VA SB209 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on March 31 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-31 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0586)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Maximum number of judges in each judicial district. Increases from 11 to 12 the maximum number of authorized general district court judgeships in the nineteenth judicial district. The Committee on District Courts recommended the additional judgeship in 2018.

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Title

Judges; increases maximum number in judicial district.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-02-27 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (91-Y 8-N) (Y: 91 N: 8 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-24 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 2-N) (Y: 20 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-15 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-03-31 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0586)
2020-03-31 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 586 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-12 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-12SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
2020-03-05HouseSigned by Speaker
2020-03-05SenateSigned by President
2020-03-04SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB209ER)
2020-03-04SenateEnrolled
2020-02-27HouseVOTE: Passage (91-Y 8-N)
2020-02-27HousePassed House (91-Y 8-N)
2020-02-27HouseRead third time
2020-02-26HouseRead second time
2020-02-24HouseReported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 2-N)
2020-02-21HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2020-02-21HouseRead first time
2020-02-21HousePlaced on Calendar
2020-02-05SenateRead third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-04SenateRead second time and engrossed
2020-02-03SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-01-30SenateReported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N)
2020-01-15SenateRereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2020-01-15SenateReported from Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)
2020-01-08SenateMoved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
2019-12-30SenateReferred to Committee on the Judiciary
2019-12-30SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102142D

Same As/Similar To

HB275 (Same As) 2020-03-12 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0343)

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
16169.6:1(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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