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2004 SESSION

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HB 1139 Magistrates; appointment.

Introduced by: Robert F. McDonnell | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Appointment of magistrates. Provides that the authority of the chief circuit court judge to appoint magistrates and chief magistrates is to be exercised in consultation with the chief general district and juvenile court judges and that all appointments of magistrates are for four-year terms even if the appointment is to fill a vacancy.

FULL TEXT

• 01/14/04  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/14/04 040733160  pdf
• 03/22/04  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1139ER)  pdf
• 04/14/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0370)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/14/04  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/14/04 040733160
• 01/14/04  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/09/04  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/04  House: Read first time
• 02/12/04  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/13/04  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/04  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/04  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/16/04  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/16/04  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 03/03/04  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
• 03/05/04  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 03/05/04  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (38-Y 0-N)
• 03/05/04  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 03/05/04  Senate: Reconsideration of Passed by agreed to (36-Y 0-N)
• 03/05/04  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER R (36-Y 0-N)
• 03/05/04  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 03/08/04  Senate: Read third time
• 03/08/04  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/08/04  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/22/04  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1139ER)
• 03/22/04  House: Enrolled
• 03/24/04  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/24/04  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/08/04  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 370 (effective 7/1/04)
• 04/14/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0370)