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2006 SESSION

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HB 1238 Supreme Court of Virginia; allowed to convene when state of emergency.

Introduced by: Kenneth R. Melvin | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Emergency sessions of the Supreme Court of Virginia.  Allows the Supreme Court during a state of emergency to convene at such time, in such location, and for such purposes as is necessary for the efficient and effective administration of justice and, in such circumstances, allows the justices to preside through the use of technology in order to satisfy the quorum requirement.

FULL TEXT

• 01/11/06  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 061123160  pdf
• 03/06/06  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1238ER)  pdf
• 04/05/06  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0357)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/11/06  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 061123160
• 01/11/06  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/10/06  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/06  House: Read first time
• 02/13/06  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/14/06  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/06  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/06  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/15/06  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/15/06  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/22/06  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/06  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/06  Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/06  Senate: Read third time
• 02/27/06  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/06  Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/06  Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/06  Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/06  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/06  Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/06/06  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1238ER)
• 03/07/06  House: Enrolled
• 03/07/06  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/08/06  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/30/06  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 357 (effective 7/1/06)
• 04/05/06  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0357)