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SB 939 Judges; retired from circuit court, etc., qualifications.
Introduced by: Richard H. Stuart | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Retired circuit court judges, Court of Appeals judges, and Supreme Court justices under recall; qualification by Committees for Courts of Justice. Requires that retired circuit court judges sitting as substitutes be found qualified every three years by the Senate and House Committees for Courts of Justice instead of authorized by the Chief Justice. The bill also removes the requirement that retired Court of Appeals judges and Supreme Court justices shall be recalled pursuant to § 17.1-106. The bill provides that Court of Appeals judges and Supreme Court justices retired under the Judicial Retirement System (§ 51.1-300 et seq.) shall be subject to recall with the consent of a majority of the members of the respective court. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2019.
FULL TEXT
- 01/19/18 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 18103874D pdf | impact statement
- 01/31/18 Senate: Committee substitute printed 18106490D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/06/18 Senate: Printed as engrossed 18106490D-ES1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/05/18 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB939ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/30/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0709) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/19/18 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 18103874D
- 01/19/18 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/31/18 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 1-N)
- 01/31/18 Senate: Committee substitute printed 18106490D-S1
- 02/02/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/18 Senate: Read second time
- 02/05/18 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/05/18 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 18106490D-S1
- 02/05/18 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/06/18 Senate: Read second time
- 02/06/18 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/06/18 Senate: Amendments by Senator Stuart agreed to
- 02/06/18 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments SB939ES1
- 02/06/18 Senate: Printed as engrossed 18106490D-ES1
- 02/07/18 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
- 02/14/18 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/14/18 House: Read first time
- 02/14/18 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/20/18 House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #3
- 02/21/18 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/18 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/18 House: Read second time
- 02/28/18 House: Read third time
- 02/28/18 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/18 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/18 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/05/18 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB939ER)
- 03/05/18 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/08/18 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/14/18 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 14, 2018
- 03/14/18 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
- 03/30/18 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 709 (effective 7/1/19)
- 03/30/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0709)