SB 793 VA
Court of Appeals of Virginia; increases maximum number of judges, hearings en banc.
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Summary
Maximum number of judges on the Court of Appeals of Virginia; hearings en banc. 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.
Sponsor (1)
- Scott A. Surovell Democratic · primary
Action history (7)
- Jan 23, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26106064D · upper
- Jan 23, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
- Feb 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB793) · upper
- Feb 4, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
- Feb 4, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) · upper
- Feb 6, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106480D-S1 · upper
- Feb 11, 2026 Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N) · upper
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