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| Bill | 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. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2025 | SB 1327 | Virginia SB 1327 (2025) |
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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.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
- Conference Report (committee substitute) — source
- Courts of Justice Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
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; origin ocd-bill/29dad22f-fe6b-46e8-b641-08cc5dba0fff. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).