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Bill Patron Title
HB1013 Laufer Uniform Electronic Estate Planning Documents Act; permits electronic nontestamentary estate documts. View Comments
HB1014 Wilt Public defender offices; establishes in City of Harrisonburg and County of Rockingham. View Comments
HB102 Reaser Court-appointed counsel; raises the limitation of fees. View Comments
HB1082 Carr Judgments, certain; debtor may petition court for restricted license. View Comments
HB110 Sullivan Surrogacy brokers; repeals statute of prohibition. View Comments
HB1114 Simon Failure to appear; contempt of court, penalties. View Comments
HB112 Sullivan Adoption; parental placement and agency adoption. View Comments
HB1126 Carr Persons other than ministers who may perform rites of marriage; current VA members of Congress. View Comments
HB1129 McQuinn Grandparent; petition for visitation. View Comments
HB1146 Cordoza Address Confidentiality Program; expands to victims of child abduction. View Comments
HB115 Sullivan Guardians and conservators; order of appointment and certificate of qualification, annual report. View Comments
HB1187 Hodges Xylazine; penalty for manufacturing, selling, etc., for human consumption. View Comments
HB1217 Zehr Cell phone records; investigation of missing persons. View Comments
HB1228 Hope Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission; court records, online access to case management systems. View Comments
HB1242 Willett Emergency custody and temporary detention orders; evaluations, presence of others. View Comments
HB1248 Williams Debtor interrogatories; fieri facias, against whom a summons shall be issued. View Comments
HB1249 Williams Nonresident plaintiff; security costs upon suit. View Comments
HB125 Watts Special justices and independent evaluator fees; emergency custody and voluntary civil admissions. View Comments
HB1252 McClure Limitation on sentence upon revocation of suspension of sentence; technical violations. View Comments
HB1256 Kent Larceny and embezzlement offenses; prosecution in any county or city where the victim resides. View Comments
HB1263 Shin Abolition of juvenile fines and fees; criminal offenses. View Comments
HB1264 Shin Traffic infractions; discretionary juvenile fines, costs, and fees. View Comments
HB1268 Delaney Community corrections alternative program; evaluation and diagnosis to determine eligibility. View Comments
HB1311 Clark Divorce; cruelty, reasonable apprehension of bodily hurt, or willful desertion or abandonment. View Comments
HB1324 Fowler Restricted driver's license; issuance for multiple convictions of driving while intoxicated, etc. View Comments
HB1335 Webert J.D. Power Official Used Car Guide; added to list of publications for retail value of vehicles. View Comments
HB1338 Hope Courthouses; website posting of notices. View Comments
HB1339 Simon Householder; exemptions from garnishment and lien. View Comments
HB1359 Convirs-Fowler Search warrants; menstrual health data prohibited, definition. View Comments
HB1369 Gardner Criminal justice training academies; curriculum. View Comments
HB1372 Simon Notarial acts; knowledge-based authentication assessment, requirements. View Comments
HB1396 Hope Clerks' offices; days of operation, of clerks' authority to close office. View Comments
HB140 Reid Adoption; award of damages, death by wrongful act. View Comments
HB1420 Watts Juveniles; adjudication of delinquency. View Comments
HB1427 Webert Fixing period of suspension of sentence; sexual abuse of a child under 15 years of age. View Comments
HB1435 Anthony Subpoenas; release of witness. View Comments
HB1443 Davis Trial by jury; contact with jurors after trial prohibited, penalty. View Comments
HB1481 Freitas Grandparent; petition for visitation. View Comments
HB1482 Leftwich Unlawful detainer actions; no rental agreement between owner and occupant. View Comments
HB1493 Seibold Reproductive health care services; prohibitions on extradition for certain criminal violations. View Comments
HB1505 Austin Intercollegiate athletics; student-athletes, compensation for name, image, or likeness. View Comments
HB1515 Srinivasan Discovery; electronic means. View Comments
HB153 Simon Medical Assistance Services, Department of; lien for claim of personal injuries. View Comments
HB1539 Simon Abortion or other reproductive health care services; prohibitions on extradition for certain crimes. View Comments
HB154 Green Judges; maximum number in Ninth Judicial Circuit. View Comments
HB1542 Mundon King Child abuse and neglect; mandatory reporters, statute of limitations, penalties. View Comments
HB155 Green Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund; claims. View Comments
