Courts of Justice

VA - Senator Thomas K. Norment, Jr. (R)

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Chairman

VA - Senator Richard L. Saslaw (D)

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Member

VA - Senator Henry L. Marsh III (D)

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Member

VA - Senator Janet D. Howell (D)

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Member

VA - Senator L. Louise Lucas (D)

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VA - Senator John S. Edwards (D)

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VA - Senator Linda T. Puller (D)

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VA - Senator Obenshain, Mark D. (R)

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VA - Senator McDougle, Ryan T. (R)

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Member

VA - Senator A. Donald McEachin (D)

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Member

VA - Senator Stuart, Richard H. (R)

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VA - Senator Jill Holtzman Vogel (R)

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VA - Senator Stanley, William M. (R)

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VA - Senator Bryce E. Reeves (R)

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VA - Senator Thomas A. Garrett (R)

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VA - SB22 Suicide; abolishes common-law crime.

VA - SB96 Tobacco products; purchase, etc., of nicotine vapor products by minors, penalty.

VA - SB35 Capital cases; appointment of counsel.

VA - SB34 Bail hearings; motions relating to bail or condition of release must be held as soon as practicable.

VA - SB94 Divorce proceedings; evidence by affidavit, residency requirement.

VA - SB93 Unlawful photographs or videos; Class 6 felony for person to publish on Internet.

VA - SB65 Firearms; willful discharge resulting in permanent physical impairment, Class 6 felony.

VA - SB59 Warrants; maintenance by clerks of court.

VA - SB570 Assault and battery; full-time or part-time employee, penalty.

VA - SB621 Felony convictions, certain; court may reduce to misdemeanor pursuant to plea agreement.

VA - SB624 Emergency care; school board employees that render certain care shall not be liable for negligence.

VA - SB625 Protective orders; hearing to be held simultaneously with pending criminal action.

VA - HB933 Child support; update to guidelines.

VA - SB534 Local departments; consent to treatment and collection of evidence.

VA - HB130 Health care providers; civil immunity for members of or consultants to boards or committees.

VA - HB159 Personal property; fraudulent conversion or removal of leased property, restitution.

VA - HB164 Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority; background checks of applicants.

VA - HB143 Courthouse; posting of notices, website.

VA - SB352 Cigarettes; sealed labeled pack shall be prima facie evidence.

VA - HB705 Concealed handgun permits; eliminates certain requirements for an out-of-state permit.

VA - HB745 Internet publication of personal information; prohibition, attorneys for the Commonwealth.

VA - HB962 Concealed handgun; carrying in a secured container or compartment in vehicle.

VA - HB768 Liens; mechanics liens, property value.

VA - SB611 Automated sales suppression devices; falsifying electronic records, penalties.

VA - HB704 Recording of evidence, etc.; misdemeanor cases electronically in circuit court.

VA - HB303 Clerk of court; costs taxed.

VA - HB1169 Concealed handgun permit; retired member of Department of Motor Vehicles enforcement division.

VA - SB607 Method of execution; Director of DOC certifies that lethal injection isn't available, electrocution.

VA - SB285 Civil penalty; untaxed tobacco products.

VA - HB607 Recordation & marginal release; circuit court clerk not required to make recordings in record books.

VA - HB596 Summons; unlawful detainer issued by magistrate or clerk or judge of general district court.

VA - HB100 Concealed handgun permits; references to issuance of handgun permit before July 1, 2008.

VA - HB272 Judicial performance evaluation program; evaluation reports on justices and judges.

VA - HB972 Protective orders; companion animals.

VA - HB405 Abuse or neglect of a child, suspected; reports to law enforcement.

VA - HB326 Unlawful dissemination or sale of images of another; person is guilty of Class 1 misdemeanor.

VA - HB191 Physician assistant; expert witness testimony.

VA - HB235 Sex Offender & Crimes Against Minors Registry Act; amends to add solicitation of prostitution.

VA - HB259 Real estate licensees; signing of pleadings, motions, and other papers.

VA - HB523 Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry; registration of juveniles, etc.

VA - HB606 Judges; maximum number in circuit, general district, and juvenile courts, etc.

VA - HB511 Juveniles; deferral and dismissal of serious offenses.

VA - HB976 Homicides, certain; accessories after the fact.

VA - HB708 Assault and battery; family or household member.

VA - HB1122 Service of process; social security numbers.

VA - HB763 Recordation of deeds and deeds of trust; use of cover sheets on deeds.

VA - HB1233 Address Confidentiality Program; victims of stalking eligible for Program.

