Jury service; deferral of service if full-time student.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
Signed into Law
Mar 2018
Introduced Jan 8, 2018
Signed Mar 9, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Mar 9, 2018
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 259 (effective 7/1/18)
executive
Feb 12, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Feb 9, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y -0-N)
legislature
Jan 16, 2018
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #3
legislature
Jan 8, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Jan 8, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100562D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Robert B. Bell
RRepublican
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