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2023 SESSION

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SB 1494 Disciplining attorneys and reinstatement of attorneys; procedure by three-judge circuit court.

Introduced by: Scott A. Surovell | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Procedure for disciplining attorneys and reinstatement of attorneys by three-judge circuit court. Provides that any former attorney who has had his license revoked and filed a petition for reinstatement with the Virginia State Bar may elect and demand that such reinstatement proceedings be conducted by a three-judge circuit court. The bill also provides that a decision from a three-judge circuit court convened to sit for disciplinary matters or reinstatement proceedings may be appealled to the Court of Appeals and, if necessary, to the Supreme Court of Virginia. Under current law for disciplinary matters, the appeal is to the Supreme Court.

FULL TEXT

• 01/20/23  Senate: Presented and ordered printed 23104292D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/01/23  Senate: Committee substitute printed 23106090D-S1  pdf | impact statement

AMENDMENTS

• Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
• House committee amendments reported

HISTORY

• 01/20/23  Senate: Presented and ordered printed 23104292D
• 01/20/23  Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
• 02/01/23  Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (11-Y 4-N)
• 02/01/23  Senate: Committee substitute printed 23106090D-S1
• 02/03/23  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/23  Senate: Read second time
• 02/06/23  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/06/23  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 23106090D-S1
• 02/06/23  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1494S1
• 02/07/23  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (25-Y 14-N 1-A)
• 02/10/23  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/10/23  House: Read first time
• 02/10/23  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/10/23  House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
• 02/13/23  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
• 02/13/23  House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
• 02/17/23  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (13-Y 7-N)
• 02/17/23  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
• 02/20/23  House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/23  House: Read second time
• 02/23/23  House: Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to
• 02/23/23  House: Rereferred to Courts of Justice
• 02/24/23  House: Left in Courts of Justice