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2018 SESSION
SB 525 Judges; maximum number in each judicial district and circuit.
Introduced by: Mark D. Obenshain | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Maximum number of judges in each judicial district and circuit. Increases or decreases the maximum number of judges in select judicial districts and circuits to reflect the number of authorized judgeships recommended by the Supreme Court of Virginia in the 2017 "Virginia Judicial Workload Assessment Report." This bill is identical to HB 743.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/18 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101399D pdf | impact statement
- 02/08/18 Senate: Printed as engrossed 18101399D-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/21/18 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB525ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/02/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0135) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/09/18 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101399D
- 01/09/18 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/24/18 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (10-Y 1-N 2-A)
- 01/24/18 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/06/18 Senate: Reported from Finance with amendment (15-Y 1-N)
- 02/07/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/18 Senate: Read second time
- 02/08/18 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/08/18 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/08/18 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB525E
- 02/08/18 Senate: Printed as engrossed 18101399D-E
- 02/09/18 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/18 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/14/18 House: Read first time
- 02/14/18 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/14/18 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (17-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/18 House: Read second time
- 02/19/18 House: Read third time
- 02/19/18 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/18 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/18 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/21/18 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB525ER)
- 02/21/18 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/23/18 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/26/18 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 26, 2018
- 02/26/18 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 5, 2018
- 03/02/18 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 135 (effective - see bill)
- 03/02/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0135)