Courts Technology Fund; created, increase in certain fees. (HB68)

Introduced By

Del. Vince Callahan (R-McLean)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Courts Technology Fund; creation. Creates a special non-reverting fund to be administered by the Supreme Court of Virginia funded by (i) a $5 increase from July 1, 2006 through December 31, 2006 in clerks' fees for civil case filings in the district and circuit courts and a $10 increase thereafter, (ii) doubling the filing fee in the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court to $50, and (iii) a $14 increase in the Supreme Court fee for a law license certificate and a certificate of qualification. Money in the Fund is to be allocated at the direction of the Supreme Court of Virginia to staff, advance, update, maintain, replace, repair and support the telecommunications and technology systems of the judicial system. Revenues raised in support of the Fund shall not be used to supplant current funding to the judicial branch. This bill is identical to SB 157. Read the Bill »

Status

04/05/2006: signed by governor

History

DateAction
12/15/2005Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 066522160
12/15/2005Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/12/2006Assigned to Courts of Justice sub-committee: Civil Law
01/18/2006Referred from Courts of Justice
01/18/2006Referred to Committee on Appropriations
01/27/2006Assigned App. sub: General Government and Technology (Wardrup)
02/07/2006Fiscal impact statement from DPB (HB68)
02/08/2006Reported from Appropriations with amendments (23-Y 0-N)
02/10/2006Read first time
02/13/2006Read second time
02/13/2006Committee amendments agreed to
02/13/2006Engrossed by House as amended HB68E
02/13/2006Printed as engrossed 066522160-E
02/14/2006Read third time and passed House (92-Y 8-N)
02/14/2006VOTE: PASSAGE (92-Y 8-N)
02/14/2006Communicated to Senate
02/15/2006Constitutional reading dispensed
02/15/2006Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/22/2006Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (14-Y 0-N)
02/24/2006Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
02/24/2006VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
02/27/2006Read third time
02/27/2006Reading of amendments waived
02/27/2006Committee amendments agreed to
02/27/2006Engrossed by Senate as amended
02/27/2006Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
02/27/2006Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)
02/27/2006VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
02/28/2006Placed on Calendar
03/01/2006Senate amendments agreed to by House (85-Y 13-N)
03/01/2006VOTE: ADOPTION (85-Y 13-N)
03/07/2006Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB68ER)
03/07/2006Enrolled
03/07/2006Signed by Speaker
03/08/2006Signed by President
03/29/2006Fiscal impact statement from DPB (HB68ER)
04/05/2006G Approved by Governor-Chapter 623 (effective 7/1/06)
04/14/2006G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0623)