HJ 476 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Judges; election in Circuit Court, General District Court, etc.

Summary

Election of Circuit Court Judges, General District Court Judges, Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Judges, members of the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission, and the Auditor of Public Accounts.

Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Jan 2025

Governor

Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Last action Mar 12, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill transitioned from an introduced draft to an enrolled final version with no substantive policy changes. The enrolled version includes official signatures, session headers, and page numbering that were absent in the introduced draft. All election dates, judicial positions, and term lengths remain identical between versions.

TECHNICAL

Added official session headers, enrolled status designation, and signatures from House and Senate agreeing to the resolution

Added page numbering and document identifiers (HJ476ER) indicating final enrolled status

Removed introductory draft markers including 'Introduced' status and patron information

Floor votes · Senate Jan 14, 2025 · House of Delegates Jan 14, 2025

How they voted

37–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 38

Jan 14, 2025

D Democratic20

20 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican18

17 Yea 1

94% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ476ER)

lower

Jan 14, 2025

Introduced

Presented 25105014D

lower

Jan 14, 2025

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (37-0-1)

senate

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors