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- HB 1399 Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act; waiver of sovereign immunity.
- HB 1403 Eluding police; vehicle driven shall be forfeited and sold by sheriff.
- HB 1407 Underage drinking and driving; punishable as Class 1 misdemeanor.
- HB 1421 Immigration laws, federal; enforcement by State, political subdivisions, or localities.
- HB 1422 Homestead exemptions; adds one firearm, not to exceed $3,000 value, to list of exemptions.
- HB 1430 Citizenship of arrestee; if accused is not committed to jail, arresting officer to ascertain.
- HB 1434 Cannabinoids, synthetic; penalties for transport, possession, sale, or distribution, etc.
- HB 1440 Unborn children; construing the word "person" under Virginia law to include.
- HB 1449 Methamphetamines; possession of certain substances with intent to manufacture, penalty.
- HB 1455 Wiretap devices; supervision and control by sheriff or chief of police.
- HB 1459 Medical malpractice; increases cap on recovery in actions against health care providers.
- HB 1461 No trespassing signs; authority for posting on property.
- HB 1465 Higher educational institutions; policies prohibitting admission of illegal aliens.
- HB 1468 Citizenship or legal presence required for public assistance; verification required.
- HB 1476 Sexual abuse; limitations period.
- HB 1479 Search warrant affidavit; public availability.
- HB 1487 Criminal sexual assault; venue for trial.
- HB 1496 Providing alcohol to an underage person; person who purchases is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
- HB 1516 Assault and battery; if person commits against ABC agent, guilty of Class 6 felony.
- HB 1522 Water and waste authorities; eminent domain powers.
- HB 1523 Sex offenders; prohibiting entry onto school grounds or other property, penalty.
- HB 1527 Firefighters; exemption from jury service.
- HB 1529 Pendente lite support orders; payment of debts.
- HB 1534 General district court; civil jurisdiction in actions of unlawful entry or detainer.
- HB 1565 Court records; secure remote access restrictions do not apply to secure access by attorneys, etc.
- HB 1569 Marital debts; equitable distribution.
- HB 1573 Castle doctrine; encodes version allowing use of deadly force against an intruder in dwelling.
- HB 1584 Illegal gambling; amends definition.
- HB 1585 Child support; court shall make a determination and enter an order containing such determination.
- HB 1589 DUI ignition interlock; limitations on driver convicted of DUI.
- HB 1590 Jurisdictional limits of courts; increases maximum civil limit of general district courts.
- HB 1591 DUI breath test certificates; notice is to be provided to clerk of court under certain time frame.
- HB 1593 Court-ordered disclosure of electronic communication service records; sealing of order.
- HB 1605 Patient records; falsifying records with intent to defraud is guilty of Class 1 misdemeanor.
- HB 1650 Magistrates; power to issue felony arrest warrants.
- HB 1651 Driver's licenses, permits, and special identification cards; issuance only to U.S. citizens.
- HB 1670 Notaries; conflicts of interests.
- HB 1682 Subordinate mortgage; increases maximum amount upon refinancing of primary mortgage.
- HB 1690 Battery; if person commits against emergency health care providers, penalty.
- HB 1691 Veterans and military servicemembers; specialty treatment procedures.
- HB 1693 Eminent domain; changes maximum limit on waiver of appraisals.
- HB 1694 Driver's license; suspension for failure to pay child support.
- HB 1695 Unexecuted warrants; State attorney may move court for dismissal if issued by magistrate, exception.
- HB 1698 Sexually violent predators; procedure for rescission of respondent's refusal to take examination.
- HB 1700 Illegal gambling; amends definition.
- HB 1706 Judicial records; admissibility into evidence.
- HB 1707 Criminal history record information; Department of Rehabilitative Services to obtain for employment.
- HB 1713 Presumption against admission to bail; adds to list of crimes committed.
- HB 1714 Identity Theft Passport; provisions for issuance.
- HB 1727 Virginia Fair Employment Act; certain public contractors, etc., to enroll in E-Verify Program.
- HB 1731 Firearms, etc.; those manufactured and retained in State exempted from federal regulation.
- HB 1747 Child pornography; possession by law-enforcement agency.
- HB 1775 Students; school boards report to Board of Education number enrolled in English as second language.
- HB 1776 Police and court records; expungement.
- HB 1777 Fake birth certificate; one who manufactures, etc., for false identity is guilty of misdemeanor.
- HB 1779 Protective orders, preliminary; prohibition on purchase & transport of firearms for certain persons.
- HB 1780 Communications intercepts; broadens court jurisdiction of order sought by Attorney General.
- HB 1783 Juvenile Justice, Department of; confidentiality of records.
- HB 1785 Local treasurer; authorized to be compensated when collecting fines, costs, etc.
- HB 1807 Child custody, etc.; single petition may be filed in juvenile & domestic relations district court.
- HB 1809 Attorneys for State and their assistants; duties.
- HB 1845 Appeal bond; requirement if defendant's liability insurance doesn't confirm coverage.
- HB 1859 Public Procurement Act; state agencies to include in contract that contractor use E-Verify program.
- HB 1877 Immunity of officers, etc., of nonprofit organizations; termination, etc., of corporation.
- HB 1891 Governor's warrant; changes requirement that warrant of arrest be received within four days.
- HB 1898 Abduction of minors; for sexual purposes, penalty.
- HB 1909 Search warrants; allows court to temporarily seal.
- HB 1911 School buses; installation of video-monitoring systems thereon by school divisions.
- HB 1918 Uniform Statewide Building Code; limitation on prosecutions for violation.
- HB 1934 Immigration laws; State Police to enter into agreement with U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement.
- HB 1952 Circuit courts; City of Virginia Beach to assume salaries and expenses of clerk's office.
- HB 1954 Obscenity; modifies educational, artistic, and theatrical exemption to laws.
- HB 1967 Attorney fees; collection of unpaid fines, etc.
- HB 1973 Court clerks' office; may transmit copies of orders for transfer of prisoners, etc.
- HB 1988 Property conveyances; broadens statutory for ownership of space opened underground by coal removal.
- HB 1990 Judicial circuits and districts; establishes new boundaries & reallocates number of judges serving.
- HB 1993 Reckless driving offenses; person who recklessly violates a traffic light.
- HB 1995 Child pornography; restitution for victims.
- HB 1997 Accused released on recognizance; report to Central Criminal Records Exchange.
- HB 2012 Law-enforcement employment; disclosure of juvenile records.
- HB 2026 Commercial vehicles; person required to register with Sex Offender & Crimes Against Minors Registry.
- HB 2032 Electronic tracking devices; prohibits person from placing in or on vehicle, penalty.
- HB 2033 Prepayment of fines; circuit court may enter order for paying those under traffic infraction.
- HB 2035 Medicaid fraud; restitution.
- HB 2036 Commitment on parole supervision; court services unit to consult with local social services.
- HB 2043 Reckless driving; failing to stop at a school bus.
- HB 2055 Statutory rules of evidence in civil actions; defines terms official publication and publish.
- HB 2059 Telecommunications devices; prohibiting use of obscene language including electronic messages.
- HB 2060 Bail; magistrate shall set in accordance with order of court that issued capias.
- HB 2063 Protective orders; expands class of persons eligible to obtain.
- HB 2064 Assault and battery; penalty when against an employee of prison contractor.
- HB 2065 D N A samples; taken of those convicted of sexual battery when victim is a minor.
- HB 2066 Sex offenders; prohibiting entry onto school grounds or other property, penalty.
- HB 2085 Guardianship; child custody.
- HB 2089 Emergency protective orders; law-enforcement officer may serve notice.
- HB 2090 Emergency custody orders; increases hours in which orders must be executed after its issuance.
- HB 2106 Global Positioning System (GPS); tracking for person on bond or as a condition of probation.
- HB 2121 Substitute judges; judge of district court shall live within boundaries which he serves.
