2027 SESSION
SENATE SUBSTITUTE
26108371D
HOUSE BILL NO. 1485
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
(Proposed by the Senate Committee for Courts of Justice
on February 23, 2026)
(Patron Prior to Substitute—Delegate Hope)
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 17.1-400 and 17.1-402 of the Code of Virginia, relating to maximum number of judges on the Court of Appeals of Virginia; hearings en banc.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 17.1-400 and 17.1-402 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 17.1-400 . Creation and organization; election and terms of judges; oath; vacancies; qualifications; incompatible activities prohibited; chief judge.