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type: "Bill"
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title: "Court of Appeals of Virginia; makes various changes to procedures and jurisdiction of the Court."
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description: "Court of Appeals of Virginia; emergency. Makes various changes to the procedures and jurisdiction of the Court of Appeals of Virginia, including (i) clarifying that an aggrieved party of certain pretrial orders may petition the Court of Appeals for review of such order and that such petitions shall be reviewed by a three-judge panel; (ii) providing that a party to an appeal that requests an extension for a filing deadline in the Court of Appeals must show good cause for the extension to be granted; (iii) clarifying that appeal bonds and security bonds are not required in criminal appeals; (iv) permitting the Court of Appeals to dispense with oral argument if the parties agree that it is not necessary; and (v) making consistent the grounds for seeking a delayed appeal in a criminal case in the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Virginia. The bill additionally corrects the unintentional elimination of reviews of interlocutory decrees or orders involving certain equitable claims from the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeals. The bill contains an emergency clause that is applicable only to this correction."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2022"
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identifier: "SB 143"
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citation: "Virginia SB 143 (2022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["John S. Edwards"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 49
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vote_count: 11
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first_action: "2022-01-08"
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last_action: "2022-04-27"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2e205aee-2e33-4533-8c44-a4f1acf02ee3"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+SB143"
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source_hash: "88dee858eb73f1b72c682016c20b7971bb48573522e34aa888e731117274cd49"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia SB 143 (2022) — Court of Appeals of Virginia; makes various changes to procedures and jurisdiction of the Court.
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Court of Appeals of Virginia; emergency. Makes various changes to the procedures and jurisdiction of the Court of Appeals of Virginia, including (i) clarifying that an aggrieved party of certain pretrial orders may petition the Court of Appeals for review of such order and that such petitions shall be reviewed by a three-judge panel; (ii) providing that a party to an appeal that requests an extension for a filing deadline in the Court of Appeals must show good cause for the extension to be granted; (iii) clarifying that appeal bonds and security bonds are not required in criminal appeals; (iv) permitting the Court of Appeals to dispense with oral argument if the parties agree that it is not necessary; and (v) making consistent the grounds for seeking a delayed appeal in a criminal case in the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Virginia. The bill additionally corrects the unintentional elimination of reviews of interlocutory decrees or orders involving certain equitable claims from the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeals. The bill contains an emergency clause that is applicable only to this correction.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **CHAP0714** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0714)
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2. **Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/12/22 22103323D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB143)
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3. **Printed as engrossed 22103323D-E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB143E)
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4. **Printed as reengrossed 22103323D-E2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB143E2)
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5. **SB143ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB143ER)
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6. **SB143ER2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB143ER2)
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## Votes
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- Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Adoption (100-Y 0-N) — **99–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Judiciary with amendments (10-Y 1-N 4-A) — **10–1** (pass) · upper
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- Passed Senate (25-Y 13-N) — **25–13** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 3-N) — **35–3** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (35-Y 5-N) — **35–5** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N) — **20–0** (pass) · lower
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- Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (38-Y 0-N) — **38–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) — **7–0** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) — **99–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- John S. Edwards — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-01-08** Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/12/22 22103323D `introduction`
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- **2022-01-08** Referred to Committee on the Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2022-01-19** Impact statement from DPB (SB143)
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- **2022-01-19** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2022-01-19** Reported from Judiciary with amendments (10-Y 1-N 4-A) `committee-passage`
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- **2022-01-21** Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-01-24** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2022-01-24** Reading of amendments waived
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- **2022-01-24** Committee amendments agreed to
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- **2022-01-24** Engrossed by Senate as amended SB143E
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- **2022-01-24** Printed as engrossed 22103323D-E
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- **2022-01-25** Passed by for the day
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- **2022-01-26** Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-01-26** Reading of amendment waived
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- **2022-01-26** Amendment by Senator Edwards agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2022-01-26** Reengrossed by Senate as amended SB143E2
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- **2022-01-26** Emergency clause deleted
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- **2022-01-26** Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 3-N)
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- **2022-01-26** Passed Senate (25-Y 13-N) `passage`
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- **2022-01-26** Printed as reengrossed 22103323D-E2
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- **2022-02-11** Impact statement from DPB (SB143E2)
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- **2022-02-22** Placed on Calendar
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- **2022-02-22** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2022-02-22** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-27** Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1 `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-28** Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-03-02** Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-03-07** Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2022-03-08** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2022-03-09** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2022-03-09** Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2022-03-09** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-03-11** Enrolled
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- **2022-03-11** Signed by President
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- **2022-03-11** Signed by Speaker
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- **2022-03-22** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
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- **2022-03-22** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
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- **2022-04-01** Impact statement from DPB (SB143ER)
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- **2022-04-11** Governor's recommendation received by Senate
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- **2022-04-27** Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (35-Y 5-N)
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- **2022-04-27** House concurred in Governor's recommendation BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-04-27** VOTE: Adoption (100-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-04-27** Emergency clause added by Governor's recommendation
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- **2022-04-27** Governor's recommendation adopted
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- **2022-04-27** Reenrolled
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- **2022-04-27** Reenrolled bill text (SB143ER2)
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- **2022-04-27** Signed by President as reenrolled
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- **2022-04-27** Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
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- **2022-04-27** Enacted, Chapter 714 (effective 4/27/22) `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2e205aee-2e33-4533-8c44-a4f1acf02ee3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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