HR 473 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Judges; nominations for election to general district court.

This bill establishes a process for nominating candidates to fill vacancies on general district court judgeships. It directly affects the selection mechanism for local court judges in Virginia's general district courts. The bill requires the governor to nominate qualified candidates, who are then elected by voters in the relevant district. (This is a procedural bill focused on the nomination and election process, not substantive law changes.)
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Last action Mar 10, 2025
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This bill was formatted from an introduced draft to an enrolled version, primarily adding spacing and changing the status header from 'Introduced' to 'Enrolled'. The substantive content listing judicial nominees remains unchanged. This reflects the bill's final approval and preparation for signing into law.
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Changed document status from 'Introduced' to 'Enrolled' indicating final legislative approval

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Floor votes · House of Delegates Jan 14, 2025

How they voted

980
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 100
Jan 14, 2025
D Democratic51
51 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican49
47 Yea 2
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
0
Mar 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House (HR473ER)
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Jan 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Agreed to by House by voice vote
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Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
Presented, ordered printed (HR473)
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
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State
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Photo of Michelle Maldonado
Michelle Maldonado
DDemocratic
VA
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