SB 1470 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; submission of annual report.

Summary
Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; submission of annual report. Provides that the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission shall submit its annual report to the Chairmen and ranking members of the House and Senate Committees for Courts of Justice on or before December 1 of each year. The bill further provides that no annual report shall be considered confidential following the submission of such report to the Chairmen of the House and Senate Committees for Courts of Justice. Under current law, the Commission is required to publish its annual report.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Signed Mar 21, 2025
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What changed between versions

Enrolled → Chaptered · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill was formally enacted into law as Chapter 347 of the 2025 Virginia Acts of Assembly. The substantive text of the law regarding the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission's annual reporting requirements remained unchanged, with only formatting adjustments made to convert the bill from its enrolled version to its final chaptered version.
TECHNICAL

Formatting changes converted the bill from enrolled status to chaptered status, including adding chapter number, approval date, and proper legislative formatting while keeping all substantive legal text identical.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 4, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 19, 2025

How they voted

40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 4, 2025
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
32
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Amendments
3
Mar 21, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 347 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1470ER)
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Civil
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Courts of Justice Amendment agreed to
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
upper
Jan 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Jan 17, 2025
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 25104655D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Creigh Deeds
Creigh Deeds
DDemocratic
VA
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