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- HB 14 Domestic relations cases; witness refusal to answer question on ground that it may self-incriminate.
- HB 26 Concealed handgun permit; documentation and information provided by applicant.
- HB 39 Bigamy; person found guilty may be ordered by court to make restitution to other party of marriage.
- HB 49 Handguns; repeals one-gun-a-month limitation.
- HB 52 Concealed handgun permit; failure to produce upon demand of a law-enforcement officer, penalty.
- HB 69 Firearms, ammunition, etc.; those manufactured and retained in State not subject to federal law.
- HB 79 Concealed handgun permit; prohibits clerk of court from providing public access to applications.
- HB 108 Firearms; disposition of those acquired by localities.
- HB 171 Firearms in locked vehicles; immunity from liability.
- HB 236 Firearms; Class 1 misdemeanor to discharge in certain areas.
- HB 241 Judges; mandatory retirement, General Assembly to approve retired judges under temporary recall.
- HB 490 Concealed handguns; development of plan for issuance of lifetime permit by State Police.
- HB 502 Triggerman rule; redefinition thereof.
- HB 529 Electronic notary public; evidence of identity in case of an electronic notarization.
- HB 664 Commissioner of accounts; prohibiting General Assembly members from serving.
- HB 681 Jailable offense; discretion of law-enforcement officer to arrest or issue summons therefor.
- HB 728 Conditions of release; person arrested for felony released to pretrial services agency if indigent.
- HB 854 Castle doctrine; right to use physical force against an intruder, immune from civil liability.
- HB 870 Concealed handgun permit; removes option for locality to require applicant to submit fingerprints.
- HB 911 Juveniles; any transfer to circuit court shall include ancillary charges.
- HB 914 Barking dog ordinances; locality may require parties to use mediation in resolving dispute.
- HB 993 DUI; unlawful for any person under age 21 to operate motor vehicle.
- HB 1070 Concealed handguns; person who possesses valid permit may carry into emergency shelter.
- HB 1196 Circuit court system; Executive Secretary of Supreme Court to employ staff from state funds.
- HB 1197 DUI ignition interlock; required to have on first offense as a condition of a restricted license.
- HB 1334 Littering; prohibits disposal of cigarette butts on public property.
- HB 1338 Interpreters for non-English-speaking persons; compensation.
- HB 1394 Misdemeanors; appointment of counsel, imposition of penalty of incarceration in certain cases.
- SB 7 Triggerman rule; redefinition thereof.
- SB 44 Judges; increases mandatory retirement age.
- SB 53 Registered voters; court clerks receiving notice of non-qualified juror to furnish list to SBE.
- SB 54 Capital murder; fire and emergency personnel added to capital murder statute.
- SB 56 Prayer at public events; governmental agency to have no authority to regulate.
- SB 70 Criminal conviction record; person convicted of certain offenses to petition for expungement.
- SB 78 Capital murder; jury sentencing of a defendant who has entered a plea of guilty.
- SB 79 Concealed handgun permit; removes option for locality to require applicant to submit fingerprints.
- SB 98 Preliminary removal order hearings; court not to accept waiver by parent unless ascertain voluntary.
- SB 122 Administrative impoundment of motor vehicles; when driving without an operator's license.
- SB 125 Larceny; increases threshold amount of goods that determines petit larceny to grand larceny.
- SB 149 Certificates of analysis and affidavits; admission into evidence.
- SB 157 Preliminary removal orders; required to specify frequency, location, and duration of visitation.
- SB 176 Preliminary hearing; district court judge may order witness testimony to be reduced to writing.
- SB 190 Judicial retirement; publication of notice by Supreme Court or Committee on District Courts.
- SB 204 Uniform Power of Attorney Act; established within Code of Virginia.
- SB 319 Child support; court may order continuation for child over age 18 who is attending college.
- SB 327 Enjoyment of easement; owner of estate shall not cause to be present any debris within 25 feet.
- SB 331 Firearm; if person files petition to restore his right to possess, copy shall be served on attorney.
- SB 356 Child visitation; court may order ignition interlock system installed on vehicle of certain parents.
- SB 363 Civil remedies; depositions as basis for motion of summary judgment or to strike evidence.
- SB 366 Offers of judgment; costs.
- SB 391 Toll facilities; civil penalties for failure to pay.
- SB 396 Courthouse assessments; localities may raise fee for construction, etc., above current amount.
- SB 397 Misdemeanor fines; maximum fine is raised each July 1 by amount approximately equal to inflation.
- SB 436 Emergency protective and removal orders; party shall file in circuit court any petition therefor.
- SB 444 Marijuana plants; destruction thereof if more than 10 is seized in connection with drug prosecution.
- SB 446 Crimes against seniors; increases criminal penalties when victim is 60 years of age or older.
- SB 487 Criminal street gangs; adds certain breaking and entering offenses and grand larceny to list.
- SB 488 Witnesses; State attorney to designate in felony cases a law-enforcement official in courtroom.
- SB 489 Juvenile court; allows State to appeal a suppression ruling to circuit court and Court of Appeals.
- SB 526 Mandatory dispute resolution; parties in cases involving custody, visitation, etc., must attend.
- SB 579 Detention; allows juvenile to be moved to a less restrictive placement when is warranted or earned.
- SB 584 Transportation district trains; unlawful to ride without a valid ticket.
- SB 587 Juvenile and domestic relations district courts; retention of jurisdiction.
- SB 592 Veterans' mental health courts; allows Hampton Roads to establish.
- SB 595 Criminal background check; requirement of firearms show vendor and promoter of gun show.
- SB 615 Conditions of sentence suspension; allows credits to be applied toward reducing offender's time.
- SB 617 Criminal procedure; sentencing revocation report worksheets.
- SB 638 Disclosure of insurance liability limits; attorney of representative of deceased to obtain.
- SB 643 Jailable offense; discretion of law-enforcement officer to arrest or issue summons therefor.
- SB 716 Conditions of release; posting of bond for person arrested for a felony.
- SB 719 Courts not of record; appeals in civil cases.
- SB 724 Bail decision; appeal by an attorney for State.