HB156 Green Jury service; increases from 70 to 73 the age at which a person is exempt from service upon request. View Comments
HB158 McClure Firearm locking device; required for sale or transfer of firearm. View Comments
HB161 Seibold Individuals experiencing or reporting overdoses while incarcerated; disciplinary procedures. View Comments
HB171 Keys-Gamarra Signing of pleadings, motions, and other papers; electronic signatures. View Comments
HB172 Hope Family or household member; clarifies definition, penalty. View Comments
HB174 Henson Marriage lawful regardless of sex, gender, or race of parties; issuance of marriage license. View Comments
HB179 Gardner Imprisonment; consecutive terms. View Comments
HB18 Helmer Hate crimes and discrimination; ethnic animosity, penalties. View Comments
HB182 Hope Breach of a contract; award of attorney fees, factors. View Comments
HB184 Simon Foreclosure procedures; subordinate mortgage, affidavit required. View Comments
HB194 Martinez Virginia Military Parents Equal Protection Act; members of Space Force. View Comments
HB195 Martinez Gaming in the Commonwealth; prohibition on use of term "casino" by non-casino gaming operators. View Comments
HB202 Williams Optometrists; expert witness testimony. View Comments
HB210 Martinez Electronic execution of estate planning documents; codifies Uniform Electronic Wills Act. View Comments
HB223 Orrock Cruelty to animals; possession and ownership of animals. View Comments
HB243 Martinez Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; availability of complaint forms in courthouses. View Comments
HB246 Jones Fines, restitution, forfeiture, penalties, etc.; criminal and traffic cases, itemized statement. View Comments
HB247 Glass Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; noncompliance by certain landlords, tenant remedies. View Comments
HB260 Hope Police and court records; expungement of records. View Comments
HB264 Hope Legal notices and publications; online-only news publications, requirements. View Comments
HB266 Watts Custodial interrogation of a child; failure to comply with section, inadmissibility of statement. View Comments
HB267 Watts Assault or assault and battery; affirmative defense, penalty. View Comments
HB268 Watts Juveniles; evidence of trafficking, sexual abuse, or rape by the alleged victim. View Comments
HB272 Reid Attorney fees; judgments, compensation, or monetary awards related to veterans. View Comments
HB273 Reid Divorce; cruelty, reasonable apprehension of bodily hurt, or willful desertion or abandonment. View Comments
HB292 Ballard Drug Treatment Court Act; renames the Act as the Recovery Court Act. View Comments
HB294 Ballard Protective order in case of family abuse; termination of temporary order of child support. View Comments
HB306 Ballard Public defenders; appointment of counsel, caseload exception. View Comments
HB308 Ballard Geriatric prisoners; conditional release. View Comments
HB310 Hope Judges; maximum number each judicial district and circuit. View Comments
HB315 Simon Medical Assistance Services, Department of; lien for claim of personal injuries. View Comments
HB318 Helmer Firearm industry members; creates standards of responsible conduct, civil liability. View Comments
HB325 Thomas Minimum wage and overtime wages; civil actions. View Comments
HB332 Jones Termination of trust; notice requirements. View Comments
HB336 Jones Powers of attorney, certain; transfer on death deeds. View Comments
HB34 Clark Contract actions; collection of medical debt, definition. View Comments
HB347 Green School board employees; civil cause of action against principals, etc. View Comments
HB36 Willett Abuse and neglect of children; causing or enabling child to gain possession of a firearm, penalty. View Comments
HB414 Convirs-Fowler Land records; recording and indexing fees. View Comments
HB418 Simon Civil actions filed on behalf of multiple persons; types of class actions. View Comments
HB42 Hope Dentists and dental hygienists; added to list of providers who are immune from civil liability, etc. View Comments
HB430 Arnold Bail; violation of any partial condition of release, report available to counsel of record. View Comments
HB431 Arnold Pro tempore judicial appointments; criminal background checks, financial disclosure. View Comments
HB432 Arnold Jurors; availability of copy of jury panel to counsel. View Comments
HB435 Arnold Law-enforcement officers; exposure to bodily fluids, petition to the general district court. View Comments
HB436 Arnold Advance directive; revocation of directive upon filing of divorce or annulment of marriage, etc. View Comments
HB438 Arnold Written complaints; felony offenses to be provided. View Comments
HB449 Obenshain Child abuse and neglect; mandatory reporters, statute of limitations, penalties. View Comments
HB45 Seibold Earned sentence credits; incarceration prior to entry of final order of conviction. View Comments
HB452 Callsen Drug offenders; eligibility for first-time disposition. View Comments
HB455 Callsen Controlled substances; possession of an item containing residue of a substance, penalty. View Comments
HB457 Callsen Decreasing probation period; establishes criteria for mandatory reduction. View Comments
HB46 Bennett-Parker Firearm; transfers to another person from a prohibited person. View Comments
HB470 Martinez Minor; petition for child in need of services or supervision. View Comments
HB474 Coyner Restroom Access Act; civil liability. View Comments
HB484 Garrett Consumer fireworks; authorizes use, penalities. View Comments
HB520 Hope Summons; promise to appear after issuance, issuance of summons instead of warrant in certain cases. View Comments
HB581 Simonds Human trafficking; attorneys for the Commonwealth to establish multidisciplinary response teams. View Comments
HB588 McClure VA Residential Landlord &Tenant Act; fire/casualty damage, landlord requirements for termination. View Comments
HB612 Price Fines, costs, forfeitures, etc.; collection fees, assessment against incarcerated defendant. View Comments
HB614 Price Community service work in lieu of payment of fines and costs; work performed while incarcerated. View Comments
HB63 Simon Criminal cases; request for a jury to ascertain punishment. View Comments
HB633 Cherry Forced labor or service; civil action for trafficking, penalties. View Comments
HB640 Sullivan Wrongful incarceration; compensation. View Comments
HB641 Sullivan Relief; Kingrea, David Wayne, compensation for wrongful inclusion on sex offender registry. View Comments
HB653 Coyner Adoption of initial discretionary sentencing guideline midpoints; violent felony offenses. View Comments
HB678 Leftwich Trusts; release or ratification of trustee by beneficiary, response of beneficiary in writing. View Comments
HB679 Leftwich Magistrates; certain minimum standards for security and accessibility in quarters. View Comments
HB697 Maldonado Synthetic media; use in furtherance of crimes involving fraud, etc., report. View Comments
HB717 Torian Judges; maximum number in each judicial district. View Comments
HB721 Clark Local anti-rent gouging authority; civil penalty. View Comments
HB73 Hope Unlawful detainer; expungement of action, entering of an order without further petition or hearing. View Comments
HB740 Cousins Unlawful detainer; bifurcation of case. View Comments
HB745 Laufer Mattress stewardship program; established, report, civil penalty. View Comments
HB76 Watts Grand jury; clarifies oaths of foreman, jurors, and witnesses. View Comments
HB764 Delaney Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; early termination of rental agreement. View Comments
HB765 Delaney Parental rights; termination for alleged sexual abuse, petition filed by other parent. View Comments
HB766 Delaney Custody and visitation arrangements; best interests of the child, family history of abuse. View Comments
HB768 Delaney Child victims and witnesses; using two-way closed-circuit television, expands age range. View Comments
HB769 Delaney Multi-jurisdiction grand jury; elder abuse crimes. View Comments
HB77 Watts Robbery; conforms certain provisions of the Code of VA to the degrees of robbery offenses, etc. View Comments
HB772 Delaney Minors; parental admission for inpatient treatment. View Comments
HB774 Herring Alcohol safety action program; local administrative fee. View Comments
HB778 Callsen Quitclaim and release property rights; DCR to release certain property rights in Albemarle County. View Comments
HB779 Callsen Permissible venue; personal injury and wrongful death actions, appointment of administrator. View Comments
HB78 Watts Search warrants, subpoenas, court orders, or other process; menstrual health data prohibited. View Comments
HB783 Herring Adoption; parental placement and agency adoption. View Comments
HB784 Herring Child and spousal support; entry or modification of orders, determination of support overages. View Comments
HB786 Hope Guardianship and conservatorship; restoration or modification or termination of order. View Comments
HB794 Henson Statutory agents; service of process. View Comments
HB803 Rasoul Juveniles; expungement of court records. View Comments
HB81 Simon Suicide; abolishes common-law crime. View Comments
HB822 Cherry Emergency custody; transportation for transfer of custody. View Comments
HB823 Cherry Temporary detention order; alternative transportation. View Comments
HB824 Cousins Indigent defendant; rate of fees for legal representation. View Comments
