HB 1485 VA

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Maximum number of judges on the Court of Appeals of Virginia; hearings en banc; summary disposition of certain civil cases. Increases from 17 to 21 the maximum number of authorized judges on the Court of Appeals of Virginia. The bill provides that the Supreme Court of Virginia shall prescribe by rule the number of judges needed for the Court of Appeals to sit en banc, and that such number shall not be fewer than 13 judges. Additionally, the bill permits the Court of Appeals to summarily affirm the decision below in certain civil cases.

• Patrick A. Hope Democratic · primary

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

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.

• Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
• Courts of Justice Substitute · HTML
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Courts of Justice Amendment · HTML
• Criminal Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML