# Virginia SR168: Judges; nominations for election to juvenile and domestic relations district court.

Virginia SR168, Judges; nominations for election to juvenile and domestic relations district court., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Scott A. Surovell (Democratic); status adopted, last action 2026-03-23 (Bill text as passed Senate (SR168ER)) (as of 2026-11-06).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SR168-2026
- As of: 2026-11-06
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SR168
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Judges; nominations for election to juvenile and domestic relations district court.
- Status: adopted
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-03-13
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Bill text as passed Senate (SR168ER)
- Sponsor: Scott A. Surovell (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Courts of Justice
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (78 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Nominating persons to be elected to juvenile and domestic relations district court judgeships.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Scott A. Surovell (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-13 | Senate | Rules suspended | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-13 | Senate | Agreed to by Senate | pass | 39 | 0 |   |

## Actions (5)

- 2026-03-23: Bill text as passed Senate (SR168ER) (Senate)
- 2026-03-13: Agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-13: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (Senate)
- 2026-03-13: Presented and ordered printed 26109849D (Senate)
- 2026-03-13: Rules suspended (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2026-03-23: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1213273.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1213272.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-03-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210233.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210232.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB20: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- SB253: Electric utilities; pilot programs for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)
- SB226: Compost and other products containing organic soil amendments; waste disposal infrastructure, etc. (signed)
- SB225: Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank; created, report, membership. (signed)

## Sources
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1213273.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1213272.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210233.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210232.PDF)

## Related
- [HB20: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB20-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB253: Electric utilities; pilot programs for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB253-2026)
- [SB226: Compost and other products containing organic soil amendments; waste disposal i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB226-2026)
- [SB225: Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank; created, report, membership.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB225-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SR168-2026 (as of 2026-11-06).