SR 291 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Judges; nominations for election to general district court.

SR 291 nominates individuals for election to existing general district court judgeships in Virginia. The bill passed unanimously through the Senate on February 19, 2025, with no changes to qualification requirements or nomination procedures. It is a procedural measure confirming candidates for current judicial positions, not a policy change affecting voters or court operations.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 19, 2025 Last action Feb 20, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill was transitioned from an introduced Senate resolution to an enrolled version, primarily involving formatting and layout changes rather than substantive policy modifications. The core nominations for general district court judgeships remain identical, with no changes to the judges' names, districts, terms, or start dates.

TECHNICAL

Layout and formatting were restructured with additional spacing and alignment adjustments throughout the document.

The status header changed from 'INTRODUCED' to 'ENROLLED' indicating the bill has passed all legislative stages.

Removed internal tracking markers like bill number and patron information that are no longer needed in the final enrolled version.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 19, 2025

How they voted

40–0

Passed

Total votes 40

Feb 19, 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

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Key actions

Committee

Feb 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Bill text as passed Senate (SR291ER)

upper

Feb 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

Agreed to by Senate by voice vote

upper

Feb 19, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

upper

Feb 19, 2025

Introduced

Presented and ordered printed 25107819D

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors