SB 946 Virginia Senate · 2017 Regular Session

Appeal to Supreme Court; time frame for filing of petition.

Summary

Expresses the time frame within which petitions for appeal from a final judgment of a trial court or the State Corporation Commission to the Supreme Court shall be filed, currently expressed in months, in an equivalent number of days. As introduced, the bill is a recommendation of the Judicial Council.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2016

Committee Review

Feb 2017

Senate Passage

Feb 2017

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2017

Signed into Law

Mar 2017

Introduced Dec 30, 2016 Signed Mar 20, 2017

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 20, 2017

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 651 (effective 7/1/17)

executive

Feb 22, 2017

Legislature · Passed

Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)

legislature

Feb 8, 2017

Committee

Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law

legislature

Feb 3, 2017

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

legislature

Jan 30, 2017

Legislature · Passed

Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB946S1

legislature

Jan 30, 2017

Legislature · Passed

Committee substitute agreed to 17104522D-S1

legislature

Dec 30, 2016

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

legislature

Dec 30, 2016

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101703D

legislature

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors