HB2431
Attorneys; preliminary proof of education required of applicant for Virginia Bar examination.
Status:
Enacted
Latest Action:
March 18, 2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0039)
Chief Patron:
Katrina Callsen (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Attorneys; preliminary proof of education required of applicant for Virginia Bar examination.
Allows individuals who have received a master's or doctoral degree from an institution of higher education accredited by an accreditor recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and studied law for three years, consisting of not less than 18 hours per week for at least 40 weeks per year, (i) ... (More) in the office of an attorney practicing in the Commonwealth, whose full time is devoted to the practice of law, or (ii) with a retired circuit court judge who served the Commonwealth as a circuit court judge for a minimum of 10 years to sit for the Virginia Bar examination. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/08/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; Offered 01-08-2025 25103912D
- 01/08/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/20/2025 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 01/21/2025 - House: Referred from General Laws and referred to Courts of Justice (Voice Vote)
- 01/21/2025 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/24/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2431)
- 01/28/2025 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 01/28/2025 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 01/29/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/2025 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 01/31/2025 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (17-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/2025 - House: Committee substitute printed 25105263D-H1
- 02/02/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2431)
- 02/02/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- 02/03/2025 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/04/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/2025 - House: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- 02/04/2025 - House: Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (36-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 02/19/2025 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2431ER)
- 02/19/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/20/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2431)
- 02/22/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/03/2025 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
- 03/03/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/18/2025 - Approved by Governor-Chapter 39 (Effective 07/01/25)
- 03/18/2025 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0039)
