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SB 248 Circuit and district courts; use by Virginia State Bar of additional fees.
Introduced by: Janet D. Howell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Additional fees in certain courts; use by Virginia State Bar. Increases the civil action filing fee in circuit and district court to $10. Currently, the fee is $5. The additional $5 would be deposited into the Legal Aid Services Fund.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/08 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081667228 pdf | impact statement
- 03/08/08 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB248ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/14/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0692) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/08/08 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081667228
- 01/08/08 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/10/08 Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 01/28/08 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (10-Y 3-N 1-A)
- 01/28/08 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/05/08 Senate: Reported from Finance (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/08 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/08/08 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (30-Y 9-N)
- 02/08/08 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/13/08 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/08 House: Read first time
- 02/13/08 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/14/08 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 02/29/08 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 10-N)
- 03/04/08 House: Read second time
- 03/05/08 House: Read third time
- 03/05/08 House: Pending question ordered
- 03/05/08 House: Passed House (69-Y 27-N)
- 03/05/08 House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (69-Y 27-N)
- 03/08/08 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/08/08 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB248ER)
- 03/08/08 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/11/08 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/27/08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 692 (effective 7/1/08)
- 04/14/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0692)