Virginia 2019 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 1655 — Specialty dockets; report.

Last action — Enrolled

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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House of Delegates
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

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7 added · 120 removed

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SESSION history | hilite | pdf | print version 19101131D SENATE BILL NO.
1655 Offered January 9, 2019 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 18.2-254.2, relating to specialty dockets;
report.
---------- Patron-- Cosgrove ---------- Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice ---------- Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1.
That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 18.2-254.2 as follows:
§ 18.2-254.2.
Specialty dockets;
report.
The Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court shall develop a statewide evaluation model and conduct ongoing evaluations of the effectiveness and efficiency of all local specialty dockets established in accordance with the Rules of Supreme Court of Virginia.
Each local specialty docket shall submit evaluative reports to the Office of the Executive Secretary as requested.
The Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia shall submit a report of such evaluations to the General Assembly by December 1 of each year.
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  • Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1655ER) View text Current html February 12, 2019
  • Senate: Presented and ordered printed 19101131D View text html January 09, 2019

Action History

  1. Enrolled

  2. Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)

  3. Read third time

  4. Read second time

  5. Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

  6. Read first time

  7. Placed on Calendar

  8. Read second time and engrossed

  9. Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

  10. Presented and ordered printed 19101131D

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (147)

147 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 17000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bell, Robert B. — Yea
Gilbert — Yea
Campbell, J.L. — Yea
Campbell, R.R. — Yea
Bourne — Yea
Collins — Yea
Miyares — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Ransone — Yea
Toscano — Yea
Charniele L. Herring — Yea
James A. "Jay" Leftwich — Yea
Jennifer D. Carroll Foy — Yea
Kimberly Pope Adams — Yea
Marcus B. Simon — Yea
Terry G. Kilgore — Yea
Vivian E. Watts — Yea

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Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 40000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Barker — Yea
Black — Yea
Chafin — Yea
Dance — Yea
Lewis — Yea
Norment — Yea
Petersen — Yea
Carrico — Yea
Chase — Yea
Cosgrove — Yea
Dunnavant — Yea
Edwards — Yea
Hanger — Yea
Howell — Yea
Mason — Yea
McClellan — Yea
Spruill — Yea
Newman — Yea
Ruff — Yea
Saslaw — Yea
Vogel — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Adam P. Ebbin — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

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Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 40000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Barker — Yea
Chase — Yea
Cosgrove — Yea
Norment — Yea
Petersen — Yea
Vogel — Yea
Howell — Yea
Mason — Yea
McClellan — Yea
Spruill — Yea
Black — Yea
Carrico — Yea
Chafin — Yea
Dance — Yea
Dunnavant — Yea
Edwards — Yea
Hanger — Yea
Lewis — Yea
Newman — Yea
Ruff — Yea
Saslaw — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Adam P. Ebbin — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 1655?
SB 1655 is sponsored by Cosgrove, John A., Jr..
What is the current status of SB 1655?
This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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