Declaration of judicial emergency; procedures for Supreme Court to follow. (SB127)

Introduced By

Sen. Henry Marsh (D-Richmond)

Progress

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

Description

Declaration of judicial emergency.  Sets out a procedure for the Supreme Court to follow in entering an order declaring a judicial emergency when there is a disaster as defined in the Commonwealth's Emergency Services and Disaster Law. The judicial emergency order may suspend, toll, extend, or otherwise grant relief from time limits or filing requirements in any court affected by the order and allows designation of a neighboring jurisdiction as proper venue for civil and criminal proceedings. This bill is a recommendation of the Judicial Council. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/07/2010Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10
01/07/2010Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10100827D
01/07/2010Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/12/2010Assigned Courts sub: Civil
01/18/2010Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/19/2010Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/20/2010Read second time and engrossed
01/21/2010Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/03/2010Placed on Calendar
02/03/2010Read first time
02/03/2010Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/16/2010Assigned Courts sub: #2 Civil
02/22/2010Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (11-Y 0-N)
02/26/2010Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (19-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/02/2010Read second time
03/03/2010Read third time
03/03/2010Committee amendment agreed to
03/03/2010Engrossed by House as amended
03/03/2010Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
03/03/2010VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/05/2010House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/12/2010Enrolled
03/12/2010Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB127ER)
03/12/2010Signed by Speaker
03/13/2010Signed by President
04/09/2010Impact statement from DPB (SB127ER)
04/11/2010G Approved by Governor-Chapter 451 (effective 7/1/10)
04/11/2010G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0451)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 30 seconds.

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: HB883.