Judiciary

VA - Criminal Law (Senate)

VA - Expungement (Senate)

VA - Civil Law (Senate)

VA - Senator John S. Edwards (D)

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Co-chair

VA - Senator R. Creigh Deeds (D)

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Co-chair

VA - Senator Richard L. Saslaw (D)

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Member

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

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Member

VA - Senator L. Louise Lucas (D)

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Member

VA - Senator Mark D. Obenshain (R)

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Member

VA - Senator Ryan T. McDougle (R)

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Member

VA - Senator Richard H. Stuart (R)

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Member

VA - Senator William M. Stanley, Jr. (R)

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Member

VA - Senator J. Chapman Petersen (D)

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Member

VA - Senator Scott A. Surovell (D)

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Member

VA - Senator Jennifer L. McClellan (D)

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Member

VA - Senator Jennifer B. Boysko (D)

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VA - Senator Joseph D. Morrissey (D)

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Member

VA - Senator Mark J. Peake (R)

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Member

VA - SB6 Judges; increases from six to seven the maximum number in the Thirty-first Judicial Circuit.

VA - SB9 Eminent domain; payment of judgment, attorney fees.

VA - SB10 Power of attorney; termination, conviction of agent for certain offenses.

VA - HB11 Concealed handgun permits; penalties.

VA - SB19 Gifts of real estate; requirements.

VA - HB16 Safe haven protections; newborn safety device at hospitals for reception of children.

VA - HB17 Military honor guards and veterans service organizations; paramilitary activities, exception.

VA - HB25 Earned sentence credits; possession of child pornography.

VA - SB41 Larceny of a catalytic converter; penalty.

VA - SB51 Small Estate Act; payment of funeral expenses.

VA - SB61 Firearms; concealed carry for law-enforcement officers, attorneys for the Commonwealth, etc.

VA - SB63 Safe haven protections; newborn safety device at hospitals for reception of children.

VA - SB64 Proceeds of compromise agreements; investment in college savings trust accounts for minors.

VA - HB70 Law-Enforcement Officers Procedural Guarantee Act; minimum rights.

VA - HB79 Traffic offenses, certain; issuing citations.

VA - SB74 Firearms; control by localities of possession or carrying.

VA - SB79 Class 1 felonies; mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for life.

VA - SB83 Judicial retirement; increases mandatory age from 73 to 75.

VA - SB98 Summons; promise to appear after issuance.

VA - SB102 Arrest warrant; offenses committed during a close pursuit.

VA - SB104 Mandatory minimum sentences; elimination, modification of sentence to mandatory minimum term.

VA - SB105 Law-enforcement officers; evidence obtained during prohibited stop.

VA - SB106 Retired circuit and district court judges under recall; evaluation.

VA - HB104 Judicial emergency; administrative delays, prosecution of felony due to lapse of time.

VA - HB108 Felony homicide; certain drug offenses, penalties.

VA - SB109 Offenders under 21 years of age; parole.

VA - SB110 Juvenile offenders; parole eligibility.

VA - SB112 Parole statutes; application for juveniles and persons committed upon certain felony offenses.

VA - SB113 Custody and visitation of a minor; grandparents petitions referred by court to mediation.

VA - SB114 Court-ordered custody and visitation arrangements; petition for visitation by grandparent.

VA - HB117 Attorneys; examinations and issuance of licenses, requirements.

VA - HB123 Firefighting, emerg. medical services, or law-enforcement equipment & vehicles; destroying, penalty.

VA - SB122 Killing the fetus of another; guilty of manslaughter, penalties.

VA - SB123 Criminal cases; sentencing by jury.

VA - SB124 Misuse of power of attorney; financial exploitation of incapacitated adults by an agent, penalty.

VA - SB126 Abuse and neglect; financial exploitation, changes term incapacitated adults, penalties.

VA - SB134 Juvenile and domestic relations district courts; raises maximum age for delinquency matters.

VA - SB136 Court-appointed counsel; increases statutory caps for fees paid in indigent cases.

VA - SB137 Discretionary sentencing guidelines; written explanation, appeal.