VA - HB861 Criminal Justice Services, Department of; included in definition of criminal justice agency.

VA - HB660 Crimes; seizure and forfeiture of property.

VA - HB885 Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund; filing of claims.

VA - HB1251 Sex offenders; reregistration, name change.

VA - HB829 Automated sales suppression devices; falsifying electronic records, penalties.

VA - HB403 Child sex-crime cases; admission of prior sexual offenses into evidence.

VA - HB334 Multidisciplinary child sexual abuse response teams, local; attorney to establish to review cases.

VA - HB96 Reckless driving; causing death while driving with suspended license, guilty of Class 6 felony.

VA - HB278 Juvenile and domestic relations district court; clarifies law governing retention of records, etc.

VA - HB285 Emergency protective orders; arrests for domestic assault, definition of law-enforcement officer.

VA - HB420 Public assets; misuse, adoption of local ordinance by locality, penalty.

VA - HB542 Wearing masks; unlawful for any person to wear with intent to conceal identity, penalty.

VA - HB233 Sex offenders; requires circuit court to find good cause before accepting name change applications.

VA - HB567 Sexual battery; touching a person's intimate parts, etc., penalty.

VA - HB810 Firearms; willful discharge resulting in permanent physical impairment, Class 6 felony.

VA - HB17 Electronic communication or remote computing devices; warrant requirement for certain records.

VA - HB186 Seized drugs and paraphernalia; forfeiture to law enforcement.

VA - HB1 Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund; emergency award to claimant shall not exceed $3000, etc.

VA - HB280 False advertisement for regulated services; notice, penalty.

VA - HB1038 District courts and circuit courts; no civil matter shall be dismissed with prejudice, etc.

VA - HB1040 Traffic light signal photo-monitoring; use of system, appeals.

VA - HB1248 911 emergency service calls; recordings shall be deemed authentic if with certain information.

VA - HB1256 Detention and removal of U.S. citizen from State; SPS shall request notification within 24 hours.

VA - SB279 Concealed handgun permit; retired member of Department of Motor Vehicles enforcement division.

VA - SB478 Cigarettes, tax-paid contraband; illegal distribution.

VA - SB36 Writ of actual innocence; biological evidence, petitioners pro se.

VA - SB4 Sexual and Domestic Violence Subfund; funding of sexual and domestic violence prevention, etc.

VA - SB13 Hunting dogs, etc.; permission from landowner to retrieve from property.

VA - SB7 Clients' Protection Fund; extends sunset provision on Supreme Court's authority to adopt rules.

VA - SB14 Sodomy; crimes against nature, clarifies provisions of clause, penalty.

VA - SB6 DNA; adds certain crimes to list for which a sample must be taken upon arrest.

VA - HB218 Tobacco products; purchase, etc., of nicotine vapor products by minors, penalty.

VA - SB17 Electronic cigarettes; minors may not purchase or possess.

VA - SB31 Methamphetamine cleanup; certification that methamphetamine level is at/below post cleanup target.

VA - SB33 Felony sentence; amends provision for sentence modification.

VA - SB56 Persons not guilty by reason of insanity; court-appointed counsel fees.

VA - SB41 Assault and battery; conspiracy to commit is Class 1 misdemeanor.

VA - SB39 Firearms; criminal history record information check on transferee; penalties.

VA - SB69 Pretrial appeals; transcript or written statement of facts.

VA - SB85 Central station dispatchers; exempt from training requirement if station has certification.

VA - SB71 Emergency protective orders; arrests for domestic assault, definition of law-enforcement officer.

VA - SB116 Deeds, deeds of trust, and mortgages; correcting errors, affidavit.

VA - SB115 Temporary detention; time during which a person may be held.

VA - SB111 Criminal conviction; expungement of record.

VA - SB114 Suit for personal injury; report from health care provider licensed outside of Commonwealth.

VA - SB443 Judges; maximum number in circuit, general district, and juvenile courts, etc.

VA - SB435 Circuit court clerks; automated system in lieu of order books, etc.

VA - SB454 Sex Offender & Crimes Against Minors Registry Act; amends to add solicitation of prostitution.

VA - SB450 Driving under influence of alcohol; first offenders, license conditions.

VA - SB409 Risk Management, Division of, or transportation district; acknowledgment and resolving of claims.

VA - SB395 Personal action for injury to person; malpractice against health care provider, failure to report.

VA - SB357 Competency to stand trial; recommended treatment by qualified mental health expert.

VA - SB349 Seized drugs and paraphernalia; forfeiture to law enforcement.

