SB 1069 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Retired justices and judges; per diem payments for attendance at mandatory judicial conferences.

Summary
Retired justices and judges; per diem payments for attendance at mandatory judicial conferences. Provides that justices and judges who are retired under the Judicial Retirement System and are eligible for recall shall receive a per diem payment for attendance at any mandatory judicial conference at a rate established by the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia. This portion of the bill does not become effective unless reenacted by the 2026 Session of the General Assembly. In addition, the bill directs the Office of the Executive Secretary to study the provision of an hourly rate of payment for any retired judge or justice eligible for recall and any member of the State Corporation Commission or Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission for time necessarily expended when such judge, justice, or member is not actually sitting and report its findings to the Chairmen of the Senate and House Committees for Courts of Justice by October 1, 2025.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 7, 2025 Signed Mar 21, 2025
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What changed between versions

Enrolled Chaptered · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill was formally approved and assigned Chapter 326, with the approval date updated to March 21, 2025. The substantive text of the act regarding retired justices and judges remains unchanged in this version.
TECHNICAL

Added the specific chapter number (Chapter 326) and the formal approval date (March 21, 2025) to the enrolled text.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 31, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 13, 2025

How they voted

400
Passed
Total votes 40
Jan 31, 2025
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
39
Key actions
15
Committee
7
Amendments
7
Mar 21, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 326 (Effective - see bill)
executive
Feb 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1069ER)
upper
Feb 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
House Amendments agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House with amendments (96-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Courts of Justice Amendments agreed to
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Civil
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 31, 2025
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Jan 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Finance and Appropriations Amendment agreed to
upper
Jan 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Courts of Justice Amendment agreed to
upper
Jan 31, 2025
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Party
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Photo of Mark Peake
Mark Peake
RRepublican
VA
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