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HB1549 Green Vehicle operation; authorizing operation of motor vehicle by unlicensed minor, penalty. View Comments
HB1553 Williams Court of Appeals; procedure on appeal; criminal cases. View Comments
HB1558 Milde Possession of retail tobacco products and hemp products intended for smoking by a person younger than 21 years of age prohibited; penalty. View Comments
HB1568 Wiley Law-enforcement jurisdiction; Frederick County Sheriff's Dept. jurisdiction in/upon certain bldgs. View Comments
HB1569 Wiley Fees for concealed handgun permits. View Comments
HB1583 Ballard Threats to discharge a firearm within or at buildings or means of transportation; penalties. View Comments
HB1584 Ballard Unlawful detainer actions; no rental agreement between owner and occupant; immediate execution of writ of possession. View Comments
HB1586 Ware Claims; Michael Haas; compensation for wrongful inclusion on sex offender registry. View Comments
HB1593 Kent Minor's records; access to records stored or accessible from a secure website. View Comments
HB1597 Feggans Firearms; secure storage, penalties. View Comments
HB1605 Callsen Uniform Trust Code; expands definitions of "independent qualified trustee" and "qualified trustee." View Comments
HB1627 Thomas Criminal history record information; dissemination of record information. View Comments
HB1629 Thomas Health care records; providers shall provide one free copy of records stored in EHR upon request. View Comments
HB1630 Keys-Gamarra Discovery materials or evidence; allows accused to request the Commonwealth to copy or photograph. View Comments
HB1642 Hayes Artificial intelligence-based tool; definition, use of tool. View Comments
HB1643 Hayes Traffic violations, certain; dismissal for proof of compliance with law. View Comments
HB1644 Hope Wills, trusts, and fiduciaries; Consumer Price Index adjustments. View Comments
HB1661 Jones Deferred or installment payment agreements; universal minimum payments. View Comments
HB1662 Jones Sale and distribution of plastic carryout bags by grocery stores prohibited; civil penalty. View Comments
HB1665 Jones Fines, restitution, forfeiture, etc.; criminal and traffic cases, itemized statement. View Comments
HB1690 Convirs-Fowler Eminent domain; documents provided to landowner. View Comments
HB1692 Campbell Virginia Parole Board; investigation of cases for executive clemency. View Comments
HB1711 Bulova Mass Violence Care Fund; definitions, established. View Comments
HB1712 Watts Law-enforcement agencies and officers; establishing training curriculum on certain arrests. View Comments
HB1713 Watts Jurisdiction of district courts in felony cases; specialty dockets; Behavioral Health Docket Act. View Comments
HB1715 Watts Mail theft; definitions, penalty. View Comments
HB1721 Watts Condemnation of conservation or open-space easement; compensation, Uniform Easement Relocation Act. View Comments
HB1726 Price Trespass with an unmanned aircraft system; definitions, contracted defense facility, penalty. View Comments
HB1727 Delaney Establishment of parent and child relationship; persons who committed sexual assault. View Comments
HB1728 Delaney Child victims and witnesses; using two-way closed-circuit television. View Comments
HB1730 Delaney Personal injury or death by wrongful act; liability of employer to vulnerable victims. View Comments
HB1731 Delaney Services for sexual assault patients; provision of information for sexual assault patients; Task Force on Services for Survivors of Sexual Assault; work group; report. View Comments
HB1733 Cole Children; petitions for relief of care & custody, investigation by local dept. of social services. View Comments
HB1734 Delaney Sex Trafficking Response Coordinator; name change. View Comments
HB1757 Hernandez Compensation of court-appointed counsel. View Comments
HB1770 Martinez Uniform Trust Code; adds "electronic" to definitions in Code. View Comments
HB1775 Sullivan Divorce; adultery, filing, parties living separate and apart. View Comments
HB1781 Sullivan Foreign protective orders in cases of family abuse; enforcement. View Comments
HB1845 Arnold Limitation on prosecution of felony due to lapse of time after finding of probable cause; exception. View Comments
HB1846 Arnold Application for change of name; person required to register on the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry; victim notification. View Comments
HB1854 Arnold Persons with legitimate interest; parent whose rights have previously been terminated, custody, etc. View Comments
HB1858 Arnold Limitation on prosecution of felony due to lapse of time after finding of probable cause; certified misdemeanors. View Comments
HB1864 Hernandez Garnishments; automatic exemption, accounts with depository institution. View Comments
HB1865 Callsen Virginia Access to Justice Act; establishes public defender office in each judicial circuit. View Comments
HB1871 Simon Transfer on death deeds; inter vivos deed conveying real property to another. View Comments
