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Bill Chief judges; designation of cases to be heard in the Twelfth Judicial District. Chief judges; designation of cases to be heard in the Twelfth Judicial District. Allows the chief judges of the Twelfth Judicial District General District Court and Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court to designate by order cases to be heard in courtrooms in the Colonial Heights General District Court or Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court whose proper, preferred, or permissible venue is laid in Chesterfield County. The bill provides that such designations made by order shall not be subject to objection. Additionally, the bill provides that its provisions shall supersede all other provisions outside the bill related to the venue of cases to be heard in general district court or juvenile and domestic relations district court. The bill also prohibits such use of the City of Colonial Heights courtrooms until the city manager of Colonial Heights and the county supervisor of Chesterfield County have executed a memorandum of understanding detailing the terms and conditions of the use of such courtrooms. The provisions of this bill shall expire at such time that the Twelfth Judicial District General District Court and Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court courthouse buildings located in Chesterfield County are expanded or otherwise redesigned to suitably accommodate the office and courtroom space for an additional judge and additional administrative staff. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2025 HB 2599 Virginia HB 2599 (2025)
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Virginia HB 2599 (2025) — Chief judges; designation of cases to be heard in the Twelfth Judicial District.

Chief judges; designation of cases to be heard in the Twelfth Judicial District. Allows the chief judges of the Twelfth Judicial District General District Court and Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court to designate by order cases to be heard in courtrooms in the Colonial Heights General District Court or Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court whose proper, preferred, or permissible venue is laid in Chesterfield County. The bill provides that such designations made by order shall not be subject to objection. Additionally, the bill provides that its provisions shall supersede all other provisions outside the bill related to the venue of cases to be heard in general district court or juvenile and domestic relations district court. The bill also prohibits such use of the City of Colonial Heights courtrooms until the city manager of Colonial Heights and the county supervisor of Chesterfield County have executed a memorandum of understanding detailing the terms and conditions of the use of such courtrooms. The provisions of this bill shall expire at such time that the Twelfth Judicial District General District Court and Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court courthouse buildings located in Chesterfield County are expanded or otherwise redesigned to suitably accommodate the office and courtroom space for an additional judge and additional administrative staff.

Version chain

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

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
  3. Courts of Justice Substitute (committee substitute) — source
  4. Courts of Justice Amendment (committee substitute) — source
  5. HCJ Sub: Judicial (committee substitute) — source
  6. Senate Amendment (committee substitute) — source
  7. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Read third time and passed House (72-Y 24-N) — 72–24 (pass) · lower
  • Senate Amendment agreed to by House (96-Y 1-N) — 96–1 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) — 8–0 (pass) · lower
  • Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N) — 21–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Mike A. Cherry — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2025-01-13 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25103120D filing, introduction
  • 2025-01-13 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
  • 2025-01-23 Assigned Courts sub: Judicial referral-committee
  • 2025-01-24 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2599)
  • 2025-01-24 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) substitution
  • 2025-01-29 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2025-01-29 Committee substitute printed 25105001D-H1 substitution
  • 2025-01-31 Read first time reading-1
  • 2025-02-02 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2599)
  • 2025-02-03 Read second time reading-2
  • 2025-02-03 Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
  • 2025-02-03 Engrossed by House - committee substitute substitution
  • 2025-02-04 Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
  • 2025-02-04 Read third time and passed House (72-Y 24-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2025-02-05 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
  • 2025-02-05 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
  • 2025-02-17 Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2025-02-18 Rules suspended
  • 2025-02-18 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
  • 2025-02-18 Passed by for the day
  • 2025-02-19 Read third time reading-3
  • 2025-02-19 Reading of amendment waived
  • 2025-02-19 Courts of Justice Amendment agreed to amendment-passage
  • 2025-02-19 Engrossed by Senate as amended
  • 2025-02-19 Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2025-02-20 Senate Amendment agreed to by House (96-Y 1-N) amendment-passage
  • 2025-03-07 Enrolled enrolled
  • 2025-03-07 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2599ER) 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 (HB2599)
  • 2025-03-11 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025 enrolled, executive-receipt
  • 2025-03-11 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 executive-receipt
  • 2025-03-21 Approved by Governor-Chapter 292 (Effective 07/01/25) executive-signature
  • 2025-03-21 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0292)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/bededae6-230b-437d-9767-dabd75b9ada9. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).

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