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2006 SESSION
HB 68 Courts Technology Fund; created, increase in certain fees.
Introduced by: Vincent F. Callahan, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Courts Technology Fund; creation. Creates a special non-reverting fund to be administered by the Supreme Court of Virginia funded by (i) a $5 increase from July 1, 2006 through December 31, 2006 in clerks' fees for civil case filings in the district and circuit courts and a $10 increase thereafter, (ii) doubling the filing fee in the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court to $50, and (iii) a $14 increase in the Supreme Court fee for a law license certificate and a certificate of qualification. Money in the Fund is to be allocated at the direction of the Supreme Court of Virginia to staff, advance, update, maintain, replace, repair and support the telecommunications and technology systems of the judicial system. Revenues raised in support of the Fund shall not be used to supplant current funding to the judicial branch. This bill is identical to SB 157.
FULL TEXT
- 12/15/05 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 066522160 pdf | impact statement
- 02/13/06 House: Printed as engrossed 066522160-E pdf
- 03/07/06 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB68ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/14/06 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0623) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 12/15/05 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 066522160
- 12/15/05 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/12/06 House: Assigned to Courts of Justice sub-committee: Civil Law
- 01/18/06 House: Referred from Courts of Justice by voice vote
- 01/18/06 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/27/06 House: Assigned App. sub: General Government and Technology (Wardrup)
- 02/08/06 House: Reported from Appropriations with amendments (23-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/06 House: Read first time
- 02/13/06 House: Read second time
- 02/13/06 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/13/06 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB68E
- 02/13/06 House: Printed as engrossed 066522160-E
- 02/14/06 House: Read third time and passed House (92-Y 8-N)
- 02/14/06 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (92-Y 8-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 with amendments (14-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: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/27/06 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/27/06 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/27/06 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (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 with amendments (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/06 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/06 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/01/06 House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (85-Y 13-N)
- 03/01/06 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (85-Y 13-N)
- 03/07/06 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB68ER)
- 03/07/06 House: Enrolled
- 03/07/06 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/08/06 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/05/06 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 623 (effective 7/1/06)
- 04/14/06 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0623)