VA - SB377 Firearms; dealers to go through process administered by Department of State Police.

VA - SB289 Line of Duty Act; funding and review.

VA - SB194 Eminent domain; date of valuation in actions shall be determined by court.

VA - SB216 Assault and battery; conspiracy to commit is Class 1 misdemeanor.

VA - SB190 DUI; probation.

VA - SB184 Minors; admission to mental health facility for inpatient treatment.

VA - SB453 Human trafficking; penalties.

VA - SB271 Marriage celebrant; charges for additional services provided.

VA - SB448 Hazing; institution policies.

VA - SB442 Sexual abuse; increases penalty for abuse of child 13 or 14 years of age to Class 6 felony.

VA - SB440 College campus police and security departments; DCJS to identify minimum core operational functions.

VA - SB433 Child pornography; modifications to discretionary sentencing guidelines for possession.

VA - SB346 Wills, trusts, and fiduciaries; increasing various allowances and other threshold amounts.

VA - SB378 Notaries; application for recommission.

VA - SB251 Grand larceny and certain property crimes; increases threshold amount of money from $200 to $1,000.

VA - SB245 Fiduciary; qualification of administrator in action for wrongful death.

VA - SB233 Prejudgment interest on awards; insurer denial of coverage or liability.

VA - SB186 Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund; filing of claims.

VA - SB286 Arrest photos; placement and removal on Internet, penalty.

VA - SB133 Court services unit directors; employment.

VA - SB125 Juvenile offenders; sentence modification.

VA - SB452 License plate reader database; Department of State Police to maintain database.

VA - SB451 Law-enforcement officer; sworn municipal park rangers added to definition of officer.

VA - SB396 Firearms; criminal background check for transfer, exemption for holders of concealed permits.

VA - SB384 Sexual offenders; certain persons prohibited proximity to children at public libraries, penalty.

VA - SB345 Trust directors; defenses to liability.

VA - SB365 Cigarettes, counterfeit and contraband; use by law enforcement.

VA - SB329 New homes; implied warranty.

VA - SB317 Judges; increases number in circuit and district courts.

VA - SB411 Children; abandonment by parent or guardian, penalty.

VA - SB368 Rifle or shotgun, loaded; regulation of transportation.

VA - SB342 Forensic Science Board; membership of Scientific Advisory Committee.

VA - SB424 Temporary detention; time during which a person may be held, 72 hours notice to leave facility.

VA - SB379 Grand larceny; threshold.

VA - SB373 Trafficking in persons; penalties.

VA - SB318 General district court; days of operation.

VA - SB302 Real estate licensees; signing of pleadings, motions, and other papers.

VA - SB287 Firearm transfers; criminal history record information checks, penalty.

VA - SB213 Dextromethorphan Distribution Act; penalty.

VA - SB262 Internet Crimes Against Children Fund; fee, Governor's Child Safety Test.

VA - SB211 Controlled substances; eliminates law-enforcement reports to Board of Pharmacy.

VA - SB185 Physician assistant; expert witness testimony.

VA - SB229 Injunctions; aggrieved party shall serve copy of petition for review, response filed within 7 days.

VA - SB208 Grand larceny & property injury; health & safety made an element of crimes where coal mine damaged.

VA - SB128 Juveniles; commitment to Department of Juvenile Justice, consideration of social history, report.

VA - SB130 Juveniles, delinquent; commitment to Department of Juvenile Justice.

VA - SB122 Juvenile offenders; offenses and punishment.

VA - SB253 Health care providers; civil immunity for members of or consultants to boards or committees.

VA - SB235 Appeal from bail, bond, or recognizance order; compliance with appellate court.

VA - SB232 Domestic corporations; service of process.

VA - SB231 Judicial retirement; increases mandatory age under Judicial Retirement System.

VA - SB230 Judgment on affidavit in action upon contract or note; defect in affidavit, continuance.

VA - SB226 Employment contracts; enforcement, applicable law.

VA - SB255 Sexual crimes against minors; extend statute of limitations.

VA - SB146 Felony sentence; suspension or modification.

VA - SB173 Deferred disposition; persons with autism or intellectual disabilities.

VA - SB171 Writ of actual innocence; based on nonbiological evidence, additional petitions allowed.

VA - SB170 Judicial retirement; increases mandatory age under Judicial Retirement System.

VA - SB152 Dams; disclosure of presence.

VA - SB151 Family abuse protective orders; allowable conditions.

VA - SB142 Juvenile offenders, certain; sentence modification procedure.

VA - SB137 Arrest photos; placement and removal on Internet, penalty.

