SB 209 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

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 HB 275.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2019

Committee Review

Feb 2020

Senate Passage

Feb 2020

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2020

Signed into Law

Mar 2020

Introduced Dec 30, 2019 Signed Mar 31, 2020

Floor votes · Senate Feb 5, 2020 · House of Delegates Feb 27, 2020

How they voted

40–0

Passed

Total votes 40

Feb 5, 2020

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Mar 31, 2020

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 586 (effective 7/1/20)

Feb 27, 2020

House of Delegates · Passed

Passed House (91-Y 8-N)

Feb 24, 2020

House of Delegates · Reported by committee

Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 2-N)

Feb 21, 2020

House of Delegates · Referred to committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

Feb 5, 2020

Senate · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

Jan 30, 2020

Senate · Reported by committee

Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N)

Jan 15, 2020

Senate · Referred to committee

Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

Jan 15, 2020

Senate · Reported by committee

Reported from Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)

Jan 8, 2020

Senate · Reported by committee

Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name

Dec 30, 2019

Senate · Referred to committee

Referred to Committee on the Judiciary

Dec 30, 2019

Senate · Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102142D

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor