OFFERED FOR CONSIDERATION 2/04/2026
SENATE BILL NO. 793
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
(Proposed by the Senate Committee for Courts of Justice
on ________________)
(Patron Prior to Substitute—Senator Surovell)
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.