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1998 SESSION

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SB 3 Constitutional amendment; disabled and unfit judges.

Introduced by: W. Roscoe Reynolds | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Constitutional amendment (voter referendum); disabled and unfit judges. Provides for a referendum at the November 3, 1998, election on a proposed amendment to the Virginia Constitution which states that proceedings and documents of the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission may be confidential as provided by the General Assembly in general law. The present Constitution states that Commission proceedings "shall be confidential." See and compare Senate Bill 645 and House Bill 964 which differ and which implement this constitutional change. Those bills become effective if this amendment is approved by the voters.

FULL TEXT

• 01/14/98  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 11/21/97 986561728  pdf
• 02/13/98  Senate: Printed as engrossed 986561728-E  pdf
• 03/23/98  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB3ER)  pdf
• 05/04/98  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0730)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/14/98  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 11/21/97 986561728
• 01/14/98  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/10/98  Senate: Reported from P. & E. with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/98  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/98  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/98  Senate: Read second time
• 02/13/98  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/13/98  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/13/98  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/13/98  Senate: Printed as engrossed 986561728-E
• 02/13/98  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/98  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/98  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/98  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/98  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/17/98  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/18/98  House: Read first time
• 02/18/98  House: Referred to Committee on Rules
• 03/10/98  House: Reported from Rules (15-Y 0-N)
• 03/10/98  House: Read second time
• 03/11/98  House: Read third time
• 03/11/98  House: Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
• 03/11/98  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 03/23/98  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB3ER)
• 03/25/98  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/25/98  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/26/98  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/16/98  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 730 (effective 7/1/98)
• 05/04/98  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0730)