VA - SB503 Notaries; legal advice on immigration, etc.,non-English advertising, notice requirement.

VA - SB495 Conservators of the peace, special; various changes to laws providing for appointment.

VA - SB493 Line of Duty Act; funding and review.

VA - SB485 Magistrates; authorized to exercise powers regarding search warrants throughout Commonwealth.

VA - SB462 Physically disabled or socially isolated persons; penalty for financial exploitation.

VA - SB482 Driving under influence of alcohol; probation, license suspension, etc.

VA - SB476 Incest; definition of parent, includes step-parent, grandparent includes step-grandparent, penalty.

VA - SB473 Foreign judgments; Uniform Foreign Country Money-Judgments Recognition Act.

VA - SB528 Warrants; issuance by magistrate for arrest of certain persons.

VA - SB520 Firearm transfers; penalties.

VA - SB475 Court costs; collection at DMV customer service centers.

VA - SB496 Police officers, special; repeals provisions allowing a circuit court for any locality to appoint.

VA - SB537 Offenses requiring registration; withdrawal of plea by certain defendants, etc.

VA - SB521 Suicide; abolishes common-law crime.

VA - SB487 Driving or boating while intoxicated; serious bodily injury, penalty.

VA - SB467 York River; MRC to grant an easement & rights-of-way across beds including Baylor Survey Grounds.

VA - SB543 Judges; adds fourth circuit court judge to 10th Judicial Circuit.

VA - SB501 Conditions of release on bond; no contact provision.

VA - SB553 Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry; notification of laws.

VA - SB634 Decanting statute; conditions for second trust.

VA - SB640 Witnesses; right to nondisclosure of certain information.

VA - SB644 Educational neglect of students with disabilities; fraud within educational programs, penalties.

VA - SB652 Governor and Attorney General; parties to litigation with state, prohibited conduct, penalties.

VA - SB654 Criminal Justice Services, Department of; human trafficking policy.

VA - SB658 Physical evidence recovery kits; local and state law-enforcement agencies shall report an inventory.

VA - SB659 Protective orders, preliminary; changes standard for issuing.

VA - SB665 Eminent domain; limitations, property right of quiet and peaceful enjoyment.

VA - SB666 Eminent domain; costs, attorney fees.

VA - SB667 Southwestern Virginia Mental Health Institute; DBHDS to onvey certain real property.

VA - HB232 Immediate sanction probation program; extends sunset provision on establishment of programs.

VA - HB196 Pretrial appeals by Commonwealth; Class 1 misdemeanors.

VA - HB183 Juveniles; commitment to Department of Juvenile Justice, consideration of social history, report.

VA - HB269 Cases under advisement; circuit court judge in civil action holding decision for unreasonable time.

VA - SB364 Cigarette taxes; ineligibility to be an authorized holder.

VA - SR31 Judge; nomination for election to circuit court.

VA - HB1019 Divorce; affidavit in support.

VA - HB1049 Regional Criminal Justice Academy Training Fund; local fee.

VA - HB1041 Nonsuits; tolling.

VA - HB1037 Medical reports as evidence; general district court.

VA - HB743 Mental health; prohibition of firearms.

VA - SB264 Fare enforcement inspectors; appointed to enforce fares for use of mass transit facilities.

VA - HB518 Certificates of analysis admitted into evidence; electronic signature.

VA - HB477 Electronic summons system; fees.

VA - HB392 Assault and battery; emergency health care provider.

VA - HB359 Jurisdiction; custody and visitation arrangements for minor children, definitions.

VA - HB357 Concealed handgun permit applicant; access to information.

VA - HB394 Suit for personal injury; report from health care provider licensed outside of Commonwealth.

VA - HB335 Family abuse protective orders; motor vehicles.

VA - HB188 Jury commissioners; appointment and selection of jurors.

VA - HB141 Divorce, custody, or visitation; court orders in pending suit, life insurance policies.

VA - HB138 Magistrates; authorized to exercise powers regarding search warrants throughout Commonwealth.

VA - HB56 Multi-jurisdiction grand juries; numerous changes to laws governing.

VA - HB24 Contracts; recording requirements.

VA - HB86 Inpatient psychiatric hospital admission from local correctional facility; criteria.

VA - HB171 Crime victim rights; offenses by juveniles.

VA - HB301 Business records; admissibility as evidence in any civil proceeding.

VA - HB413 Incapacitated persons; filing of evaluation reports, requirement for filing under seal.

VA - HB393 Judgment; payment required to be noted by creditor, penalty.

