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2000 SESSION
HB 609 Supreme Court; election of Chief Justice.
Introduced by: Terry G. Kilgore | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Supreme Court; Chief Justice. Requires that the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia be elected by the majority of the members of the Court as opposed to appointing the Justice who has served the longest. The bill does not apply to the current Chief Justice.
FULL TEXT
- 01/20/00 House: Presented & ordered printed 008963816 pdf
- 02/14/00 House: Printed as engrossed 008963816-E pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/20/00 House: Presented & ordered printed 008963816
- 01/20/00 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/24/00 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 2
- 02/10/00 House: Reported from C. J. with amendment (19-Y 4-N)
- 02/12/00 House: Read first time
- 02/14/00 House: Read second time
- 02/14/00 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/14/00 House: Engrossed by House as amended (50-Y 42-N)
- 02/14/00 House: VOTE: ENGROSSMENT (50-Y 42-N)
- 02/14/00 House: Printed as engrossed 008963816-E
- 02/15/00 House: Read third time and passed House (52-Y 43-N)
- 02/15/00 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (52-Y 43-N)
- 02/15/00 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/16/00 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/16/00 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 03/01/00 Senate: Continued to 2001 in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)