Jurisdiction over criminal cases; certification or appeal of charges.
Summary
Jurisdiction over criminal cases; certification or appeal of charges. Provides that upon (i) certification by the general district court of any felony charge and ancillary misdemeanor charge or when an appeal of a conviction of an offense in general district court is noted or (ii) certification by the juvenile and domestic relations district court of any felony charge and ancillary misdemeanor charge committed by an adult or when an appeal of a conviction or adjudication of an offense is noted, jurisdiction as to such charges shall vest in the circuit court, unless such case is reopened, modified, vacated, or suspended or the appeal has been withdrawn in the district court within 10 days. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Criminal Justice Conference.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 12, 2021
Signed Mar 18, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 17, 2021 · House of Delegates Jan 27, 2021
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 17, 2021
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Mar 18, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 187 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 28, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Jan 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2150H1
lower
Jan 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 21103376D-H1
lower
Jan 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 19, 2021
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100378D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Les Adams
RRepublican
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