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2022 SESSION
SB 6 Judges; increases from six to seven the maximum number in the Thirty-first Judicial Circuit.
Introduced by: Scott A. Surovell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Maximum number of judges in each judicial circuit. Increases from six to seven the maximum number of authorized judges in the Thirty-first Judicial Circuit. This bill is a recommendation of the Judicial Council of Virginia and is identical to HB 821.
FULL TEXT
- 11/29/21 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100512D pdf | impact statement
- 02/28/22 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB6ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/11/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0579) pdf
HISTORY
- 11/29/21 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100512D
- 11/29/21 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 01/19/22 Senate: Reported from Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/19/22 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/02/22 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 4-N)
- 02/03/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/22 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/07/22 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (35-Y 4-N)
- 02/07/22 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/22 Senate: Passed Senate (35-Y 5-N)
- 02/21/22 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/21/22 House: Read first time
- 02/21/22 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/21/22 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/22 House: Read second time
- 02/24/22 House: Read third time
- 02/24/22 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/22 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/22 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/28/22 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB6ER)
- 02/28/22 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/28/22 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/11/22 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2022
- 03/11/22 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
- 04/11/22 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 579 (effective 7/1/22)
- 04/11/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0579)