Attorneys; examinations and issuance of licenses, requirements. (HB117)

Introduced By

Del. Terry Kilgore (R-Gate City)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
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

DateAction
01/07/2022Committee
01/07/2022Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103824D
01/07/2022Referred to Committee on General Laws
01/25/2022Referred from General Laws
01/25/2022Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/26/2022Impact statement from DPB (HB117)
02/03/2022Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #3
02/04/2022Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
02/07/2022Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
02/09/2022Read first time
02/10/2022Read second time and engrossed
02/11/2022Read third time and passed House (98-Y 1-N)
02/11/2022VOTE: Passage (98-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
02/14/2022Constitutional reading dispensed
02/14/2022Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
02/21/2022Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/22/2022Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/23/2022Read third time
02/23/2022Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/25/2022Enrolled
02/25/2022Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB117ER)
02/25/2022Signed by Speaker
02/25/2022Signed by President
02/28/2022Impact statement from DPB (HB117ER)
03/11/2022Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2022
03/11/2022G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
04/07/2022G Approved by Governor-Chapter 148 (effective 7/1/22)
04/07/2022G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0148)