Attorneys; examinations and issuance of licenses, requirements.
Summary
Attorneys; examinations and issuance of licenses; requirements. Requires, before an applicant is permitted to takethe Virginia bar exam, that the applicant furnish to the Board ofBar Examiners satisfactory evidence that he has satisfactorily completedlegal studies amounting to at least five semesters, or the equivalentof at least five semesters on a system other than a semester system,of full-time study at a law school approved by the American Bar Associationor the Board of Bar Examiners. Under current law, an applicant isrequired to have completed all degree requirements of such law school.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 7, 2022
Signed Apr 7, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 23, 2022 · House of Delegates Feb 11, 2022
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 23, 2022
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
6
Committee
8
Apr 7, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 148 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Feb 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 21, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 14, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Feb 11, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #3
lower
Jan 25, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 25, 2022
Committee
Referred from General Laws
lower
Jan 7, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 7, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103824D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Terry Kilgore
RRepublican
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