Nominating persons to be elected to general district court judgeships.
This bill proposes a process for nominating individuals to run for election as general district court judges. It directly affects the judicial selection system by establishing a formal nomination procedure for these specific court positions. The key mechanism involves creating a structured pathway to identify and present candidates for these judicial roles before they are put forward for public election. This change aims to clarify how candidates are selected for general district court judge positions in the state.
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 document shows formatting changes between the introduced and enrolled versions of Senate Resolution 167, which nominates individuals to general district court judgeships. The substantive content of the nominations remains unchanged, with only layout adjustments and minor spacing modifications.
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Formatting and layout changes including removal of introductory metadata (session info, sponsor name, committee referral) and addition of enrolled document markers and spacing adjustments.
Text wrapping and line breaks were adjusted in the enrolled version, with some lines split across multiple lines for printing purposes.
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 (SR167ER)
upper
Mar 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Mar 13, 2026
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 26109822D
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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