VA SB736 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 4 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-04 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0521)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Days of operation of clerks' offices; clerks' authority to close office. Allows the clerk of the circuit court of any county or city to close the clerk's office on (i) Christmas Eve; (ii) any day or portion of a day that the Governor declares as a holiday for state employees; and (iii) any day or portion of a day on which the Governor, Supreme Court, or Judicial Council authorizes state offices to be closed. Under current law, the clerk may only close the clerk's office once a judge authorizes such clerk to do so in these circumstances.

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Title

Clerks' offices; days of operation, clerks' authority to close office.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-02-23 - Senate - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-21 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (85-Y 14-N) (Y: 85 N: 14 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-16 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (17-Y 5-N) (Y: 17 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (14-Y 1-N) (Y: 14 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-04-04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0521)
2024-04-04 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 521 (effective 7/1/24)
2024-03-11 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
2024-03-11SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
2024-03-02SenateSigned by President
2024-02-28HouseSigned by Speaker
2024-02-28SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB736ER)
2024-02-28SenateEnrolled
2024-02-23SenateTitle replaced 24107807D-H1
2024-02-23SenateHouse substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2024-02-21HouseVOTE: Passage (85-Y 14-N)
2024-02-21HousePassed House with substitute (85-Y 14-N)
2024-02-21HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute SB736H1
2024-02-21HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 24107807D-H1
2024-02-21HouseRead third time
2024-02-20HouseRead second time
2024-02-16HouseReported from Courts of Justice with substitute (17-Y 5-N)
2024-02-16HouseCommittee substitute printed 24107807D-H1
2024-02-15HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2024-02-15HouseRead first time
2024-02-15HousePlaced on Calendar
2024-02-12SenateRead third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2024-02-09SenatePrinted as engrossed 24105101D-E
2024-02-09SenateEngrossed by Senate as amended SB736E
2024-02-09SenateCommittee amendments agreed to
2024-02-09SenateReading of amendments waived
2024-02-09SenateRead second time
2024-02-08SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2024-02-07SenateReported from Courts of Justice with amendments (14-Y 1-N)
2024-01-19SenateReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2024-01-19SenatePresented and ordered printed 24105101D

Same As/Similar To

HB1396 (Similar To) 2024-04-04 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0482)

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
171207(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+SB736
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB736+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB736E+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB736H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB736ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0521+hil
Amendmenthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+amd+SB736AS
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S13V0128+SB0736
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0292SB0736+SB0736
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0380SB0736+SB0736
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H08V0295+SB0736
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+HV0992+SB0736
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0579SB0736+SB0736

Bill Comments

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