Judges; increases maximum number in judicial district.
Summary
Maximum number of judges in each judicial district. Increases from 11 to 12 the maximum number of authorized general district court judgeships in the nineteenth judicial district. The Committee on District Courts recommended the additional judgeship in 2018. This bill is identical to SB 209.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Dec 30, 2019
Signed Mar 12, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
7
Committee
8
Mar 12, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 343 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 21, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 19, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 12, 2020
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 12, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary (11-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 29, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Jan 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (87-Y 11-N)
lower
Jan 22, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 15, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
lower
Dec 30, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Dec 30, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103853D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Rip Sullivan
DDemocratic
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