Judicial district and circuit courts; maximum number of judges.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact §§ 16.1-69.6:1 and 17.1-507 of the Code of Virginia, relating to maximum number of judges in each judicial district and circuit; study to examine organization and boundaries of certain judicial circuits; report.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Maximum number of judges in each judicial district and circuit; study to examine organization and boundaries of certain judicial districts; report. Increases by one the maximum number of authorized general district court judges in the Twelfth and Twenty-sixth Judicial Districts. The bill also increases by one the maximum number of authorized juvenile and domestic relations district court judges in the Twelfth and Fifteenth Judicial Districts. The bill further increases by one the maximum nu
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 7, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 880 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
2
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Russet PerryMark D. Obenshain
Recorded votes
Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-11 · P · Y 99
Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-11 · P · Y 40
Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-10 · P · Y 40
House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-06 · F · N 40
Passed House with substitute Block Vote (99-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-04 · P · Y 99
Passed House with substitute (97-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-04 · P · Y 97, X 2
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 22
Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (38-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-13 · P · Y 38, X 2
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-13 · P · Y 38, X 2
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-12 · P · Y 40
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-11 · P · Y 15
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-01-28 · P · Y 14, X 1
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Acts of Assembly Chapter 880.