Disciplining attorneys and reinstatement of attorneys; procedure by three-judge circuit court. (SB1494)

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Progress

✓	Introduced
✗	Passed Committee
☐	Passed House
✓	Passed Senate
☐	Signed by Governor
☐	Became Law

Description

Procedure for disciplining attorneys and reinstatement of attorneys by three-judge circuit court. Provides that any former attorney who has had his license revoked and filed a petition for reinstatement with the Virginia State Bar may elect and demand that such reinstatement proceedings be conducted by a three-judge circuit court. The bill also provides that a decision from a three-judge circuit court convened to sit for disciplinary matters or reinstatement proceedings may be appealled to the Court of Appeals and, if necessary, to the Supreme Court of Virginia. Under current law for disciplinary matters, the appeal is to the Supreme Court. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

Date	Action
01/20/2023	Presented and ordered printed 23104292D
01/20/2023	Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
02/01/2023	Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
02/01/2023	Reported from Judiciary with substitute (11-Y 4-N) (see vote tally)
02/01/2023	Impact statement from DPB (SB1494)
02/01/2023	Committee substitute printed 23106090D-S1
02/03/2023	Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2023	Read second time
02/06/2023	Reading of substitute waived
02/06/2023	Committee substitute agreed to 23106090D-S1
02/06/2023	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1494S1
02/07/2023	Impact statement from DPB (SB1494S1)
02/07/2023	Read third time and passed Senate (25-Y 14-N 1-A) (see vote tally)
02/10/2023	Placed on Calendar
02/10/2023	Read first time
02/10/2023	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/10/2023	Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
02/13/2023	Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
02/13/2023	Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
02/17/2023	Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (13-Y 7-N) (see vote tally)
02/17/2023	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
02/20/2023	Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/22/2023	Read second time
02/23/2023	Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to
02/23/2023	Rereferred to Courts of Justice
02/24/2023	Left in Courts of Justice