VirginiaAttorneys; preliminary proof of education required of applicant for Virginia Bar examination.
What it does
Attorneys; preliminary proof of education required of applicant for Virginia Bar examination. Allows individuals who have received a master's or doctoral degree from an institution of higher education accredited by an accreditor recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and studied law for three years, consisting of not less than 18 hours per week for at least 40 weeks per year, (i) in the office of an attorney practicing in the Commonwealth, whose full time is devoted to the practice of law, or (ii) with a retired circuit court judge who served the Commonwealth as a circuit court judge for a minimum of 10 years to sit for the Virginia Bar examination.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
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- Became Law
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History
- 2025
- Mar 18Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0039)Latest
- Mar 18Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 39 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Mar 3Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 3Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025Minor
- Feb 22Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 20Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2431)
- Feb 19Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 19Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2431ER)Major
- Feb 19EnrolledMinor
- Feb 17Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (30-Y 9-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 17Read third timeMinor
- Feb 14Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (36-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 14Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (36-Y 0-N)
- Feb 14Rules suspended
- Feb 12Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 5Referred to Committee on General Laws and TechnologyMinor
- Feb 5Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 4Passed House (99-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Passed House (99-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 4Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- Feb 4Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)Passed House
- Feb 3Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 3Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- Feb 3Read second timeMinor
- Feb 2Read first timeMinor
- Feb 2Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2431)
- Jan 31Committee substitute printed 25105263D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (17-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 31Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (17-Y 0-N)Minor
- Jan 29Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 28Assigned Courts sub: CivilMinor
- Jan 24Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2431)
- Jan 21Referred from General Laws and referred to Courts of Justice (Voice Vote)Minor
- Jan 8Referred to Committee on General LawsMinor
- Jan 8Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; Offered 01-08-2025 25103912DIntroduced