VA - SB138 Discovery in criminal cases; copies of discovery for the accused, copies may be electronic, etc.

VA - SB143 Court of Appeals of Virginia; makes various changes to procedures and jurisdiction of the Court.

VA - SB144 Deceased or incompetent party; admissibility of statements.

VA - SB148 Public health emergencies; expands immunity for health care providers.

VA - SB149 Juvenile law-enforcement records; inspection of records.

VA - SB150 DNA data bank sample tracking system; replaces certain references in Code.

VA - SB155 Killing the fetus of another; guilty of manslaughter, penalties.

VA - SR1 Public defender offices; feasibility, expense, and implementation of statewide coverage, report.

VA - HB204 Firearms; sale and transfer, criminal history record information check delay.

VA - SB163 Surrogacy contracts; provisions requiring abortions or selective reductions unenforceable.

VA - SB174 Protective orders, permanent; contact between petitioner and respondent, violation of orders.

VA - SB175 Safe haven protections; newborn safety device at hospitals for reception of children.

VA - SB191 Criminal cases; increases compensation for experts.

VA - SB198 Disposition when defendant found incompetent; involuntary admission of the defendant.

VA - SB199 Rental agreement; agreement may provide occupant with option to designate an alternative contact.

VA - SB206 Historic preservation; filing of a historic designation application.

VA - SB207 Law-enforcement officers, retired sworn; purchase of service handguns or other weapons.

VA - SB208 Civil actions; standing.

VA - HB228 Juvenile boot camps; eliminates authority of the Department of Juvenile Justice to establish.

VA - HB258 Hotels; human trafficking training.

VA - HB265 Multi-jurisdiction grand jury; investigation of elder abuse crimes.

VA - HB283 Human trafficking; training for law-enforcement personnel.

VA - HB325 Firearms; reporting lost or stolen, civil penalty.

VA - HB342 Police, Virginia State; removes obsolete language relating to the teletype system formerly used.

VA - HB350 Threats and harassment of certain officials and property; venue.

VA - HB370 Uniform Fiduciary Income and Principal Act; replaces prior Act.

VA - HB397 Wrongful incarceration; compensation.

VA - HB404 Sexual assault nurse & forensic examiners; testimony by two-way video conferencing.

VA - HB409 Statute of limitations; promises not to plead.

VA - HB422 Writ of actual innocence; previously unknown or unavailable nonbiological evidence, etc.

VA - HB434 Criminal sexual assault; broadens definition of intimate parts, penalty.

VA - HB449 Personal property; distrained or levied on property, auctioneers or auction firms outside county.

VA - HB451 Stalking; venue, penalty.

VA - HB496 Abuse & neglect; financial exploitation, changes term incapacitated adults, definitions, penalties.

VA - HB497 Misuse of power of attorney; financial exploitation of incapacitated adults by an agent, penalty.

VA - HB502 Credit for time spent in confinement while awaiting trial; separate, dismissed, etc.

VA - HB509 Firearms; removal from persons posing substantial risk, penalties.

VA - HB557 Southwestern Va. Mental Health Inst.; Gov. to convey property to Smyth County.

VA - HB573 Statute of limitations; collection of medical debt.

VA - HB614 Appeals bond; removes requirement for indigent parties to post, appeal of unlawful detainer.

VA - HB623 Guardianship and conservatorship; duties of the guardian ad litem, report contents.

VA - HB634 Guardianship visitation requirements; DARS shall convene a work group to review and evaluate.

VA - SB221 Index of wills; Rockingham Circuit Court to establish pilot program.

VA - SB227 Misdemeanor sexual offenses where the victim is a minor; statute of limitations, penalty.

VA - SB228 Children; use of communications systems to facilitate certain offenses, consecutive sentence.

VA - SB229 Persons with autism or intellectual disabilities; deferred disposition, offenses against minors.

VA - SB230 Liability for sale of alcohol to an impaired customer; injury to another person.

VA - SB240 Newspersons; crossing established police lines, exemption.

VA - SB249 Sexual abuse of animals; definitions, penalty.

VA - SB252 Mandatory minimum sentences; elimination, modification of sentence to mandatory minimum term.

VA - SB262 Psilocybin or psilocyn; possession, civil penalty.

VA - SB282 Public defender; supplementing compensation.

VA - HB671 Permanent protective orders; Hope Card Program created.

VA - HB677 Posting of notices; electronic posting on public government website of the locality, etc.

VA - HB678 Person under a disability; parties unknown.

VA - HB682 Service of process; investigator employed by an attorney for the Commonwealth, etc.

VA - SB291 Service of process; investigator employed by an attorney for the Commonwealth, etc.

VA - SB295 Behavioral health dockets; responsibilities of local pretrial services officers.

VA - SB296 Sentencing proceeding by jury after conviction; relevant mitigating evidence.

VA - SB299 Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Victim Fund; purpose, fee apportionment.

VA - SB302 Guardians; appointment, petitions for guardianship, report.

VA - SB310 Plastic firearms and unfinished frames, etc.; manufacture, import, sale, etc., penalties.

VA - SB311 Real property; duty to disclose ownership interest and lis pendens.

VA - SB323 Overdoses; arrest and prosecution when experiencing or reporting.

VA - SB327 Arrest and summons quotas; prohibition.

VA - SB328 Law-enforcement agencies; acquisition of military property.

VA - SB330 Carrying a concealed handgun; permit not required.

VA - HB711 Writ of vacatur; victims of sex trafficking, payment of fees or costs.

VA - HB719 Physical evidence recovery kits; victim's right to notification, storage.

VA - HB731 Juvenile law-enforcement records; inspection of records.

VA - HB735 Earned sentence credits; repeals four-level classification system for awarding & calculation, etc.

VA - HB736 Search warrants; execution.

VA - HB738 Competency to stand trial; order for evaluation or treatment.

VA - HB740 Catalytic converters; tampering with, etc., penalty.

VA - HB744 Killing the fetus of another; guilty of manslaughter, penalties.

VA - HB748 DNA data bank sample tracking system; replaces certain references in Code.

VA - HB749 Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Victim Fund; purpose, guidelines.

VA - HB756 Bail for a person accused of a crime that is an act of violence; notice to attorney.

VA - HB758 Probation, revocation, and suspension of sentence; penalty.

VA - HB760 Suspended sentence; limitation on sentence upon revocation, technical violations, penalty.

VA - HB761 Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; availability of complaint forms.

VA - SB348 Support orders; retroactivity, arrearages, party's incarceration.

VA - SB349 Division of marital property; Va. Retirement System managed defined contribution plan, etc.

VA - SB364 Handguns; limitation on purchases.

VA - HB782 Nonsuits; appeals from judgment of a general district court.

VA - HB808 Support orders; income withholding order, employer fees.

VA - HB812 Admission to bail; rebuttable presumptions against bail.

VA - HB813 Law-enforcement agencies; acquisition of military property.

VA - HB821 Judges; increases from six to seven the maximum number in the Thirty-first Judicial Circuit.

VA - HB827 Firearms; control by localities of possession or carrying.

VA - HB869 Adoption; court to refer case to child-placing agency.

VA - HB887 Transfer on death deed; conveyance of cooperative interest.

VA - HB891 Noncitizens of the United States; removes certain terminology in the Code of Va.

VA - HB993 Unlawful hazing; amends definition, civil and criminal liability, penalties.

VA - HB1000 Law-enforcement civilian oversight bodies; requirements of members.

VA - HB1066 Notice of probate; exception to notice.

VA - HB1080 Sex offenders in emergency shelters; notification, registration, penalty.

VA - HB1130 Law-enforcement officers, retired sworn; purchase of service handguns or other weapons.

VA - HB1132 Fiduciaries; payment of small amounts to certain persons without involvement, threshold amount.

VA - SB378 Petition for modification of sentence; eligibility, procedures.

VA - SB379 Capital murder; death penalty for willful, deliberate, etc., killing of a law-enforcement officer.

VA - SB389 Support of parents by child; repeal provision.

VA - SB392 Clerk of the court; copies of appointment order to counsel.

VA - SB396 Foster care placements; court review, best interests of the child.

VA - SB399 Charitable gaming; conducting without a permit, civil penalty.

VA - SB404 Search warrants; copy of search warrant and affidavit given to at least one adult occupant.

VA - SB408 Sentencing documents; transmission to the DHP and DBHDS.

VA - SB411 Controlled substances; possession, penalties.

VA - SB412 Parental rights; termination, murder of a child.

VA - SB413 Drug possession; persons charged with first offense, probation.

VA - SB418 Division of marital property; military retainer pay.

VA - SB423 Discretionary sentencing guidelines; midpoint for violent felony offenses, report, effective date.

VA - SB424 Probation violation guidelines; use of sentencing revocation report and discretionary sentencing.

VA - SB440 Unlawful hazing; civil and criminal liability.

VA - SB443 Sealing of offenses; results in a deferred and dismissed disposition or conviction by petition.

VA - SB453 Assault and battery; persons diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, etc.

VA - SB455 Child support; calculation of gross income for determination, rental income.

VA - SB464 Witnesses; summons in a criminal matter, requirements.

VA - SB467 Human trafficking; training for law-enforcement personnel.

VA - SB470 Science Museum of Virginia; conveyance of certain easements to the Children's Museum of Richmond.

VA - SB474 Appeals bond; removes requirement for indigent parties to post, appeal of unlawful detainer.

VA - SB475 Court appearance of a person not free on bail; changes to provisions regarding bail hearings, etc.

VA - SB483 Child abuse and neglect; limitations period on sexual abuse of a minor claims, background check.

VA - SB486 Protective orders; workplace violence.

VA - SB487 Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention, Virginia Center; established.

VA - SB493 Sexually explicit visual material to another; civil action for dissemination of images, penalty.

VA - SB497 Judge; Second Judicial Circuit, resident judge in Counties of Accomack and Northampton.

VA - SB498 Conveyances of property; acceptance by clerk's office for recordation.

VA - SB514 Incapacitated persons; changes to provisions of guardianship and conservatorship.

VA - SB518 Marijuana related offenses; modification of sentence.

VA - SB531 Certain crimes committed while participating in a riot; civil action for damages caused.

VA - SB536 Hunters; increases penalty for crime of trespassing.

VA - SB538 Nonpayment of wages; defense of contractor.

VA - SB543 Criminal records; sealing of records.

VA - SB546 Juvenile boot camps; eliminates authority of the Department of Juvenile Justice to establish.

VA - SB554 Will contest; presumption of undue influence.

VA - SB555 Alcohol; liability for sale to an underage person.

VA - SB561 Virginia Attorney Disciplinary Commission; established, report.

VA - SB563 Attorney General; instituting or conducting criminal prosecutions for acts of violence.

VA - SB564 Criminal records; sealing of offenses resulting in a deferred & dismissed disposition or conviction.

VA - SB573 Defendants; evidence of mental condition, specific intent crimes.

VA - SB591 Marijuana; shape productions, definitions.

VA - SB592 Group Violence Intervention Board, Division of Group Violence Intervention, etc.; established.

VA - SB599 Medical malpractice actions, certain; limitation on recovery.

VA - SB614 Bail for a person accused of a crime that is an act of violence; notice to attorney.

VA - SB618 Military honor guards and veterans service organizations; paramilitary activities, exception.

VA - HB1145 Civil actions; health care bills and records.

VA - SB623 Governor; authority to grant relief from fines and penalties.

VA - SB633 Civil actions; health care bills and records.

VA - SB639 Overdoses; arrest and prosecution when experiencing or reporting.

VA - SB640 Public defender office; establishes an office for the County of Henrico.

VA - SB642 Analysis of breath to determine alcoholic content of blood; failure to advise person of rights.

VA - SB643 Firearms; removing, altering, etc., serial number, selling, etc., or possessing.

VA - HB1198 Attorney General; instituting/conducting crim. prosecutions for certain violence against children.

