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2005 SESSION
HB 2527 District and circuit courts; jurisdiction lying on waterways does not apply to city of Richmond.
Introduced by: Kenneth R. Melvin | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Court jurisdiction. Amends section that gives district and circuit courts for counties and cities lying on waters bounding the Commonwealth concurrent jurisdiction over the waters opposite the jurisdiction as far as the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth extends, to provide that it applies to the City of Norfolk. Under current law the cities of Norfolk and Richmond are the only jurisdictions, which do not have concurrent jurisdiction. This bill is identical to SB 1180.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/05 House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 051405416 pdf
- 02/24/05 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2527ER) pdf
- 03/24/05 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0114) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/12/05 House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 051405416
- 01/12/05 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/21/05 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/05 House: Read first time
- 01/26/05 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/27/05 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/05 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/05 House: Communicated to Senate
- 01/28/05 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/28/05 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/09/05 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 1-N)
- 02/11/05 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/05 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/05 Senate: Read third time
- 02/14/05 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
- 02/14/05 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (39-Y 1-N)
- 02/24/05 House: Enrolled
- 02/24/05 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/24/05 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2527ER)
- 02/25/05 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/20/05 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 114 (effective 7/1/05)
- 03/24/05 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0114)