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| Bill | Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; magistrates, availability of complaint forms in courthouses. | Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; magistrates; availability of complaint forms in courthouses. Requires that paper copies of any standardized form developed and utilized by the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission and any standardized form developed and utilized by the Department of Magistrate Services in the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia for the filing of a complaint be made available to the public in the clerk's office in all state courts of the Commonwealth. The bill also requires that a sign be posted in all such courts, in a location accessible to the public, that notes the availability and location of such forms. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | HB 342 | Virginia HB 342 (2026) |
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Virginia HB 342 (2026) — Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; magistrates, availability of complaint forms in courthouses.
Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; magistrates; availability of complaint forms in courthouses. Requires that paper copies of any standardized form developed and utilized by the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission and any standardized form developed and utilized by the Department of Magistrate Services in the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia for the filing of a complaint be made available to the public in the clerk's office in all state courts of the Commonwealth. The bill also requires that a sign be posted in all such courts, in a location accessible to the public, that notes the availability and location of such forms.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Reported from Courts of Justice — 14–0 (pass) · upper
- Passage R — 38–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Courts of Justice — 15–7 (pass) · lower
- H VOTE: — 63–34 (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting — 8–2 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Marty Martinez — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-12 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100400D
filing, introduction - 2026-01-12 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee - 2026-01-19 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB342)
- 2026-01-29 Assigned HCJ sub: Civil
referral-committee - 2026-02-02 Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 2-N)
- 2026-02-04 Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 7-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-06 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-02-09 Read second time and engrossed
reading-2 - 2026-02-10 Read third time and passed House (63-Y 34-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-11 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 2026-02-11 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee - 2026-02-18 Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-20 Rules suspended
- 2026-02-20 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-02-20 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 2026-02-23 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-02-23 Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-02-25 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-02-25 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB342ER)
passage - 2026-02-25 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB342)
- 2026-02-25 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-02-25 Signed by President
passage - 2026-03-10 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2026-03-10 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt - 2026-04-06 Approved by Governor-Chapter 113 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature - 2026-04-06 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0113)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/06369c1b-d229-4acd-a945-a499e24e984d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).