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All Courts of Justice Bills
Bill Patron Title
HB100 Ballard Payment or delivery of small asset by affidavit; Office of the Executive Secretary to prepare form. View Comments
HB102 Ballard Voluntary manslaughter; increases penalty. View Comments
HB1020 Reaser Sexual abuse during infancy or incapacity; accrual. View Comments
HB1027 Walker Children; use of communication systems to facilitate certain offenses, exception. View Comments
HB1028 Walker Search warrant; search of place of abode, copy of affidavit to be part of warrant. View Comments
HB1029 Walker Criminal complaint, warrant, summons, etc.; temporary sealing. View Comments
HB1070 Rasoul Prior conviction; procedure for use as element of offense charged. View Comments
HB1082 Walker Crimes by gangs; definition of "predicate criminal act", penalties. View Comments
HB1084 Hernandez Adults charged with criminal offenses punishable by incarceration; Va. longitudinal Data System. View Comments
HB1100 Hernandez Wage garnishments; treasurers' liens for unpaid taxes and charges. View Comments
HB1103 Hodges Medetomidine; manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing, or possessing, penalties. View Comments
HB1105 Kilgore Misdemeanor proceedings; competency treatment. View Comments
HB1111 Hernandez Civil litigation; suspension bonds and irrevocable letters of credit upon appeal. View Comments
HB1119 Nivar Guardianship; copy of appointment, termination, or modification order. View Comments
HB1159 Cherry Oral threat to kill or to do bodily harm; employees of local or state dept. of social serv. penalty. View Comments
HB118 Keys-Gamarra Discovery materials or evidence; allows accused to request the Commonwealth to copy or photograph. View Comments
HB1215 Oates Admission of evidence; evidentiary hearing, excluded persons. View Comments
HB1217 Oates Keeper of livery stable; liens, requirements. View Comments
HB1219 Sewell Use of unmanned aircraft systems by law-enforcement officers; search warrants. View Comments
HB123 Reaser Delinquent children; loss of driving privileges for alcohol, firearm, and drug offenses, truancy. View Comments
HB1235 Delaney Clerks of circuit court; fees, online payment systems. View Comments
HB124 Reaser Assault and battery; adds district court temporary recall judge, penalty. View Comments
HB1265 Glass Courthouses; certain civil arrests prohibited, definition, penalty View Comments
HB127 Callsen Person not free on bail; court appearance. View Comments
HB1277 Hamilton Aggravated murder; admission to bail, creates rebuttable presumption against bail. View Comments
HB128 Callsen Ancillary traffic infractions; certification. View Comments
HB1286 Walker Assault and battery; employees of state or local department of social services, penalty. View Comments
HB1298 Delaney Human trafficking; issuance of vacatur for victims. View Comments
HB1299 Delaney Rules of construction; use of "shall." View Comments
HB1302 Convirs-Fowler Jurisdiction of district courts; assault and battery of a family or household member. View Comments
HB1314 Maldonado Civil action for deprivation of rights; liability of persons acting under color of law. View Comments
HB1327 Tata Child dependency cases; court procedures, relatives and fictive kin. View Comments
HB133 Simon Electronic execution of estate planning documents; codifies Uniform Electronic Wills Act. View Comments
HB1335 Wyatt Fraudulent insurance acts; civil penalty. View Comments
HB1346 Clark Noncustodial Parent Employment and Child Support Pilot Program; created, report, sunset. View Comments
HB1361 Maldonado Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; civil action for unlawful detainer; termination notice. View Comments
HB1363 Dougherty Family abuse protective orders; other monetary relief. View Comments
HB1382 Carnegie Domicile and residential requirements for annulment, affirmance, or divorce; members of the Armed Forces of the United States and civilian employees of the United States; return from station. View Comments
HB1401 Franklin, M.A. Eminent domain; certificate of take; description of property. View Comments
HB1406 Thornton Foreign divorce decrees; exercise of power by courts of the Commonwealth; non-domiciled party. View Comments
HB1411 Schmidt Evidence of defendant's mental condition admissible. View Comments
HB1413 Schmidt Limitation on sentence upon revocation of suspension of sentence; technical violations. View Comments
HB1414 McQuinn Requirement that certain injuries to children be reported by physicians, nurses, teachers, etc.; penalties for failure to report. View Comments
HB1426 Simon Limitations on enforcement of judgments; docketing of general district court judgments in the circuit court. View Comments
HB1471 Austin Aggravated murder; assault and battery; correctional officer; custodial employee of Department of Corrections; penalties. View Comments
