Attorney discipline; procedures.
Summary
Conforms the statutory procedures for disciplining attorneys to the Rules of Supreme Court of Virginia. This bill is identical to
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2016
Committee Review
Jan 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2017
Senate Passage
Jan 2017
Signed into Law
Feb 2017
Introduced Dec 13, 2016
Signed Feb 17, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 17, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 40 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Jan 27, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Jan 26, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
legislature
Jan 13, 2017
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
legislature
Dec 13, 2016
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Dec 13, 2016
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101076D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jay Leftwich
RRepublican
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