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2019 SESSION
HB 2239 Court buildings; ownership, location, and jurisdiction.
Introduced by: Robert B. Bell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Court buildings; ownership, location, and jurisdiction. Allows courthouses to be located on property owned jointly by a county and city. Other changes allow Albemarle County to locate its general district courts immediately across the street from the county courthouse and clarify certain jurisdictional issues in cases where a county general district court is established in a city.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102603D pdf | impact statement
- 02/19/19 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2239ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/05/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0240) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/08/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102603D
- 01/08/19 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/24/19 House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #4
- 01/28/19 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/19 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/19 House: Read first time
- 02/04/19 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/05/19 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/19 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/06/19 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/11/19 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/19 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/14/19 Senate: Read third time
- 02/14/19 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/19 House: Enrolled
- 02/19/19 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2239ER)
- 02/19/19 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/20/19 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/21/19 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 21, 2019
- 02/21/19 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
- 03/05/19 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 240 (effective 7/1/19)
- 03/05/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0240)