HB 1553 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Court of Appeals; procedure on appeal; criminal cases.

Summary
Court of Appeals; procedure on appeal; criminal cases. Removes the requirement that a copy of a notice of appeal to the Court of Appeals in a criminal case be mailed or delivered to the Attorney General. This bill is identical to SB 896.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Nov 19, 2024 Signed Mar 24, 2025
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What changed between versions

Enrolled Chaptered · 1 edit
MINOR
This bill converts HB 1553 from an enrolled legislative bill to a chaptered act, giving it official legal status as Chapter 367 of the 2025 Virginia Acts of Assembly. The substantive content of the bill remains unchanged, with no modifications to the actual legal provisions regarding Court of Appeals procedures for criminal cases.
TECHNICAL

Formatting changes converting the bill from enrolled status to chaptered act status, including adding chapter designation, approval date, and adjusting page layout formatting.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 7, 2025 · House of Delegates Jan 23, 2025

How they voted

380
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Feb 7, 2025
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
17 Yea 2
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Mar 24, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 367 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Feb 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1553ER)
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 12, 2025
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
lower
Nov 19, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors