COURTS: Reduces number of judges on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal. (2/3-CA5s9) (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
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2026 Regular Session
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Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary A. · Feb 26, 2026
Senate
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A. · Mar 9, 2026
Senate
Rules suspended. Reported favorably. · Mar 31, 2026
Senate
Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage. · Apr 1, 2026
Senate
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 26 yeas and 9 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. · Apr 7, 2026
Senate
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules. · Apr 8, 2026
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary. · Apr 9, 2026
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Reported favorably (11-4-1). Referred to the Legislative Bureau. · May 5, 2026
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Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. · May 6, 2026
House
Read by title, passed to 3rd reading. · May 7, 2026
House
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/12/2026. · May 11, 2026
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Read by title, returned to the calendar. · May 12, 2026
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Notice given. · May 12, 2026
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Scheduled for floor debate on 05/13/2026. · May 12, 2026
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Called from the calendar. · May 13, 2026
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Read by title, returned to the calendar. · May 13, 2026
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Notice given. · May 13, 2026
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Scheduled for floor debate on 05/18/2026. · May 13, 2026
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Called from the calendar. · May 18, 2026
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Read by title, returned to the calendar. · May 18, 2026
House
Notice given. · May 18, 2026
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Scheduled for floor debate on 05/20/2026. · May 18, 2026
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Called from the calendar. · May 20, 2026
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Read by title, returned to the calendar. · May 20, 2026
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Notice given. · May 20, 2026
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Scheduled for floor debate on 05/27/2026. · May 20, 2026
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Called from the calendar. · May 27, 2026
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Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 70, nays 30. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, ordered to the Senate. · May 27, 2026
House
Received from the House without amendments. · May 27, 2026
Senate
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate. · May 28, 2026
Senate
Signed by the Speaker of the House. · May 29, 2026
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Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate. · May 29, 2026
Senate
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 746. · Jun 1, 2026
Senate
Effective date 6/1/2026. · Jun 1, 2026
Senate
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Jay Morris
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