VA - SB644 Firearms; criminal history record information check required to sell.

VA - SB645 Criminal proceedings; evidence of defendant's mental condition.

VA - HB1212 Guardianship and conservatorship; notice of hearing, cross-petitions.

VA - SB649 Juvenile law-enforcement records; disclosures to school principals.

VA - HB1234 Judgments; limitations on enforcement, extensions and renewals.

VA - HB1236 Summons for unlawful detainer; notice to tenant, adverse employment actions prohibited.

VA - SB658 Physical evidence recovery kits; victim's right to notification, storage.

VA - SB664 Sex trafficking; minors engaged in prostitution, etc.

VA - SB665 Reckless driving; increase penalty for involuntary manslaughter.

VA - SB666 Eminent domain; redefines lost access and lost profits.

VA - HB1278 Wildlife Resources, Board of; conveyance of certain property.

VA - HB1282 Sharing of forfeited assets; promoting law enforcement.

VA - HB1285 Virginia State Bar; repeals sunset provision on Supreme Court's authority to assess members.

VA - HB1306 Firearms; removing, altering, etc., serial number, selling, etc., or possessing.

VA - HB1318 Probation violation guidelines; use of sentencing revocation report and discretionary sentencing.

VA - HB1320 Discretionary sentencing guidelines; midpoint for violent felony offenses, report, effective date.

VA - HB1327 Civil cases; reimbursement of costs.

VA - HB1332 Correctional facility; intentionally covering, removing, etc., a security camera, penalty.

VA - SR8 Judges; nominations for election to Court of Appeals of Virginia.

VA - HB1352 Private elementary and secondary schools; retaliation for good faith reports of child abuse.

VA - SB668 Death with Dignity Act; penalties.

VA - SB669 Law-enforcement employees; alleged wrongdoing.

VA - SB674 Pretrial Intervention and Diversion Program; created, authorization to administer.

VA - SB675 Firearms; criminal history record information check required to sell, exception.

VA - SB687 Abuse & neglect; financial exploitation, changes term incapacitated adults, definitions, penalties.

VA - SB688 Determination of competency; report to Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services.

VA - SB690 Misuse of power of attorney; financial exploitation of incapacitated adults, penalty.

VA - SB691 Competency to stand trial; order for evaluation or treatment.

VA - SB694 Eminent domain; various changes to the laws pertaining to condemnation procedures.

VA - SB696 Judges; maximum number in each judicial district.

VA - SB702 Marijuana; criminal history information, disclosure to state & local governments by job applicants.

VA - SB713 Emergency custody order; duration.

VA - SB715 Injunctions; review by the Supreme Court of Virginia.

VA - SB718 Driver's licenses; revocation, completion of specialty dockets.

VA - SB729 Catalytic converters; tampering with, etc., penalty.

VA - SB730 Jurors; increases the daily compensation.

VA - SB741 Facial recognition technology; authorized uses.

VA - SB742 Marijuana; expungement of offenses, civil penalty.

VA - SB743 Law-enforcement officers, former; retention of identification and badge.

VA - SB745 Marijuana-related offenses; modification of sentence.

VA - SB746 Minors; prohibition of deceptive tactics during custodial interrogation.

VA - SB757 Fraud-related crimes; penalties.

VA - SB758 Switchblade; selling or possessing.

VA - HB1356 Fentanyl; selling, giving, etc., to another person, penalties.

VA - SB763 Firearms; control of firearms by localities, concealed handgun permit exception.

VA - SB765 Notaries; various changes to laws relating thereto.

VA - SR9 Judges; nominations for election to circuit court.

VA - SR10 Judges; nominations for election to general district court.

VA - SR11 Judges; nominations for election to juvenile and domestic relations district court.

VA - SB770 Juveniles; places of confinement.

VA - SR57 Judges; nominations for election to circuit court.

VA - SR58 Judges; nominations for election to general district court.

VA - SR59 Judges; nominations for election to juvenile and domestic relations district court.

VA - HJ454 Judge; election in circuit court.

VA - SR82 Judge; nomination for election to circuit court.