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SB1234

Virginia State Bar examination; foreign applicants.

Status:
Passed

Chief Patron:
Chap Petersen (D)

Session:
2021 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed Both Chambers. Attorneys; applicants for Virginia Bar examination.

Allows persons who have completed all degree requirements from a law school not approved by the American Bar Association, including a foreign law school, obtained an LL.M. from a law school approved by the American Bar Association, and been admitted to practice law before the court of last resort in any state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia to sit for the Virginia Bar examination. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 01/11/2021 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100935D
  • 01/11/2021 - Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
  • 02/01/2021 - Senate: Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 02/01/2021 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 21104012D-S1
  • 02/01/2021 - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
  • 02/02/2021 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N)
  • 02/03/2021 - Senate: Read second time
  • 02/03/2021 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
  • 02/03/2021 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 21104012D-S1
  • 02/03/2021 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1234S1
  • 02/03/2021 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
  • 02/03/2021 - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
  • 02/05/2021 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 02/05/2021 - House: Read first time
  • 02/05/2021 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 02/08/2021 - House: Continued to Special Session 1 in Courts of Justice
  • 02/12/2021 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1234S1)
  • 02/16/2021 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
  • 02/17/2021 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
  • 02/17/2021 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
  • 02/20/2021 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
  • 02/20/2021 - House: Committee substitute printed 21200229D-H1
  • 02/22/2021 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1234H1)
  • 02/23/2021 - House: Read second time
  • 02/24/2021 - House: Read third time
  • 02/24/2021 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 21200229D-H1
  • 02/24/2021 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1234H1
  • 02/24/2021 - House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
  • 02/24/2021 - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N)
  • 02/25/2021 - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
  • 02/25/2021 - Senate: Title replaced 21200229D-H1
  • 03/09/2021 - Senate: Enrolled
  • 03/09/2021 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1234ER)
  • 03/09/2021 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1234ER)
  • 03/09/2021 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/11/2021 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 03/15/2021 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 15, 2021
  • 03/15/2021 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
  • 03/18/2021 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 296 (effective 7/1/21)
  • 03/18/2021 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0296)

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