinary matters, the appeal is to the Supreme Court.

Disciplining attorneys and reinstatement of attorneys; procedure by three-judge circuit court.

Sen. Scott Surovell [D]

2023-02-20 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-17 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (13-Y 7-N) (Y: 13 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-13 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N) (Y: 7 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (25-Y 14-N 1-A) (Y: 25 N: 14 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (11-Y 4-N) (Y: 11 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-24	House	Left in Courts of Justice
2023-02-23	House	Rereferred to Courts of Justice
2023-02-23	House	Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to
2023-02-22	House	Read second time
2023-02-20	House	Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
2023-02-17	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2023-02-17	House	Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (13-Y 7-N)
2023-02-13	House	Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2023-02-13	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
2023-02-10	House	Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
2023-02-10	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2023-02-10	House	Read first time
2023-02-10	House	Placed on Calendar
2023-02-07	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (25-Y 14-N 1-A)
2023-02-06	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1494S1
2023-02-06	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 23106090D-S1
2023-02-06	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2023-02-06	Senate	Read second time
2023-02-03	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2023-02-01	Senate	Committee substitute printed 23106090D-S1
2023-02-01	Senate	Reported from Judiciary with substitute (11-Y 4-N)
2023-01-20	Senate	Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
2023-01-20	Senate	Presented and ordered printed 23104292D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
54	1	3935	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+SB1494
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1494+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1494S1+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23106090D.pdf
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+SB1494AH
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1494F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1494FS1122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S03V0138+SB1494
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0241SB1494+SB1494
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0352SB1494+SB1494
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H0802V0097+SB1494
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H08V0277+SB1494
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H02V0240+SB1494