Courts of Appeals and Special Appeals – Renaming
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Jan 29, 2021
Signed Apr 13, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 14, 2021 · House of Delegates Mar 10, 2021
How they voted
32–7
Passed
Total votes 39
Mar 14, 2021
D
Democratic25
100% Yea
R
Republican14
50% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Apr 13, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor, assigned a chapter number, enactment subject to constitutional referendum - Chapter 83
executive
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Returned Passed
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Apr 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable Adopted
upper
Mar 31, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
upper
Mar 22, 2021
Committee
Referred Judicial Proceedings
upper
Mar 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Mar 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
lower
Mar 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable Report by Judiciary
lower
Mar 14, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (32-7)
senate
Mar 10, 2021
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (103-9-6)
house of delegates
Jan 29, 2021
Committee
First Reading Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ron Watson
DDemocratic
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