VA SB680 | 2015 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on October 1 2014 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-01-19 - Stricken at the request of Patron in Courts of Justice (10-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Magistrates; appointment and supervision. Reinstates supervisory control over the magistrate system with the chief circuit court judge and the Committee on District Courts and abolishes magisterial regions. In 2008, appointment of and supervisory authority over magistrates was transferred to the Executive Secretary of the Virginia Supreme Court with a provision for consultation with the chief judges of the circuit courts in the region where the appointment is made.

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Title

Magistrates; appointment and supervision.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2015-01-19 - Senate - Senate: Stricken at the request of Patron in Courts of Justice (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2015-01-19SenateStricken at the request of Patron in Courts of Justice (10-Y 0-N)
2014-10-01SenateReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2014-10-01SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100269D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
19234(n/a)See Bill Text
19235.1(n/a)See Bill Text
19238(n/a)See Bill Text
19243(n/a)See Bill Text
19244(n/a)See Bill Text
19245(n/a)See Bill Text
19246(n/a)See Bill Text
19246.1(n/a)See Bill Text
19248.1(n/a)See Bill Text
372809(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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