HB1238: Supreme Court of Virginia; allowed to convene when state of emergency.
Chief Patron
Del.
Ken Melvin (D-80)

Ken Melvin
(D-80)
Portsmouth, VA
Served: 1986–
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Status
03/30/2006: signed by governor
View Entire History
- 01/11/2006 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 061123160
- 01/11/2006 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/10/2006 Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2006 Read first time
- 02/13/2006 Read second time and engrossed
- 02/14/2006 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/2006 VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/2006 Communicated to Senate
- 02/15/2006 Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/15/2006 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/22/2006 Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/2006 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/2006 VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/2006 Read third time
- 02/27/2006 Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/2006 Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/2006 VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/2006 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1238ER)
- 03/07/2006 Enrolled
- 03/07/2006 Signed by Speaker
- 03/08/2006 Signed by President
- 03/30/2006 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 357 (effective 7/1/06)
- 04/05/2006 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0357)
Summary
Emergency sessions of the Supreme Court of Virginia.
Allows the Supreme Court during a state of emergency to convene at such time,
in such location, and for such purposes as is necessary for the efficient and
effective administration of justice and, in such circumstances, allows the
justices to preside through the use of technology in order to satisfy the
quorum requirement. View Full Text »
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