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HB 903 Magistrates; reforms system by transferring appointment and supervisory responsibilities.
Introduced by: Lacey E. Putney | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Magistrates. Reforms the magistrate system by transferring appointment and supervisory responsibilities from the circuit court judges to the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court, although the chief judges of the circuit courts in the region are to be consulted regarding appointments. Magistrates initially appointed on or after July 1, 2008, must have a bachelor's degree from an accredited college and persons appointed chief magistrates on or after July 1, 2008, are required to be members in good standing of the Virginia State Bar. No magistrate appointed on or after July 1, 2008, may practice law. No magistrate may engage in any other business without the approval of the Executive Secretary. Magistrates will have to serve an initial nine-month probationary period (currently, six months), complete a minimum training program and pass a certification exam. The bill broadens magistrates' geographical assignment from within a particular judicial district to regions established by the Executive Secretary. The bill makes technical amendments replacing "justice of the peace" with "magistrate" and removes references to magistrates serving only within a particular jurisdiction or district. This bill is identical to SB244.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081725866 pdf | impact statement
- 02/11/08 House: Printed as engrossed 081725866-E pdf | impact statement
- 03/03/08 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB903ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/17/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0551) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/08/08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081725866
- 01/08/08 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/16/08 House: Assigned Courts sub: Judicial Panel
- 02/01/08 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (12-Y 10-N)
- 02/01/08 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/05/08 House: Assigned App. sub: General Government (Abbitt)
- 02/06/08 House: Reported from Appropriations with amendment (24-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/08 House: Read first time
- 02/11/08 House: Read second time
- 02/11/08 House: Committee amendments from Courts of Justice agreed to
- 02/11/08 House: Committee amendment from Appropriations agreed to
- 02/11/08 House: Amendment by Delegate Moran agreed to
- 02/11/08 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB903E
- 02/11/08 House: Printed as engrossed 081725866-E
- 02/12/08 House: Read third time and passed House (84-Y 13-N)
- 02/12/08 House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (84-Y 13-N)
- 02/12/08 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/13/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/13/08 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/25/08 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/08 Senate: Read third time
- 02/27/08 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/08 House: Enrolled
- 03/03/08 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB903ER)
- 03/03/08 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/04/08 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 551 (effective 7/1/08)
- 03/17/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0551)