SB248: Circuit and district courts; use by Virginia State Bar of additional fees.
Chief Patron
Sen.
Janet Howell (D-32)

Janet Howell
(D-32)
Served: 1992–
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
03/27/2008: signed by governor
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- 01/08/2008 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081667228
- 01/08/2008 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/10/2008 Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 01/28/2008 Reported from Courts of Justice (10-Y 3-N 1-A) (see vote tally)
- 01/28/2008 Rereferred to Finance
- 02/01/2008 Impact statement from DPB (SB248)
- 02/05/2008 Reported from Finance (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/06/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/07/2008 Read second time and engrossed
- 02/08/2008 Read third time and passed Senate (30-Y 9-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/08/2008 Communicated to House
- 02/13/2008 Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/2008 Read first time
- 02/13/2008 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/14/2008 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 02/29/2008 Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 10-N)
- 03/04/2008 Read second time
- 03/05/2008 Read third time
- 03/05/2008 Pending question ordered
- 03/05/2008 Passed House (69-Y 27-N)
- 03/05/2008 VOTE: --- PASSAGE (69-Y 27-N) (see vote tally)
- 03/08/2008 Enrolled
- 03/08/2008 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB248ER)
- 03/08/2008 Signed by Speaker
- 03/11/2008 Signed by President
- 03/12/2008 Signed by Speaker
- 03/12/2008 Signed by President
- 03/27/2008 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 692 (effective 7/1/08)
- 04/01/2008 Impact statement from DPB (SB248ER)
Summary
Additional fees in certain courts; use by Virginia State
Bar. Increases the civil action filing fee in circuit and district court
to $10. Currently, the fee is $5. The additional $5 would be deposited into the
Legal Aid Services Fund.
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Votes were cast on this bill on the following dates for which Richmond Sunlight
has video: 01/10/2008, 01/28/2008, 02/01/2008, 02/01/2008, 02/06/2008, 02/06/2008, 02/07/2008, 02/07/2008, 02/08/2008, 02/08/2008, 02/13/2008, 02/13/2008, 02/14/2008, 02/14/2008, 02/29/2008 and 03/11/2008.
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