Circuit Courts
Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Fines, costs, forfeitures, penalties, etc.; duty of attorneys for the Commonwealth. [SB-637]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Collections of fines, costs, forfeitures, penalties, etc.; duty of attorneys for the Commonwealth; consultation with clerk. Requires that at least 30 days prior to the execution of a contract with a private attorney or private collection agency to undertake the collection of fines, costs, forfeitures, penalties, and restitution, the attorney for the Commonwealth shall consult with the clerk of the circuit court. Collections of fines, costs, forfeitures, penalties, etc.; duty of attorneys for the Commonwealth; consultation with clerk. Requires that
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Sponsored by: Sen. Emily Brewer
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0518) on 04/04/2024
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Civil actions; filed on behalf of multiple persons. [SB-587]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Civil actions filed on behalf of multiple persons. Provides that a circuit court may enter an order joining, coordinating, consolidating, or transferring civil actions upon finding that separate civil actions brought by a plaintiff on behalf of multiple similarly situated persons involve common questions of law or fact and arise out of the same transaction, occurrence, or series of transactions or occurrences. Under current law, such order is permitted only where six or more plaintiffs have filed such actions. The bill further requires the Supreme
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lamont Bagby
Incorporated By Courts Of Justice on 01/24/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Local officers; removal of elected and certain appointed officers by circuit court. [HB-1149]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Removal of elected and certain appointed local officers by courts; Governor. Allows the Governor to petition the circuit court to remove from office any local elected officer or local officer who has been appointed to fill a local elective office due to certain issues related to neglect of duty or criminal convictions. Under current law, this process is initiated only by a voter petition.
Sponsored by: Rep. Aijalon Cordoza
Passed By Indefinitely In Privileges And Elections (21-y 1-n) on 02/09/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Virginia Human Rights Act; right to sue. [SB-350]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Virginia Human Rights Act; right to sue. Permits a complainant who has not received a notice of the right to file a civil action from the Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Law or the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, regardless of whether the complaint was dual-filed, as requested after 180 days have passed from the date the complaint was filed to commence a timely civil action in an appropriate general district or circuit court having jurisdiction over the person who allegedly unlawfully discriminated against the complainant.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Russet Perry
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0784) on 04/17/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Guardians and conservators; order of appointment and certificate of qualification, annual report. [SB-290]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disabilities ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Guardians and conservators; order of appointment and certificate of qualification; annual report. Requires a petitioner to file with a petition for the appointment of a guardian, a conservator, or both a cover sheet on a form prepared by the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia. The bill requires a guardian to file an initial annual report reflecting the first four months of guardianship since qualification within six months of the date of qualification and to file the second and each subsequent annual report for each
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Sponsored by: Sen. Danica Roem
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0156) on 03/26/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Persons other than ministers who may perform rites of marriage; former statewide legislators. [SB-175]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Persons other than ministers who may perform rites of marriage; former statewide legislators and officials; clerk of a circuit court. Adds any (i) former member of the General Assembly; (ii) former Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or Attorney General of the Commonwealth; or (iii) current or former clerk of a circuit court of the Commonwealth who is a resident of the Commonwealth to the list of persons who may perform the rites of marriage in the Commonwealth without the necessity of bond or order of authorization. Persons other than ministers who
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bill DeSteph
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0499) on 04/04/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Judges; maximum number each judicial district and circuit. [HB-310]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Maximum number of judges in each judicial district and circuit. Increases by one the maximum number of authorized juvenile and domestic relations district court judges in the Twentieth and Thirty-first Judicial Districts. The bill also increases by one the maximum number of authorized circuit court judges in the First, Ninth, Fifteenth, and Twenty-fifth Judicial Circuits. This bill is a recommendation of the Committee on District Courts and the Judicial Council of Virginia.
Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick Hope
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0525) on 04/05/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
State Retirement and Pension System - Forfeiture of Benefits [HB-9]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Ethics ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing that a public employee is subject to forfeiture of benefits from the State Retirement and Pension System when a public employee is found guilty of, pleads guilty to, or enters a plea of nolo contendere to a qualifying crime that is committed in the course of the performance of the public employee's duties; providing for the processes and procedures to implement a forfeiture of benefits; and providing for the processes and procedures to reverse a forfeiture of benefits.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Crosby
First Reading Appropriations on 01/10/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Real Property - Transfer to Heir - Exemption From Prepayment [SB-53]
[Real Estate ]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
Providing that certain requirements for the prepayment of certain real property taxes do not apply to an instrument of writing transferring real property from the estate of a decedent to an heir of the decedent.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ariana Kelly
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/05/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Election Law - Revisions [SB-271]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the information that clerks of the circuit court for each county and administrative clerks for each District Court are required to report to the State Administrator of Elections to include the names and addresses, if available, of individuals convicted of a felony in the respective court and sentenced to imprisonment with commitment papers; requiring the State Board of Elections to adopt regulations establishing an appeals process regarding certain requests to use public buildings as early voting centers; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 430 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Uniform Transfers to Minors Act - Transfers as Custodian for the Benefit of a Minor - Authorization of Court [SB-75]
[Children and Youth ]
Increasing, from in excess of $10,000 to in excess of $25,000, the threshold amount for certain transfers by a personal representative, trustee, or conservator as a custodian for the benefit of a minor to require authorization by a court.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 314 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Real Property - Transfer to Heir - Exemption From Prepayment [HB-29]
[Real Estate ]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
Providing that certain requirements for the prepayment of certain real property taxes do not apply to an instrument of writing transferring real property from the estate of a decedent to an heir of the decedent.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/12/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Petition to Reduce Sentence [SB-123]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing an individual who is serving a term of confinement to petition a court to reduce the sentence under certain circumstances; limiting the number of petitions that an individual may file to two; and establishing procedures for a proceeding under the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Second Reading Passed With Amendments on 04/04/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Courts - Justices and Judges - Selection and Retention [HB-48]
[Elections ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Decreasing the term of office for the judges of the circuit courts; increasing the number of years between successive retention elections for judges of the Appellate Court of Maryland and justices of the Supreme Court of Maryland; providing for a transitional period during which the terms of certain amendments are to become effective; and providing that the amendment to the Maryland Constitution proposed by the Act be submitted to the qualified voters of the State at the next general election in November 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jon Cardin
Hearing Canceled (judiciary) on 01/31/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Election Law - Revisions [HB-14]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Altering the information that clerks of the circuit court for each county and administrative clerks for each District Court are required to report to the State Administrator of Elections; requiring a public official responsible for the use of a public building requested by a local board of elections for an early voting center to make the building available to the local board; requiring each local board to establish an appeals process regarding requests to use public buildings as early voting centers; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
House Conference Committee Appointed (delegates Wilkins, Griffith And Fair) on 04/04/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Police Discipline - Order to Show Cause [HB-15]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Authorizing a police officer who is denied a certain right to apply to the circuit court at a certain time for an order that directs the law enforcement agency to show cause why the right should not be granted.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jon Cardin
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Arrest Warrants for Violation of Probation - Time Frame [SB-82]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a circuit court or District Court judge sitting in Baltimore City to respond to a certain request for an arrest warrant within 7 days after receiving written charges, filed under oath, that a probationer or defendant violated a condition of probation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Hearing 1/23 At 3:00 P.m. on 01/15/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Courts – Military Records – Recordation and Inspection [HB-125]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
Altering certain provisions of law relating to the recordation and inspection of certain military records kept by the clerk of a circuit court to authorize the clerk to keep an electronic record instead of a book to record and index the discharge papers of a person who has served in the uniformed services of the United States; and requiring the clerk to deny inspection of the electronic record except under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 914 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Family Law - Marriage Ceremony - Designation of Deputy Clerk [SB-136]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Transferring, from the county administrative judge of the circuit court for the county to the clerk of the circuit court for the county, the authority to designate a deputy clerk to perform a marriage ceremony.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 926 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Courts - Military Records - Recordation and Inspection [SB-159]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering certain provisions of law relating to the recordation and inspection of certain military records kept by the clerk of a circuit court to authorize the clerk to keep an electronic record instead of a book to record and index the discharge papers of a person who has served in the uniformed services of the United States and require the clerk to deny inspection of the electronic record except under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 913 on 05/16/2024