Judges; increases maximum number in judicial district.
Summary
Maximum number of judges in each judicial district. Increases from 11 to 12 the maximum number of authorized general district court judgeships in the nineteenth judicial district. The Committee on District Courts recommended the additional judgeship in 2018. This bill is identical to HB 275.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Dec 30, 2019
Signed Mar 31, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Mar 31, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 586 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House (91-Y 8-N)
lower
Feb 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 2-N)
lower
Feb 21, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 30, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 15, 2020
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 15, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 8, 2020
Upper · Passed
Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
upper
Dec 30, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Dec 30, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102142D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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