VA SB947 | 2017 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 20 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-03-20 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0652)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 20 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-03-20 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0652)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Petition for appeal to Supreme Court; time period within which petition must be presented. Authorizes the Supreme Court of Virginia to grant a 30-day extension of the deadline for presentation of the petition for appeal in all cases for good cause shown. Under current law, the Court may grant an extension in criminal cases only. The bill also expresses time periods, currently expressed as months, in an equivalent number of days to reduce ambiguity. This bill is a recommendation of the Judicial Council of Virginia.
Title
Petition for appeal to Supreme Court; time period within which petition must be presented.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2017-02-22 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-20 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-13 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-27 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-25 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-20 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-13 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-27 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-25 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-20 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0652) | |
| 2017-03-20 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 652 (effective 7/1/17) | |
| 2017-03-13 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017 | |
| 2017-03-13 | Senate | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/13/17 |
| 2017-03-10 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2017-03-07 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2017-03-07 | Senate | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB947ER) |
| 2017-03-07 | Senate | Enrolled |
| 2017-02-22 | House | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) |
| 2017-02-22 | House | Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) |
| 2017-02-22 | House | Read third time |
| 2017-02-21 | House | Read second time |
| 2017-02-20 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N) |
| 2017-02-13 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) |
| 2017-02-08 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law |
| 2017-02-03 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2017-02-03 | House | Read first time |
| 2017-02-03 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2017-01-31 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2017-01-30 | Senate | Read second time and engrossed |
| 2017-01-27 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2017-01-25 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-12-30 | Senate | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2016-12-30 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101705D |
