Nominating persons to be elected to circuit court judgeships.
This bill proposes a process for nominating individuals to run for elected positions as circuit court judges. It directly affects the judicial selection system by establishing a formal nomination procedure for these court roles. The key mechanism involves creating a structured pathway for candidates to be put forward for election to the circuit court bench. This measure is designed to organize how future judges are selected through the electoral process rather than through appointment. The bill currently follows standard legislative procedure and has been approved by the Senate for further consideration.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 13, 2026
Last action Mar 23, 2026
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The bill text has been reformatted from an 'Introduced' version to an 'Enrolled' version, primarily changing header information and adding approval language. The substantive content nominating seven individuals to circuit court judgeships remains unchanged.
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Header information changed from 'Introduced' to 'Enrolled' status with updated session formatting and approval language added.
Removed patron attribution and committee referral language that appeared in the introduced version.
Added 'Agreed to by the Senate' language and bill number SR166ER to indicate final approval status.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 13, 2026
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
Mar 13, 2026
D
Democratic20
100% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Mar 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate (SR166ER)
upper
Mar 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Mar 13, 2026
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 26109819D
upper
Mar 13, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (38-0-1)
senate
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Scott Surovell
DDemocratic
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