HB1873 Callsen Release of accused on secured or unsecured bond. View Comments
HB1874 Henson Retired or former law-enforcement officers; definition, publication of personal information. View Comments
HB1882 Sewell Protective orders; military protective orders. View Comments
HB1886 McClure Defendants; payment of costs when proceedings deferred and person placed on probation. View Comments
HB1888 Simon Tort actions; immunity of persons based on statements made at a Title IX hearing. View Comments
HB1889 Simon Notarial act; definition. View Comments
HB1912 Reaser Wills, trusts, and fiduciaries; Consumer Price Index adjustments, modification of uneconomic trust. View Comments
HB1913 Reaser Land records; recording and indexing fees. View Comments
HB1914 Sullivan Compensation for wrongful incarceration; compensation for certain intentional acts. View Comments
HB1946 Hope Retail tobacco and hemp products; smoking by a person younger than 21 years of age, prohibitions. View Comments
HB1955 Gardner Manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing, or possessing with intent to manufacture, sell, give, or distribute a controlled substance or an imitation controlled substance prohibited; penalties. View Comments
HB1968 Delaney Victims of crime; compensation, extends time for filing a claim. View Comments
HB1977 Hernandez Weapons; possession prohibited in a hospital that provides mental health or developmental services. View Comments
HB1998 Walker Sexual extortion; penalty. View Comments
HB2036 Bulova Reckless driving; definition of "exhibition driving," penalties. View Comments
HB2063 Garrett School employees; reports of certain arrests and convictions. View Comments
HB2088 Shin Va. Forensic Nursing Advisory Council; established. View Comments
HB2111 Herring Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission; increase membership. View Comments
HB2115 Keys-Gamarra Summonses of a juvenile; custody, visitation, and support proceedings. View Comments
HB2117 Keys-Gamarra Experiencing or reporting an overdose or act of sexual violence; arrest and prosecution. View Comments
HB2120 Maldonado Vulnerable adults; seizure of property used in connection with financial exploitation, etc. View Comments
HB2123 Maldonado Protective orders in cases of family abuse; maximum time valid. View Comments
HB2130 Keys-Gamarra Juvenile respondent in protective order proceeding; other dispositions. View Comments
HB2162 Carr Substitute judge of a district court; per diem compensation. View Comments
HB2174 Clark Legal duty; action for damages for legal malpractice concerning estate planning. View Comments
HB2177 Walker Unmanned aircraft systems; use by public bodies, certain employees. View Comments
HB2187 Freitas Children's Ombudsman; powers and duties. View Comments
HB2188 Freitas Designated illegal acts; transfer of prisoners convicted of acts. View Comments
HB2217 Callsen Person not free on bail; court appearance. View Comments
HB2222 Cousins Restraints on juveniles; use in court prohibited, exceptions. View Comments
HB2223 Cousins Legal representation of indigent defendant; abolition of fees. View Comments
HB2236 Cousins Va. Criminal Sentencing Commission; use of Virginia crime code in documents for jailable offenses. View Comments
HB2242 Callsen Probationer; arrest without a warrant, timeframe for service of process. View Comments
HB2243 Cousins Uniform Trust Code; expands certain specific powers of trustee. View Comments
HB2249 Green Judges; increases maximum number in general district court in Ninth Judicial District. View Comments
HB2252 Williams Decreasing probation period; criteria for mandatory reduction, effective clause, report. View Comments
HB2260 Delaney Child in need of services; expands definition. View Comments
HB2308 Hodges Inhaling drugs or other noxious chemical substances, etc.; distribution of nitrous oxide. View Comments
HB2310 Davis Use of communications system to expose sexual or genital parts to a child; penalty. View Comments
HB2322 Davis Appointment of counsel for accused; felonies punishable by mandatory minimum term of confinement. View Comments
HB2328 Simonds Admission to bail; pregnant persons or persons who have recently given birth. View Comments
HB2351 Hernandez Civil litigation; suspension bonds and irrevocable letters of credit upon appeal. View Comments
HB2361 Torian Judges; increases maximum number in general district court in the Thirty-first Judicial District. View Comments
HB2362 Mundon King Sale of real estate for delinquent taxes; procedure, enforcement of liens, orders of publication. View Comments
HB2370 Wilt Cigarette delivery sales; clarifies definition of "delivery sale." View Comments
HB2385 Zehr Motor vehicle accidents; actions brought by uninsured motorists, limited damages. View Comments
HB2387 Mundon King Death by wrongful act; suspension of limitations. View Comments
HB2393 Mundon King Human trafficking; issuance of writ of vacatur for victims. View Comments
HB2406 Scott, P.A. Escape from jail or custody; penalty. View Comments
HB2415 Cousins Public housing authorities; indigent parties, unlawful detainer. View Comments
HB2431 Callsen Attorneys; preliminary proof of education required of applicant for Virginia Bar examination. View Comments
HB2472 Batten Juveniles; fingerprints, palm prints, and photographs, effective date. View Comments
HB2476 Henson Public officers; death, resignation, or ceasing to hold office, automatic substitution. View Comments
HB2477 Henson Property under common ownership; creation of easements. View Comments
HB2492 Zehr Motor vehicle accidents; actions brought by uninsured motorists, limited damages. View Comments
HB2536 Callsen Jury service; exempts clerk of circuit court and circuit court clerk deputies. View Comments
HB2546 Rasoul Electronic communication service or remote computing service; obtaining records without a warrant. View Comments
HB2555 Henson Marijuana-related offenses; modification of sentence, sunset. View Comments
HB2556 Batten Address Confidentiality Program; removal of Program participant, penalty. View Comments
HB2560 Lopez Defendant; notifying consequences criminal proceedings can have on immigration. View Comments
HB2565 Leftwich Subpoenas duces tecum; financial records of nonparty, report. View Comments
HB2574 Leftwich Juvenile and domestic relations district court; juvenile intake, school notification. View Comments
HB2596 Rasoul Appointment of guardian ad litem; child in need of services or supervision. View Comments
HB2599 Cherry Chief judges; designation of cases to be heard in the Twelfth Judicial District. View Comments
HB2613 Clark Child abuse and neglect; custody and visitation, possession or consumption of authorized substances. View Comments
HB2636 Webert Assignment of causes of action; limitations. View Comments
HB2652 Davis Bail and recognizance; appeal of conviction. View Comments
HB2657 Thomas Involuntary manslaughter; certain drug offenses. View Comments
HB2678 Singh Title of purchase; judicial sale, application to divorce proceedings. View Comments
HB2689 Green Marriage; penalty for failure to certify record, persons other than minister subject to penalties. View Comments
HB2692 Glass Custodial interrogations; false statements to a child prohibited, inauthentic replica documents. View Comments
HB2708 Wachsmann Controlled substances; prohibited equipment related to manufacturing, selling, etc., penalties. View Comments
HB2723 Herring Criminal records; expungement and sealing of records, repeals Sealing Fee Fund. View Comments
HB2724 Herring Automatic license plate recognition systems; use, reports, penalty. View Comments
HB2726 Zehr Magistrates; power to issue arrest warrants. View Comments
HB2729 Hope Judges; maximum number in each judicial district. View Comments
HB2730 Hope Virginia State Crime Commission; designating review panel, cases involving Mary Jane Burton, report. View Comments
HB2746 Tran Incapacitated persons; finding of lack of capacity to understand act of voting. View Comments
HB2783 Simon Placing Nazi symbols or emblems on certain property with intent to intimidate; penalty. View Comments
SB1006 Surovell Driving while intoxicated; pre-conviction ignition interlock for certain offenders. View Comments
SB1010 Surovell Subpoenas duces tecum; financial records of nonparty, report. View Comments
SB1013 Boysko Neurocognitive disorder, etc.; affirmative defense to prosecution. View Comments
SB1041 Perry Va. Forensic Nursing Advisory Council; established. View Comments
SB1053 Ebbin Synthetic digital content; definition, penalty, report, effective clause. View Comments
SB1060 Ebbin Retail tobacco and hemp products; smoking by a person younger than 21 years of age, prohibitions. View Comments
SB1067 Peake Cigarette delivery sales; clarifies definition of "delivery sale." View Comments
SB1069 Peake Retired justices and judges; per diem payments for attendance at mandatory judicial conferences. View Comments
SB1092 Jordan Address Confidentiality Program; removal of Program participant, penalty. View Comments
SB1095 Jordan Foreign protective orders in cases of family abuse; enforcement. View Comments
SB1108 Diggs Sex offenses prohibiting proximity to children; state parks, penalty. View Comments
SB1115 Sturtevant Legal duty; action for damages for legal malpractice concerning estate planning. View Comments
SB1116 Sturtevant Uniform Trust Code; expands definitions of "independent qualified trustee" and "qualified trustee." View Comments
SB1157 Obenshain Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry; person required to register, etc. View Comments
SB1158 Obenshain Eminent domain; condemnation proceedings. View Comments
SB1191 Deeds Adults charged w/ criminal offense punishable by confinement in jail, etc.; collecting, etc., data. View Comments
SB1193 Deeds Criminal history record information; dissemination of record information. View Comments
SB1194 Deeds Law-enforcement agencies and officers; establishing training curriculum on certain arrests. View Comments
