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2014 SESSION
HB 269 Cases under advisement; circuit court judge in civil action holding decision for unreasonable time.
Introduced by: Gregory D. Habeeb | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Holding cases under advisement. Provides that a circuit court judge in a civil action who holds a decision on any matter, motion, or issue submitted to the court or any final decision in the action under advisement for more than 60 days after a decision was requested must provide the parties in the action a written report stating the expected time of a decision. A judge who fails to make such a report or fails to render a decision within the time set forth in the report may be reported to the Chief Justice of the Virginia Supreme Court. Currently, a circuit court judge only has to provide such a report for final decisions in civil actions that have been held under advisement for more than 90 days.
FULL TEXT
- 12/30/13 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14100842D pdf
- 02/19/14 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB269ER) pdf
- 03/03/14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0062) pdf
HISTORY
- 12/30/13 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14100842D
- 12/30/13 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/10/14 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 01/13/14 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/14 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/14 House: Read first time
- 01/23/14 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/24/14 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (95-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/14 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (95-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/14 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/27/14 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/12/14 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/14 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/14 Senate: Read third time
- 02/17/14 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/14 House: Enrolled
- 02/19/14 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB269ER)
- 02/19/14 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/21/14 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/03/14 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 62 (effective 7/1/14)
- 03/03/14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0062)