HB833 Cousins Child abuse and neglect; custody and visitation, possession or consumption of authorized substances. View Comments
HB834 Cousins Petition for modification of sentence; eligibility, procedures. View Comments
HB836 Cousins Uniform Statutory Rule Against Perpetuities; trusts, certain nonvested property interests. View Comments
HB837 Cousins Juvenile and domestic relations district court; recording of proceedings. View Comments
HB838 Hope Police and court records; expungement, definition of "otherwise dismissed." View Comments
HB847 Davis Appointment of counsel for accused; felonies punishable by a mandatory minimum term of confinement. View Comments
HB857 Hernandez Fines and costs; changes period of limitations for collection. View Comments
HB858 Hope Health care; decision-making, end of life, penalties. View Comments
HB86 Hope Summons for unlawful detainer; specifies a process by which a plaintiff may amend amount due to him. View Comments
HB861 Hernandez Weapons; carrying into hospital that provides mental health services. View Comments
HB890 Earley Best interests of the child; assuring frequent and continuing contact with both parents. View Comments
HB893 McClure Attorneys appointed to represent parents or guardians; qualifications and performance. View Comments
HB895 Bennett-Parker Protective orders; venue. View Comments
HB896 Hernandez Deferred or installment payment agreements; certain benefits, maximum amounts to be paid. View Comments
HB898 Kent Forensic Science, Department of; laboratory procedures, requirements regarding DNA profiles. View Comments
HB901 Srinivasan Interlocutory ruling, order, or action; motion to reconsider. View Comments
HB926 Shin Unlawful dissemination or sale of images of another; penalty. View Comments
HB928 Kent Interference with commercial fishing vessels or activity; penalty. View Comments
HB934 LeVere Bolling Small claims court; representation of certain entities. View Comments
HB956 Lopez Misdemeanor; maximum term of confinement. View Comments
HB972 Lopez Defendant; prohibiting inquiry into immigration status, notification of consequences. View Comments
HB986 Tran Notaries; raises amount a notary may charge. View Comments
HB994 Keys-Gamarra Marriage; establishes legal age to be 18 years. View Comments
SB101 Ebbin Marriage lawful regardless of sex, gender, or race of parties; issuance of marriage license. View Comments
SB102 Sturtevant Wills and trusts; tangible personal property, nonexoneration. View Comments
SB111 Peake Drug Control Act; adds certain chemicals to Schedules I, II, IV, and V of Act. View Comments
SB115 Lucas Child abuse and neglect; custody and visitation, possession or consumption of authorized substances. View Comments
SB138 Carroll Foy Permissible venue; personal injury and wrongful death actions, appointment of administrator. View Comments
SB144 Carroll Foy Nolle prosequi or dismissal without prejudice prior to preliminary hearing; subsequent indictment. View Comments
SB145 Head Special conservators of peace; armed security officer registration. View Comments
SB15 Favola Reproductive health care services; prohibitions on extradition for certain criminal violations. View Comments
SB157 Boysko Legal notices and publications; online-only news publications, requirements. View Comments
SB16 Favola Search warrants, subpoenas, court orders, or other process; menstrual health data prohibited. View Comments
SB175 DeSteph Persons other than ministers who may perform rites of marriage; former statewide legislators. View Comments
SB176 Favola Civil commitments & temporary detention orders; def. of mental illness neurocognitive disorders. View Comments
SB20 Stuart Deferred dispositions; expungement of police and court records. View Comments
SB201 Diggs Virginia Critical Operation for a Disappeared Child Initiative (CODI) Alert Program; created. View Comments
SB209 Perry Adoption; award of damages, death by wrongful act. View Comments
SB211 Perry Protective orders; venue. View Comments
SB214 Sturtevant Corporation, limited liability company, etc.; service of garnishment summons. View Comments
SB23 Locke Juveniles; adjudication of delinquency. View Comments
SB236 Hashmi Aggregated, nonconfidential case data; requests for reports of academic research. View Comments
SB254 Surovell Optometrists; expert witness testimony. View Comments
SB256 Surovell Motor vehicle insurance; remedies for bad faith for refusal of claims. View Comments
SB258 Surovell Substantial risk orders or factors. View Comments
SB259 Surovell Civil actions filed on behalf of multiple persons; types of class actions. View Comments
SB280 Hashmi Health care; decision-making, definitions, medical aid in dying, penalties. View Comments
SB290 Roem Guardians and conservators; order of appointment and certificate of qualification, annual report. View Comments
