Judges; increases from six to seven the maximum number in the Thirty-first Judicial Circuit.
Summary
Maximum number of judges in each judicial circuit. Increases from six to seven the maximum number of authorized judges in the Thirty-first Judicial Circuit. This bill is a recommendation of the Judicial Council of Virginia and is identical to SB 6.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 12, 2022
Signed Apr 11, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 7, 2022 · House of Delegates Feb 15, 2022
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Mar 7, 2022
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
11
Committee
13
Apr 11, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 580 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Mar 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 4, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 2-N)
upper
Feb 21, 2022
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 21, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary (13-Y 1-N)
upper
Feb 16, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Feb 15, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Committee
Assigned App. sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #3
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100583D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Luke Torian
DDemocratic
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