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HB 272 Judicial performance evaluation program; evaluation reports on justices and judges.

Introduced by: G. Manoli Loupassi | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Judicial performance evaluation program. Requires the judicial performance evaluation program, which provides a self-improvement mechanism for judges and a source of information for the reelection process, established by the Supreme Court of Virginia to submit evaluation reports on justices and judges whose terms expire during the next session of the General Assembly to the Chairmen of the House and Senate Committees for Courts of Justice by December 1 of each year. Such reports to the General Assembly are public records, but all other records created or maintained by or on behalf of the program are confidential and exempt from the mandatory disclosure provisions of FOIA.

FULL TEXT

• 12/31/13  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14100223D  pdf | impact statement
• 03/04/14  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB272ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 05/23/14  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0808)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Governor's recommendation

HISTORY

• 12/31/13  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14100223D
• 12/31/13  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/10/14  House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
• 01/15/14  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
• 01/15/14  House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
• 01/20/14  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N)
• 01/20/14  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
• 01/23/14  House: Assigned App. sub: General Government & Capital Outlay
• 02/05/14  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/14  House: Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/14  House: Read first time
• 02/10/14  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/11/14  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/14  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/14  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/12/14  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/19/14  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 2-N 1-A)
• 02/19/14  Senate: Rereferred to Finance
• 02/25/14  Senate: Reported from Finance (14-Y 3-N)
• 02/26/14  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/14  Senate: Read third time
• 02/27/14  Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
• 03/04/14  House: Enrolled
• 03/04/14  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB272ER)
• 03/04/14  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/07/14  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/06/14  House: Governor's recommendation received by House
• 04/22/14  House: Placed on Calendar
• 04/23/14  House: House rejected Governor's recommendation (27-Y 70-N)
• 04/23/14  House: VOTE: REJECTED (27-Y 70-N)
• 04/23/14  House: Communicated to Governor
• 05/23/14  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 808 (effective 7/1/14)
• 05/23/14  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0808)