SB292 Roem Guardianship and conservatorship; report of guardian ad litem. View Comments
SB321 Roem Administrative and civil proceedings; protected information, newspersons engaged in journalism. View Comments
SB332 Salim Misdemeanor; maximum term of confinement. View Comments
SB334 Salim Plea agreements and court orders; prohibited provisions. View Comments
SB34 Locke Temporary detention; certified evaluators, report. View Comments
SB341 Surovell Common interest communities; foreclosure remedy. View Comments
SB350 Perry Virginia Human Rights Act; right to sue. View Comments
SB355 Rouse VA Self-Service Storage Act; rental agreement may be delivered and accepted electronically. View Comments
SB356 Perry Court-appointed counsel; raises the limitation of fees. View Comments
SB357 Boysko Assault or assault and battery; affirmative defense, penalty. View Comments
SB362 Ebbin Drug offenders; eligibility for first-time disposition. View Comments
SB369 Ebbin Fowl or companion animals; maiming, killing, or poisoning, penalty. View Comments
SB386 Deeds Magistrates; certain minimum standards for security and accessibility in quarters. View Comments
SB394 Perry Carnal knowledge and sexual battery; persons detained or arrested by a law-enforcement officer. View Comments
SB398 Perry Protective orders; respondent to notify court of change of address. View Comments
SB424 McDougle Admission to bail; act of violence. View Comments
SB427 Deeds Petition for modification of a sentence; eligibility, procedures. View Comments
SB449 Marsden Juveniles; juvenile correctional centers, eligibility for parole. View Comments
SB460 Marsden Minors; parental admission for inpatient treatment. View Comments
SB469 Obenshain Controlled substances; manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing misbranded drugs, etc. View Comments
SB470 Obenshain Uniform Statutory Rule Against Perpetuities; trusts, certain nonvested property interests. View Comments
SB471 Obenshain Powers of attorney, certain; transfer on death deeds. View Comments
SB497 Carroll Foy Temporary detention order; alternative transportation. View Comments
SB502 Surovell Juvenile & domestic relations district ct.; parent filing petion for protective order against minor. View Comments
SB504 Surovell Police and court records; expungement, term "otherwise dismissed." View Comments
SB505 Subramanyam Limitation on sentence upon revocation of suspension of sentence; technical violations. View Comments
SB509 Surovell Court of Appeals; appeal of interlocutory orders. View Comments
SB514 Williams Graves Fines and costs; changes period of limitations for collection. View Comments
SB546 Bagby Emergency custody and temporary detention orders; evaluations, presence of others. View Comments
SB566 Deeds Trusts; release or ratification of trustee by beneficiary, response of beneficiary in writing. View Comments
SB598 Ebbin Recordation of documents; name changes. View Comments
SB614 Pillion Xylazine; penalty for manufacturing, selling, etc., for human consumption. View Comments
SB625 Bagby Deferred or installment payment agreements; exempt from payments if sole income is Social Security. View Comments
SB63 McDougle Termination of trust; notice requirements. View Comments
SB637 Jordan Fines, costs, forfeitures, penalties, etc.; duty of attorneys for the Commonwealth. View Comments
SB638 Jordan Jury service; increases from 70 to 73 the age at which a person is exempt from service upon request. View Comments
SB642 Perry Firearms; purchase, etc., following an assault and battery of a family or household member, etc. View Comments
SB646 French Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund; claims. View Comments
SB654 Williams Graves Fines, costs, forfeitures, etc.; collection fees, assessment against incarcerated defendant. View Comments
SB696 Williams Graves Marijuana-related offenses; modification of sentence. View Comments
SB7 Reeves Hate crimes and discrimination; ethnic animosity, penalties. View Comments
SB706 Stuart Drug Treatment Court Act; eligibility. View Comments
SB710 Deeds Judges; maximum number each judicial district and circuit. View Comments
SB725 Pillion Drug Treatment Court Act; renames the Act as the Recovery Court Act. View Comments
SB731 Durant Child pornography; production, publication, sale, financing, etc., penalty. View Comments
SB736 McDougle Clerks' offices; days of operation, of clerks' authority to close office. View Comments
SB8 Reeves Notary public or electronic notary public; application for recommission. View Comments
SB95 Stanley Preliminary analysis of breath to determine alcoholic content of blood; failure to advise person. View Comments

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