SB1200 Deeds Victims of crime; compensation, extends time for filing a claim. View Comments
SB1221 Aird Public housing authorities; indigent parties, unlawful detainer. View Comments
SB1255 Bagby Restraints on juveniles; use in court prohibited, exceptions. View Comments
SB1261 Bagby Juveniles; fingerprints, palm prints, and photographs, effective date. View Comments
SB1271 Perry Threats of death or bodily injury to a person or member of his family, etc.; penalty. View Comments
SB1272 Jordan Trespass with an unmanned aircraft system; penalties. View Comments
SB1277 Perry Minor witnesses; appointment of guardian ad litem in circuit court. View Comments
SB1291 Peake General district courts; increases jurisdictional limits. View Comments
SB1324 Surovell Obstructing health care facility access; penalties. View Comments
SB1327 Diggs Judges; maximum number in each judicial district. View Comments
SB1331 Marsden Juvenile and domestic relations district court; juvenile intake, school notification. View Comments
SB1361 Pillion Inhaling drugs or other noxious chemical substances, etc.; distribution of nitrous oxide. View Comments
SB1372 Suetterlein Children; petitions for relief of care & custody, investigation by local dept. of social services. View Comments
SB1392 Stuart Ignition interlock system; duration. View Comments
SB1395 Peake Illegal sale of cannabis; retail tobacco & hemp products, possession by person under 21yrs. of age. View Comments
SB1412 McDougle Domestic and foreign corporations; corporations transacting business in Commonwealth, etc. View Comments
SB1416 Ebbin Pedestrians; drivers to stop when crossing highway, etc., penalty. View Comments
SB1420 Head Forfeited assets; law enforcement use. View Comments
SB1435 Perry Eminent domain powers of public service corporations; compensation to the Commonwealth & localities. View Comments
SB1460 Locke Human trafficking; issuance of writ of vacatur for victims. View Comments
SB1465 Surovell Virginia State Crime Commission; designating review panel, cases involving Mary Jane Burton, report. View Comments
SB1466 Surovell Criminal records; expungement and sealing of records, repeals Sealing Fee Fund. View Comments
SB1470 Deeds Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; submission of annual report. View Comments
SB746 McDougle Involuntary manslaughter; certain drug offenses. View Comments
SB750 Diggs Vehicle operation; authorizing operation of motor vehicle by unlicensed minor, penalty. View Comments
SB757 Locke Trespass with an unmanned aircraft system; contracted defense facility, penalty. View Comments
SB761 Sturtevant Civil actions brought by warrant; extends date range for court appearance. View Comments
SB778 Locke Juveniles; adjudication of delinquency, when and how child may be taken into immediate custody. View Comments
SB781 Carroll Foy Retired or former law-enforcement officers; publication of personal information. View Comments
SB804 McDougle Limitation on prosecution of felony due to lapse of time after finding of probable cause; exception. View Comments
SB805 Surovell Child support; updates amounts in the schedule of basic support obligations. View Comments
SB846 Craig Minor's records; access to records stored or accessible from a secure website. View Comments
SB847 Carroll Foy Reckless driving; improper driving as a lesser included offense. View Comments
SB888 Perry Manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing, or possessing with intent to manufacture, sell, give, or distribute a controlled substance or an imitation controlled substance prohibited; penalties. View Comments
SB892 Sturtevant Medical malpractice; certification of expert witness, written opinion. View Comments
SB894 Perry Personal injury or death by wrongful act; liability of employer to vulnerable victims. View Comments
SB896 Stuart Court of Appeals; procedure on appeal; criminal cases. View Comments
SB901 Perry Compensation of court-appointed counsel. View Comments
SB924 Head Drug paraphernalia and controlled paraphernalia; drug checking products. View Comments
SB936 Craig Decreasing probation period; criteria for mandatory reduction, effective clause, report. View Comments
SB939 Salim Mail theft; definitions, penalty. View Comments
SB941 DeSteph Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. View Comments
SB957 Perry Protective orders; military protective orders. View Comments
SB963 Carroll Foy Discovery materials or evidence; allows accused to request the Commonwealth to copy or photograph. View Comments
SB965 Carroll Foy District courts; recording of proceedings. View Comments
SB986 Williams Graves Assault and battery; Class 1 misdemeanor against sports official. View Comments
SB999 Surovell Appeals; procedure on appeal, payment of expenses. View Comments
SJ293 Surovell Criminal Sentencing Commission; confirms appt. by the Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Chairman. View Comments

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