2023 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB2012: Retired Supreme Court justices and Court of Appeals judges; recall in circuit courts.

Legislative Summary

Retired Supreme Court justices and Court of Appeals judges; recall; circuit courts. Provides that retired justices of the Supreme Court of Virginia and judges of the Court of Appeals of Virginia may be designated by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia to sit in recall in circuit courts when such retired justice or judge has been found qualified within the preceding three years by the House Committee for Courts of Justice and the Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retired Supreme Court justices and Court of Appeals judges; recall; circuit courts. Provides that retired justices of the Supreme Court of Virginia and judges of the Court of Appeals of Virginia may be designated by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia to sit in recall in circuit courts when such retired justice or judge has been found qualified within the preceding three years by the House Committee for Courts of Justice and the Senate Committee on the Judiciary.

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Bill History

1/10/2023
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101090D
House of Delegates
1/10/2023
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
House of Delegates
1/13/2023
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
House of Delegates
1/16/2023
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/23/2023
Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/25/2023
Read first time
House of Delegates
1/26/2023
Read second time and engrossed
House of Delegates
1/27/2023
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/27/2023
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/30/2023
Constitutional reading dispensed
Senate
1/30/2023
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
Senate
2/8/2023
Reported from Judiciary with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
Senate
2/8/2023
Committee substitute printed 23106533D-S1
Senate
2/10/2023
Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/13/2023
Read third time
Senate
2/13/2023
Reading of substitute waived
Senate
2/13/2023
Committee substitute agreed to 23106533D-S1
Senate
2/13/2023
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2012S1
Senate
2/13/2023
Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/15/2023
Senate substitute agreed to by House 23106533D-S1 (99-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/15/2023
VOTE: Adoption (99-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/20/2023
Enrolled
House of Delegates
2/20/2023
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2012ER)
House of Delegates
2/20/2023
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/21/2023
Signed by President
Senate
3/2/2023
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
House of Delegates
3/2/2023
Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
3/23/2023
Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 313 (effective 7/1/23)
3/23/2023
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0313)

Roll Call Votes

House: VOTE: Adoption (99-Y 0-N)
2/15/2023
99
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
2/13/2023
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2/10/2023
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
2/8/2023
14
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
1/27/2023
98
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 0-N)
1/23/2023
19
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
1/16/2023
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/23/2023)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sine DiePrior Session

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Les Adams
Les Adams
Republican

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/23/20233.7 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text2/20/20233.7 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/8/20233.9 KB
Prefiled
Bill Text1/10/20234.1 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/21/202375.3 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/14/202363.8 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/2/202360.7 KB