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2018 SESSION
HB 743 Judges; maximum number in each judicial district and circuit.
Introduced by: James A. "Jay" Leftwich | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (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 SB 525.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/18 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101400D pdf
- 02/08/18 House: Printed as engrossed 18101400D-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/21/18 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB743ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/02/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0126) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/09/18 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101400D
- 01/09/18 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/16/18 House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #3
- 01/29/18 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/18 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (18-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/18 House: Read first time
- 02/08/18 House: Read second time
- 02/08/18 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/08/18 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB743E
- 02/08/18 House: Printed as engrossed 18101400D-E
- 02/09/18 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/18 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/12/18 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/14/18 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/18 Senate: Read third time
- 02/19/18 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/18 House: Enrolled
- 02/21/18 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB743ER)
- 02/21/18 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/23/18 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/26/18 House: 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 126 (effective - see bill)
- 03/02/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0126)