---
type: "Bill"
title: "Judges; maximum number in each judicial district."
description: "Maximum number of judges in each judicial district. Increases by one the maximum number of general district court judges in the Ninth and Thirty-first Judicial Districts. The bill also increases by one the maximum number of juvenile and domestic relations district court judges in the Second Judicial District. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Committee on District Courts. This bill is identical to HB 2729."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 1327"
citation: "Virginia SB 1327 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["J.D. \"Danny\" Diggs"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 43
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2025-01-12"
last_action: "2025-03-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/29dad22f-fe6b-46e8-b641-08cc5dba0fff"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB1327"
source_hash: "a002715f2e3775c99ea41e933c08ecac4347ca9f55657650391b56e06256e900"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia SB 1327 (2025) — Judges; maximum number in each judicial district.

Maximum number of judges in each judicial district. Increases by one the maximum number of general district court judges in the Ninth and Thirty-first Judicial Districts. The bill also increases by one the maximum number of juvenile and domestic relations district court judges in the Second Judicial District. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Committee on District Courts. This bill is identical to HB 2729.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1019362.PDF)
2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1077502.PDF)
3. **Conference Report** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1061205.HTML)
4. **Courts of Justice Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1042493.PDF)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1063525.PDF)

## Votes

- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 1-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Passed House (95-Y 0-N) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N) — **13–0** (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 1-N) — **39–1** (pass) · upper
- Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Conference report agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
- House substitute rejected by Senate (2-Y 36-N) — **2–36** (fail) · upper
- Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N) — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- J.D. "Danny" Diggs — primary (person)
- Christie New Craig — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-01-12** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-12-2025 25104284D `filing, introduction`
- **2025-01-12** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-22** Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-24** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1327)
- **2025-01-28** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-29** Rules suspended
- **2025-01-29** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N)
- **2025-01-29** Passed by for the day
- **2025-01-30** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
- **2025-01-30** Rules suspended
- **2025-01-30** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 1-N)
- **2025-01-30** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2025-02-03** Placed on Calendar
- **2025-02-03** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2025-02-03** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-05** Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-05** Committee substitute printed 25106783D-H1 `substitution`
- **2025-02-07** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1327)
- **2025-02-07** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-02-10** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2025-02-10** Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- **2025-02-10** Engrossed by House - committee substitute `substitution`
- **2025-02-10** Passed House with substitute (95-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2025-02-12** House substitute rejected by Senate (2-Y 36-N)
- **2025-02-13** House insisted on substitute `substitution`
- **2025-02-13** House requested conference committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-17** Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N)
- **2025-02-17** Conferees appointed by Senate
- **2025-02-17** Senators: Surovell, Carroll Foy, Diggs
- **2025-02-18** Conferees appointed by House
- **2025-02-18** Delegates: Hope, Maldonado, Ballard
- **2025-02-19** Amended by conference committee
- **2025-02-19** Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-19** Conference report agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-07** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2025-03-07** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1327ER) `passage`
- **2025-03-07** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-03-10** Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-03-10** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1327)
- **2025-03-11** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025 `enrolled`
- **2025-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 `executive-receipt`
- **2025-03-24** Approved by Governor-Chapter 582 (Effective 07/01/25) `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-24** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0582)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/29dad22f-fe6b-46e8-b641-08cc5dba0fff`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).