Virginia State Bar examination; foreign applicants, evidence required.
Summary
Attorneys; granting certificates without examination. Provides that the Supreme Court of Virginia shall have the discretionto grant a certificate to practice law without examination to anattorney who has (i) been admitted to practice law before the courtof last resort of any state or territory of the United States orthe District of Columbia for at least two years; (ii) made at leastsix pro hac vice appearances in a court in the Commonwealth, whetherstate or federal; and (iii) obtained a juris doctor or LL.M. degreefrom an accredited law school in the United States that was approvedby the American Bar Association.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 11, 2021
Signed Mar 18, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 3, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 24, 2021
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 3, 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
38
Key actions
12
Committee
12
Mar 18, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 296 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1234H1
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 21200229D-H1
lower
Feb 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 16, 2021
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Civil
lower
Feb 5, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1234S1
upper
Feb 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 21104012D-S1
upper
Feb 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Jan 11, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100935D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
CP
Chap Petersen
DDemocratic
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