HB1479 Davis Punitive damages; hit and run drivers. View Comments
HB148 Williams Children; seizure, etc., of property used in connection with exploitation and solicitation. View Comments
HB1485 Hope Maximum number of judges on the Court of Appeals of Virginia; hearings en banc; summary disposition of certain civil cases. View Comments
HB149 Williams Probation; decreasing probation period. View Comments
HB150 Williams Felonies; limitation on prosecution due to lapse of time after finding of probable cause. View Comments
HB1500 Schmidt Civil actions; service of subpoena for certain electronic records. View Comments
HB1506 Phillips Notaries; altered documents; name across instruments. View Comments
HB1510 Leftwich Actions for personal injury or death by wrongful act against or on behalf of a decedent's estate; appeal of appointment of administrator. View Comments
HB1513 Leftwich Qualified self-settled spendthrift trusts; disbursements; powers of trustee. View Comments
HB1516 Bloxom Appointment of administrator; property damage claims. View Comments
HB1517 Bloxom Mandatory sequestration of record; partial sealing; good cause shown exception. View Comments
HB158 Griffin Abuse or neglect of a child; transition of a child to sex or gender other than biological sex. View Comments
HB16 Price Community service work in lieu of payment of fines and costs; work performed while incarcerated. View Comments
HB163 Simon Notarization, filing, & recordation of certain land records; duties of notary or settlement agent;. View Comments
HB17 Price Fines, costs, forfeitures, etc.; collection fees, assessment against incarcerated defendant. View Comments
HB172 Mehta Criminal cases; request for a jury to ascertain punishment. View Comments
HB185 Mehta Orders closing a proceeding or sealing a record; petitions for review. View Comments
HB191 Convirs-Fowler Victims of sex trafficking; immunity for minors to prosecution for prostitution. View Comments
HB192 Convirs-Fowler General district courts; jurisdictional limits relating to motor vehicle accidents. View Comments
HB193 McQuinn Parole; exception to limitation on the application of parole statutes. View Comments
HB194 McQuinn Judges; maximum number of judges in each judicial district. View Comments
HB197 Thomas Zoning appeals, board of; appellate jurisdiction upon appeal from the circuit court. View Comments
HB198 Thomas Local government; review of decision by board of zoning appeals, procedures for filing petition. View Comments
HB202 Griffin Single-family-homes; prohibited acquisition, civil penalty. View Comments
HB208 Williams Anti-harassment orders; creates a procedure for issuing an order. View Comments
HB221 Hope Appeals bond; indigent parties, appeal of unlawful detainer. View Comments
HB223 Hope Public defender; local funding for positions. View Comments
HB224 Hope Paternity; proceedings to establish. View Comments
HB240 Gardner Admission to bail; fixing terms of bail, mental health considerations. View Comments
HB244 Watts Robbery; conforms certain provisions of Code to degrees of robbery offenses. View Comments
HB245 Watts Jurisdiction of district courts in felony cases; specialty dockets, Behavioral Health Docket Act. View Comments
HB246 Watts Mental illness, neurocognitive disorder, etc.; affirmative defense or reduced penalty. View Comments
HB247 Watts Deferred disposition in a criminal case; persons w/autism or intellectual disabilities, expungement. View Comments
HB250 Watts Sex offenses prohibiting proximity to children; Park Authorities Act, penalty. View Comments
HB251 Watts Assault and battery; creates Class 6 felony for serious bodily injury. View Comments
HB252 Watts Servient estate; establishes relocation or modification of easement by owner. View Comments
HB26 Henson Marijuana-related offenses; modification of sentence, sunset. View Comments
HB268 Hernandez Fines and costs; period of limitations on collection, deferred payment agreement. View Comments
HB273 Helmer Law-enforcement officers; duty to render aid upon danger to life or limb, civil immunity. View Comments
HB274 Walker Children; seizure, etc., of property used in connection with exploitation and solicitation. View Comments
HB276 Kilgore Virginia State Bar; rules and regulations relating to schedule of fees for members. View Comments
HB290 Anderson False statements as to school division or attendance zone residency; penalty. View Comments
HB294 Cornett Malicious bodily injury to correctional officers; penalties. View Comments
HB295 Cornett Aggravated murder; adds correctional officers to definition, punishment. View Comments
HB303 Sullivan Divorce, adultery, filing, parties living separate and apart. View Comments
HB306 Carnegie Wills and estates; claims to exempt property and allowances. View Comments
