Court of Appeals; jurisdiction, contempt of court.
Summary
Jurisdiction of Court of Appeals; contemptof court. Provides that the Court of Appeals of Virginia has appellate jurisdiction over a judgment of the circuit court that holdsor fails to hold a person in contempt of court. Under current law,the Court of Appeals has jurisdiction only over a judgment that holdsa person in contempt of court.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 11, 2019
Last action Feb 11, 2020
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Jan 22, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
lower
Dec 11, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Dec 11, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101980D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mark L. Cole
RRepublican
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