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HB 1485 VA
Passed One Chamber

Court of Appeals of Virginia; maximum number of judges, summary disposition of certain civil cases.

VA · session 2027 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 23, 2026

Latest action (Jul 21, 2026) Continued from last session

Summary

Virginia House Bill 1485 modifies provisions governing the Court of Appeals of Virginia. The bill addresses the maximum number of judges on the court, procedures for hearings en banc, and the summary disposition of certain civil cases.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill (from the OpenStates abstract — no full text available yet) — neutral, and may be imperfect.

Official abstract

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 17.1-400, 17.1-402, and 17.1-403, as it is currently effective and as it may become effective, of the Code of Virginia, relating to maximum number of judges on the Court of Appeals of Virginia; hearings en banc; summary disposition of certain civil cases.

Sponsor (1)

1 coauthor / cosponsor

Action history (19)

  1. Jan 23, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26105533D · lower
  2. Jan 23, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · lower
  3. Jan 30, 2026 Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal · lower
  4. Feb 2, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N) · lower
  5. Feb 3, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1485) · lower
  6. Feb 4, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) · lower
  7. Feb 6, 2026 Read first time · lower
  8. Feb 9, 2026 Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar · lower
  9. Feb 9, 2026 Read second time · lower
  10. Feb 9, 2026 committee amendment agreed to · lower
  11. Feb 9, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
  12. Feb 10, 2026 Read third time and passed House (84-Y 14-N 0-A) · lower
  13. Feb 11, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
  14. Feb 11, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
  15. Feb 23, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N) · upper
  16. Feb 23, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108371D-S1 · upper
  17. Mar 4, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1485) · lower
  18. Mar 9, 2026 Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · upper
  19. Jul 21, 2026 Continued from last session · upper

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