2024 Regular Session • Virginia Legislature
HB679: Magistrates; certain minimum standards for security and accessibility in quarters.
Legislative Summary
Quarters for magistrates; certain minimum standards for security and accessibility. Establishes certain minimum standards for ensuring security and accessibility in quarters for magistrates.
Bill History
1/9/2024
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101197D
House of Delegates
1/9/2024
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
House of Delegates
2/2/2024
Assigned Courts sub: Judicial
House of Delegates
2/7/2024
Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/9/2024
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/12/2024
Read second time and engrossed
House of Delegates
2/13/2024
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/13/2024
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/14/2024
Constitutional reading dispensed
Senate
2/14/2024
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Senate
2/21/2024
Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/23/2024
Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/26/2024
Read third time
Senate
2/26/2024
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/29/2024
Enrolled
House of Delegates
2/29/2024
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB679ER)
House of Delegates
2/29/2024
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
3/3/2024
Signed by President
Senate
3/11/2024
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
House of Delegates
3/11/2024
Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
3/28/2024
Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 201 (effective 7/1/24)
3/28/2024
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0201)
Roll Call Votes
Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2/26/2024
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2/23/2024
38
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 0-N)
2/21/2024
9
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
2/13/2024
99
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
2/7/2024
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(3/28/2024)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor

James Leftwich
Republican