HB 342 VA

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Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; magistrates; availability of complaint forms in courthouses. Requires that paper copies of any standardized form developed and utilized by the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission and any standardized form developed and utilized by the Department of Magistrate Services in the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia for the filing of a complaint be made available to the public in the clerk's office in all state courts of the Commonwealth. The bill also requires that a sign be posted in all such courts, in a location accessible to the public, that notes the availability and location of such forms.

• Marty Martinez Democratic · primary

1. Jan 12, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100400D · lower
2. Jan 12, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · lower
3. Jan 19, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB342) · lower
4. Jan 29, 2026 Assigned HCJ sub: Civil · lower
5. Feb 2, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 2-N) · lower
6. Feb 4, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 7-N) · lower
7. Feb 6, 2026 Read first time · lower
8. Feb 9, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
9. Feb 10, 2026 Read third time and passed House (63-Y 34-N 0-A) · lower
10. Feb 11, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
11. Feb 11, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
12. Feb 18, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) · upper
13. Feb 20, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
14. Feb 20, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
15. Feb 20, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
16. Feb 23, 2026 Read third time · upper
17. Feb 23, 2026 Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
18. Feb 25, 2026 Enrolled · lower
19. Feb 25, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB342ER) · lower
20. Feb 25, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB342) · lower
21. Feb 25, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
22. Feb 25, 2026 Signed by President · upper
23. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
24. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
25. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 113 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
26. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0113) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML