Judges; reduces number in circuit court in 19th Judicial Circuit District. (HB1487)
Introduced By
Del. Dave Albo (R-Springfield)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Maximum number of circuit court judges; 19th Judicial Circuit. Reduces from 15 to 14 the maximum number of circuit court judges in the 19th Judicial Circuit (Fairfax, Fairfax County), effective July 1, 2018, or upon the death, resignation, or retirement of any judge of that court, whichever occurs later. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
Date | Action |
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12/13/2016 | Committee |
12/13/2016 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101507D |
12/13/2016 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/13/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1487) |
02/03/2017 | Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/04/2017 | Read first time |
02/06/2017 | Read second time and engrossed |
02/07/2017 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) |
02/07/2017 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/08/2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/08/2017 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/13/2017 | Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
02/13/2017 | Rereferred to Finance |
02/15/2017 | Passed by indefinitely in Finance (14-Y 1-N 1-A) (see vote tally) |
Comments
The 19th only has 14 judges currently seated.
I'm sure that Delegate Albo is trying to look busy here, but creating a bill for a non-issue is wasting both the taxpayer's time and wasting his peers time in even having to discuss this bill.