Attorneys; examinations and issuance of licenses, requirements. (HB117)
Introduced By
Del. Terry Kilgore (R-Gate City)
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 |
Description
Attorneys; examinations and issuance of licenses; requirements. Requires, before an applicant is permitted to take the Virginia bar exam, that the applicant furnish to the Board of Bar Examiners satisfactory evidence that he has satisfactorily completed legal studies amounting to at least five semesters, or the equivalent of at least five semesters on a system other than a semester system, of full-time study at a law school approved by the American Bar Association or the Board of Bar Examiners. Under current law, an applicant is required to have completed all degree requirements of such law school. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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01/07/2022 | Committee |
01/07/2022 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103824D |
01/07/2022 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
01/25/2022 | Referred from General Laws |
01/25/2022 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/26/2022 | Impact statement from DPB (HB117) |
02/03/2022 | Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #3 |
02/04/2022 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N) |
02/07/2022 | Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
02/09/2022 | Read first time |
02/10/2022 | Read second time and engrossed |
02/11/2022 | Read third time and passed House (98-Y 1-N) |
02/11/2022 | VOTE: Passage (98-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
02/14/2022 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/14/2022 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
02/21/2022 | Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/22/2022 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/23/2022 | Read third time |
02/23/2022 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/25/2022 | Enrolled |
02/25/2022 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB117ER) |
02/25/2022 | Signed by Speaker |
02/25/2022 | Signed by President |
02/28/2022 | Impact statement from DPB (HB117ER) |
03/11/2022 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2022 |
03/11/2022 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022 |
04/07/2022 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 148 (effective 7/1/22) |
04/07/2022 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0148) |