Clerks' offices; days of operation, clerks' authority to close office.
Summary
Days of operation of clerks' offices; clerks'authority to close office. Allows the clerk of the circuit courtof any county or city to close the clerk's office on (i) ChristmasEve; (ii) any day when such clerk determines that operation of theclerk's office, under prevailing conditions, would constitute a threatto the health and safety of the clerk's office personnel or the generalpublic; (iii) any day or portion of a day that the Governor declaresas a holiday for state employees; and (iv) any day or portion ofa day on which the Governor, Supreme Court, or Judicial Council authorizesstate offices to be closed. Under current law, the clerk may onlyclose the clerk's office once a judge authorizes such clerk to doso.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 16, 2024
Signed Apr 4, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 26, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 13, 2024
How they voted
37–2
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Feb 26, 2024
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
R
Republican19
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
9
Committee
7
Apr 4, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 482 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1396ER)
lower
Feb 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (37-Y 2-N 1-A)
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 14, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (72-Y 26-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (72-Y 26-N)
lower
Feb 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 9-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
lower
Feb 2, 2024
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Judicial
lower
Jan 16, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 16, 2024
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 24105197D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Patrick Hope
DDemocratic
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