SJ 259 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Judicial allocations; JLARC to study methodology used to determine.

Summary
Study; JLARC; methodology used to determine judicial allocations; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) to study the methodology used to determine judicial allocations to state courts within the Commonwealth. JLARC is directed to submit its findings and recommendations no later than the first day of the 2027 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2025 Last action Feb 20, 2025
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What changed between versions

Engrossed Enrolled · 5 edits
MODERATE
The bill moved from Engrossed to Enrolled status with minor text refinements and formatting adjustments. The substantive policy content remains the same, directing the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study judicial allocation methodology in Virginia courts. Key changes include removing bracketed editorial notes, correcting a typo ('does not sufficiently' instead of 'has resulted in... that are inconsistent with'), and adjusting the deadline from November 30, 2025 to November 30, 2026.
TIMELINE

Study completion deadline extended from November 30, 2025 to November 30, 2026, with report submission deadline adjusted to first day of 2027 Regular Session

TECHNICAL

Removed bracketed editorial markup and formatting inconsistencies from the text

Corrected a grammatical inconsistency in the WHEREAS clause regarding study results

Simplified language regarding technical assistance providers by removing the Virginia Circuit Court Clerks' Association and Virginia Association of Commonwealth's Attorneys from the list

Adjusted formatting of case processing procedures language for clarity

Floor votes · Senate Jan 27, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 20, 2025

How they voted

380
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Jan 27, 2025
D Democratic21
20 Yea 1
95% Yea
R Republican19
18 Yea 1
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Amendments
3
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ259ER)
upper
Feb 20, 2025
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (97-0-3)
house of delegates
Feb 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Rules (18-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rules
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
upper
Jan 28, 2025
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Jan 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rules Amendments agreed to
upper
Jan 28, 2025
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Rules with amendments (Voice Vote)
upper
Jan 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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State
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Scott Surovell
DDemocratic
VA
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