VA - HB360 General receivers; reimbursement of expenses incurred for direct out-of-pocket expenses.

VA - HB517 Forensic Science Board; membership of Scientific Advisory Committee.

VA - HB1013 District courts; record retention.

VA - SB234 Operating a vehicle or vessel containing a false compartment; penalty.

VA - SB366 Multijurisdiction grand juries; cigarette trafficking offenses, jury may investigate.

VA - SB541 Criminal defendant; competency reports for restoration providers.

VA - HB587 College campus police and security departments; DCJS to identify minimum core operational functions.

VA - HB504 Child pornography; modifications to discretionary sentencing guidelines for possession.

VA - SB117 Methadone clinics; location near schools and day care centers, exemptions for existing facilities.

VA - SB293 Reckless driving; causing death or injury of certain persons, Class 5 felony.

VA - SB576 Mental health; prohibition of firearms.

VA - SB592 Court-Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program; eligibility for volunteer appointments.

VA - SB597 Regional Criminal Justice Academy Training Fund; local fee.

VA - SB600 Concealed handgun permits; references to issuance of handgun permit before July 1, 2008.

VA - SB608 Concealed handgun permits, lifetime; Department of State Police to issue, penalty.

VA - SR17 Judges; nominating persons to be elected to the Court of Appeals of Virginia.

VA - SR18 Judges; nominating persons to be elected to circuit court judgeships.

VA - SR19 Judges; nominating persons to be elected to general district court judgeships.

VA - SR20 Judges; nominating persons to be elected to juvenile and domestic relations district court.

VA - SB610 Criminal history record information checks, protective order registry; dissemination of information.

VA - SB121 State and local government officers and employees; prohibitied conduct.

VA - SB594 Controlled substance analogs; regulation by Board of Pharmacy, synthetic cannabinoids, penalties.

VA - HB312 Civil action; rescission of deed, etc., court may award to plaintiff reasonable attorney fees, etc.

VA - HB969 Statute of limitations; injury to property, actions by the Commonwealth.

VA - HB952 Court files; protection of confidential information.

VA - HB1039 Trial by jury in a civil case; demand, pleading.

VA - HB1157 Jurors; persons liable to serve.

VA - HB1174 Auxiliary police officers; firearms training standard.

VA - HB1002 Training, Committee on, within Department of Criminal Justice Services; increases membership.

VA - HB1196 Clerks offices; recordation, possession of child pornography, wills, etc.

VA - HB485 Abduction and prostitution offenses; administrative subpoena for electronic communication service.

VA - HB452 Plea agreements; upon rejection of agreement in any delinquency or criminal matter, etc.

VA - HB584 Competency to stand trial; recommended treatment by qualified mental health expert.

VA - HB656 Pretrial appeals; transcript or written statement of facts.

VA - HB661 Falsifying patient records; statute of limitation on prosecutions increased.

VA - HB585 Criminal defendant; competency reports for restoration providers.

VA - SB525 VDOT commuter lots; parking violations, failure to appear in court.

VA - HB878 Firearms, certain; certification by chief law-enforcement officer within 30 days of request.

VA - HB80 Arraignment; defendant may enter conditional guilty plea in certain cases in circuit court.

VA - HB161 District courts; an audio recording of proceedings may be made by party or his counsel.

VA - HB851 Assault and battery; full-time or part-time employee, penalty.

VA - HB609 Private security services businesses; exempt from training requirements established by DCJS, etc.

VA - SB578 Permits and approvals, certain; damages for unconstitutional grant or denial by locality.

VA - SB489 Cigarettes, tax-paid contraband; penalty for possession with intent to distribute, exception.

VA - SB421 Multidisciplinary child sexual abuse response teams, local; attorney to establish to review cases.

VA - HB994 Human trafficking offenses; Va. Code Commission to amend catchline to a code to reflect proper term.

VA - HB492 Notaries; if not accredited to represent persons in immigration proceedings, shall not offer advice.

VA - HB731 Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act; liability for employment discrimination.

VA - HB853 Cigarette laws; administration and enforcement, etc.

VA - SB510 Firearms; possession following a misdemeanor conviction of certain crimes.

VA - HB505 Dextromethorphan Distribution Act; penalty for distributing or selling Dextromethorphan to a minor.

VA - HB1112 Controlled substance analogs; regulation by Board of Pharmacy, synthetic cannabinoids, penalties.

VA - HB722 Methadone clinics; location near schools and day care centers, exemptions for existing facilities.

VA - HB380 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; disclosure pursuant to court order or subpoena.