HB2599
Chief judges; designation of cases to be heard in the Twelfth Judicial District.
Status:
Enacted
Latest Action:
March 21, 2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0292)
Chief Patron:
Mike Cherry (R)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. 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 ... (More) laid in Chesterfield County. 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 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. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25103120D
- 01/13/2025 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/23/2025 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Judicial
- 01/23/2025 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 01/24/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2599)
- 01/24/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/2025 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 01/29/2025 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/2025 - House: Committee substitute printed 25105001D-H1
- 01/31/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/02/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2599)
- 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: Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
- 02/04/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House (72-Y 24-N)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Courts of Justice Amendment agreed to
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/2025 - House: Senate Amendment agreed to by House (96-Y 1-N)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 03/07/2025 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2599ER)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/10/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2599)
- 03/11/2025 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
- 03/11/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/21/2025 - Approved by Governor-Chapter 292 (Effective 07/01/25)
- 03/21/2025 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0292)