HB307 Carnegie Administration of estates; claims against decedent or estate. View Comments
HB317 Pope Adams Damage or trespass to public services or utilities; penalties. View Comments
HB331 McClure Proceedings deferred and defendant placed on probation; payment of costs. View Comments
HB342 Martinez Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; magistrates, availability of complaint forms in courthouses. View Comments
HB344 Martinez Property under common ownership; creation of easements. View Comments
HB350 McLaughlin Jury service; exemption for law-enforcement officers and fire marshals. View Comments
HB357 Callsen Person arrested for a felony; release of accused on secured or unsecured bond. View Comments
HB361 Seibold Earned sentence credits; incarceration while awaiting trial or pending an appeal. View Comments
HB364 Dougherty Small claims court; jurisdictional limit. View Comments
HB42 Simon Posting of building permit; identification of mechanics' lien agent. View Comments
HB421 Cole, N.T. Eminent domain; condemnation of public waterworks systems, determination of lost profits. View Comments
HB43 Simon Suicide; abolishes common-law crime. View Comments
HB438 LeVere Bolling Juvenile intake and petition; informal proceedings. View Comments
HB440 Mehta Driver's licenses; repeals suspension for nonpayment of child support and unsatisfied judgements. View Comments
HB441 Hope Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; reform, increases membership. View Comments
HB443 Hope Judicial district and circuit courts; maximum number of judges. View Comments
HB444 Simon Uniform Consumer Debt Default Judgments Act; established. View Comments
HB445 Simon Debtor's disposable earnings; exemptions form garnishment, exemptions in bankruptcy proceedings. View Comments
HB447 Simon Local government or board of zoning appeals land use decisions; third-party standing requirements. View Comments
HB448 Simon Land records; certain financing statements, recording and indexing fees. View Comments
HB449 Simon Civil actions filed on behalf of multiple persons; class actions. View Comments
HB459 Cohen Hate crimes; crime victim's right to nondisclosure of certain information. View Comments
HB46 Reid Judges; increases maximum number authorized in the Twentieth Judicial Circuit. View Comments
HB489 Hope Restorative justice practice certain communications are not admissible to discovery and disclosure. View Comments
HB510 McAuliff Uniform Power of Attorney Act; agent's duty of disclosure. View Comments
HB520 Hernandez Clerk fees; secure remote access to nonconfidential court records by certain attorneys. View Comments
HB528 Thornton Compromise of claim for death by wrongful act; approval without a hearing. View Comments
HB538 Hamilton Statute of limitations; sexual abuse of a minor, act by a person of authority. View Comments
HB548 Hope Uniform Health Care Decisions Act; civil penalty. View Comments
HB555 Anderson Signing of pleadings, etc., of a party represented by an attorney; attorney information required. View Comments
HB556 Reaser Marriage; final decree of divorce or annulment, necessary information. View Comments
HB561 Hope Driving while intoxicated; refusal of tests, repeat offenders, ignition interlocks. View Comments
HB567 Carnegie Court records; aggregated case data, request by attorney for the Commonwealth exempted. View Comments
HB581 Glass Unauthorized use of name, portrait, etc., of any person; digital replica, civil liability. View Comments
HB593 Simonds Summons for unlawful detainer; legal resources, plain-language overview of process. View Comments
HB601 Hernandez Exemptions from garnishment; minimum protected account balance, certain benefit payments. View Comments
HB604 Willett Specialty civil court dockets; business and complex litigation dockets established. View Comments
HB629 Callsen Sex offenses, certain; sexual extortion, unlawful creation of image of another, penalties. View Comments
HB637 Callsen Possession of an item containing residue of a controlled substance; penalty. View Comments
HB648 Kent Distributing nitrous oxide prohibited; penalties. View Comments
HB650 Callsen Courthouses; certain civil arrests prohibited, penalty. View Comments
HB660 Maldonado Court fines and fees; waiver of fees for indigent defendant. View Comments
HB662 Maldonado Offenses relating to gift cards; penalties. View Comments
HB667 Maldonado Juvenile/domestic rel. district cts.; petition, noncitizen aged 18-21 years for leg. custody/relief. View Comments
HB671 Maldonado Jurors; exemptions from jury service upon request, competency to perform jury duty. View Comments
HB687 Zehr Criminal complaint, warrant, summons, etc.; temporary sealing. View Comments
HB688 Zehr Children; seizure of audio and visual equipment, etc., in connection with solicitation, etc. View Comments
