Nominating persons to be elected to general district court judgeships.
SR 206 is a procedural bill directing the Virginia Senate to nominate individuals for election to general district court judgeships. It specifies the process for selecting candidates to be voted on by the public in judicial elections. The bill passed the Senate unanimously on January 14, 2025, with no additional policy details or mechanisms described in the provided context. As a nomination procedure, it does not change court operations or substantive law.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2025
Senate Passage
Jan 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2025
Last action Jan 14, 2025
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MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from an introduced draft to an enrolled version, with significant changes to layout and spacing but no substantive policy changes. The core nominations for general district court judgeships remain identical, with the same judges, districts, and start dates preserved throughout the document.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the content remains the same judicial nominations.
TECHNICAL
Document formatting was updated from an introduced draft to an enrolled version, including changes to header placement, spacing, and line breaks, but all nomination details remain unchanged.
Floor votes · Senate Jan 14, 2025
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 38
Jan 14, 2025
D
Democratic20
100% Yea
R
Republican18
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Jan 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate (SR206ER)
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 25104912D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Scott Surovell
DDemocratic
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