VA HB272 | 2014 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on May 23 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-05-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0808)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Judicial performance evaluation program. Requires the judicial performance evaluation program, which provides a self-improvement mechanism for judges and a source of information for the reelection process, established by the Supreme Court of Virginia to submit evaluation reports on justices and judges whose terms expire during the next session of the General Assembly to the Chairmen of the House and Senate Committees for Courts of Justice by December 1 of each year. Such reports to the General Assembly are public records, but all other records created or maintained by or on behalf of the program are confidential and exempt from the mandatory disclosure provisions of FOIA.

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Title

Judicial performance evaluation program; evaluation reports on justices and judges.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2014-04-23 - House - House: VOTE: REJECTED (27-Y 70-N) (Y: 27 N: 72 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2014-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N) (Y: 38 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-26 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance (14-Y 3-N) (Y: 14 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 2-N 1-A) (Y: 11 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2014-02-11 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-05 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-05 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-01-20 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-01-15 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2014-05-23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0808)
2014-05-23 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 808 (effective 7/1/14)
2014-04-23HouseCommunicated to Governor
2014-04-23HouseVOTE: REJECTED (27-Y 70-N)
2014-04-23HouseHouse rejected Governor's recommendation (27-Y 70-N)
2014-04-22HousePlaced on Calendar
2014-04-06HouseGovernor's recommendation received by House
2014-03-07SenateSigned by President
2014-03-04HouseSigned by Speaker
2014-03-04HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB272ER)
2014-03-04HouseEnrolled
2014-02-27SenatePassed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
2014-02-27SenateRead third time
2014-02-26SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2014-02-25SenateReported from Finance (14-Y 3-N)
2014-02-19SenateRereferred to Finance
2014-02-19SenateReported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 2-N 1-A)
2014-02-12SenateReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2014-02-12SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2014-02-11HouseVOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2014-02-11HouseRead third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2014-02-10HouseRead second time and engrossed
2014-02-07HouseRead first time
2014-02-05HouseReported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
2014-02-05HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2014-01-23HouseAssigned App. sub: General Government & Capital Outlay
2014-01-20HouseReferred to Committee on Appropriations
2014-01-20HouseReported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N)
2014-01-15HouseSubcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2014-01-15HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
2014-01-10HouseAssigned Courts sub: Civil
2013-12-31HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2013-12-31HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14100223D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
171100(n/a)See Bill Text
223705.7(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+sum+HB272
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+ful+HB272+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+ful+HB272ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+ful+CHAP0808+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+H0802V0045+HB0272
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+H08V0020+HB0272
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+H0201V0005+HB0272
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+H02V0027+HB0272
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+HV0607+HB0272
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+S03V0223+HB0272
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+S05V0209+HB0272
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+SV0585HB0272+HB0272
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+SV0638HB0272+HB0272
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+HV1485+HB0272

Bill Comments

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