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2024 SESSION

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HB 431 Pro tempore judicial appointments; criminal background checks, financial disclosure.

Introduced by: Jonathan "Jed" Arnold | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Pro tempore judicial appointments; criminal background checks; financial disclosure. Requires that prior to an appointment as a pro tempore judge, a person submit his fingerprints for a national and Virginia criminal history record search, submit to a search of the central registry maintained by the Department of Social Services for founded complaints of child abuse and neglect, and provide a written statement of economic interests. The bill prohibits any person with a criminal felony conviction from being appointed as a pro tempore judge.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/24  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101634D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/12/24  House: Printed as engrossed 24101634D-E  pdf | impact statement
• 03/05/24  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB431ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/08/24  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0723)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
• House amendments adopted

HISTORY

• 01/08/24  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101634D
• 01/08/24  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/02/24  House: Assigned Courts sub: Judicial
• 02/05/24  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 2-N)
• 02/09/24  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/24  House: Read first time
• 02/12/24  House: Read second time
• 02/12/24  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/12/24  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB431E
• 02/12/24  House: Printed as engrossed 24101634D-E
• 02/13/24  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/24  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/14/24  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/26/24  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/24  Senate: Read third time
• 02/28/24  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/05/24  House: Enrolled
• 03/05/24  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB431ER)
• 03/05/24  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/07/24  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/11/24  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
• 03/11/24  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
• 04/08/24  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 723 (effective 7/1/24)
• 04/08/24  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0723)