HB690 Zehr Search warrant; search of place of abode, copy of affidavit to be part of warrant. View Comments
HB718 Zehr Summons; issuance instead of warrant in certain cases. View Comments
HB73 Cole, J.G. Juvenile and domestic relations district courts; petitions for relief of care and custody. View Comments
HB733 Leftwich Owner of a servient estate; reasonable rules of use for easement. View Comments
HB745 Williams Twenty-seventh judicial district; boundary of judicial district, number of judges. View Comments
HB752 Runion Mechanics' liens; liens attaching to property, memorandum of lien. View Comments
HB754 Runion Emergency custody, involuntary temp. detention, & commitment hearings; special justice & judge fees. View Comments
HB768 Herring Custody and visitation arrangements for minor; custody evaluation. View Comments
HB769 Herring Damage or trespass to public services or utilities or critical infrastructure; penalties. View Comments
HB775 Thornton Removal hearings; foster care, termination of parental rights, status as an Indian child, etc. View Comments
HB803 Carr Repairs or maintenance of property; entering adjoining property, petition for entry. View Comments
HB839 McClure Child custody proceedings; study, provisions to improve procedure for victims of family abuse, etc. View Comments
HB840 Simonds Restaurants; exempts certain facilities or programs. View Comments
HB845 Cousins Unlawful detainer; bifurcation of case, contested rent and damages. View Comments
HB852 Cousins Indigent defendant; abolition of fees, legal representation, jury rial costs, report. View Comments
HB853 Cousins Petition for modification of a sentence; eligibility, procedures, report. View Comments
HB862 Cousins Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program (VASAP), Commission on; structure and responsibilities. View Comments
HB863 Cousins Offenses, certain; elimination of mandatory minimum sentences. View Comments
HB872 Cousins District or circuit court; possession of portable electronic devices. View Comments
HB875 Kent Kratom; manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing, or possessing, penalties. View Comments
HB885 Hope Court Date Reminder Program; established. View Comments
HB886 Hope Health care; decision-making, definitions, medical aid in dying, penalties. View Comments
HB901 Sullivan Substantial risk orders; eligible petitioners, court jurisdiction, constr. possession of firearms. View Comments
HB905 Lopez Persons other than ministers who may perform rites of marriage; clerk may issue order. View Comments
HB910 Shin Single family homes, prohibited acquisition of; notarized affidavit, civil penalty. View Comments
HB929 Simon Uniform Power of Attorney Act; acknowledged power of attorney, definition. View Comments
HB933 Simon Penalties for failure to appear; contempt. View Comments
HB942 Clark Child abuse and neglect; custody and visitation, possession or consumption of authorized substances. View Comments
HB950 Lopez Unmanned aircraft systems; use by public bodies, search warrant required, exceptions. View Comments
HB974 Price Witness impeachment evidence designation; review process. View Comments
HB981 Garrett Criminal cases; prosecutorial misconduct, reasonable costs and attorney fees. View Comments
HB989 Garrett Sexual abuse of children; penalty. View Comments
HB99 Ballard Felony eluding; mandatory minimum term in correctional facility. View Comments
SB106 Stanley Tianeptine product; selling, giving, or distributing, civil penalties. View Comments
SB107 Pekarsky Jury service; exemptions upon request, certain caretakers of persons with serious health conditions. View Comments
SB111 Craig Trespassing on Emergency vehicles; prohibition, penalty. View Comments
SB137 Pekarsky Obstructing health care facility access; penalties. View Comments
SB146 McDougle Delinquent children; loss of driving privileges for alcohol, firearm, and drug offenses, truancy. View Comments
SB18 Locke Children; adjudication of delinquency. View Comments
SB206 Suetterlein Juvenile and domestic relations district courts; petitions for relief of care and custody. View Comments
SB216 Boysko Guardianship; copy of appointment, termination, or modification order. View Comments
SB227 Surovell Arbitration; high-volume service providers, selection of arbitrator, civil remedies. View Comments
SB330 Perry Probation and parole officers; subscriber agreements with clerks' offices. View Comments
SB360 Stuart Nitrous oxide; distribution sale, etc., prohibited, penalties. View Comments
SB37 Favola Sexual abuse during infancy or incapacity; accrual. View Comments
SB70 Favola Delinquency petition; referral to court service unit. View Comments
SB77 VanValkenburg Repairs or maintenance of property; entering adjoining property, petition for entry. View Comments

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