- HB 2133 Land trusts; trustee named in deed is unable to serve, beneficiaries shall name a successor trustee.
- HB 2143 Notice of seizure; when property is seized for forfeiture, notice is provided to treasurer.
- HB 2145 Tax documents; specifies those admissible in court.
- HB 2148 Trademark infringement; court in criminal proceeding to order that material be destroyed, etc.
- HB 2150 Court fees; fixed misdemeanor and fixed felony fees.
- HB 2157 Foreign adoptions; eliminates requirement for re-adoption in State.
- HB 2158 Bonds; in criminal or juvenile cases shall be payable to county, etc., where recognizance taken.
- HB 2160 Implied warranties; allows vendee to give notice of breach to vendor by hand delivery.
- HB 2161 Eminent domain; condemnor is required to provide an appraisal to owner of condemned property.
- HB 2272 Local professional license violations; creates a statute of limitations.
- HB 2281 D N A data bank; modifies entities which Department of Forensic Science may release information.
- HB 2289 Common interest communities; court may enter default judgment against unit owner on sworn affidavit.
- HB 2318 Electronic notary; notary to notarize document if signer is not present if identity is established.
- HB 2332 Citizenship of arrestee; arresting officer to ascertain.
- HB 2333 Virginia Public Procurement Act; preference for Virginia firms using E-Verify program.
- HB 2343 Handgun; Class 1 misdemeanor for carrying while under influence of alcohol or drugs.
- HB 2361 Child abduction; money, property, etc., owned by person are subject to lawful seizure, etc.
- HB 2362 Restricted license; court to issue to travel to and from jail when defendant is on work release.
- HB 2363 Multijurisdiction grand jury; investigate violation including insurance fraud.
- HB 2373 Medical malpractice; privileged communications of certain committees.
- HB 2387 Criminal Justice Services Board and Department of Criminal Justice Services; powers and duties.
- HB 2391 Disposition of driver's licenses; court not to order surrender of license under certain conditions.
- HB 2396 Solicitation of children; unlawful for adult to entice minor to enter motor vehicle.
- HB 2412 Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry; court order plea.
- HB 2423 Drunk boating; reinstates language allowing for transfer of custody of person arrested.
- HB 2437 Bail bondsmen; regulation.
- HB 2438 Criminal cases; delayed appeal.
- HB 2449 Computer analysis; clerk may assess person fee performed by law-enforcement agency when convicted.
- HB 2450 Pretrial services agencies; removes mandatory requirement for locality to establish.
- HB 2462 Juveniles; filing of petition not necessary for certain misdemeanor offenses.
- HB 2483 Court records; secure remote access restrictions do not apply to secure access by attorneys, etc.
- HB 2485 Reckless driving; expands list to include parking lot, etc.
- HB 2507 Deeds and deeds of trust; when trust is grantor or grantee, it shall contain certain names.
- HB 2511 Civil immunity; provided for persons acting in defense of property.
- HB 2513 Deferred dispositions; no court shall have authority to defer and dismiss a criminal case.
- SB 745 Cannabinoids, synthetic; penalties for transport, possession, sale, or distribution, etc.
- SB 750 Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act; established.
- SB 756 Unexecuted warrants; clarifies that can be destroyed if dismissed, exceptions.
- SB 762 Emergency vehicles; proceeding past red lights.
- SB 769 Reckless driving; failing to stop at a school bus.
- SB 770 Underage drinking and driving; punishable as Class 1 misdemeanor.
- SB 771 Remedies; increases cap on recovery in certain medical malpractice actions.
- SB 772 Assault and battery; penalty when against fire marshals with police powers.
- SB 774 Jurisdictional limits of courts; increases maximum civil limit of general district courts
- SB 782 Magistrates; power to issue felony arrest warrants.
- SB 809 Attorney liability to client; removes language from statute authorizing malpractice actions, etc.
- SB 839 Homestead exemptions; adds one firearm, not to exceed $3,000 value, to list of exemptions.
- SB 841 Immunity of officers, etc., of nonprofit organizations; termination, etc., of corporation.
- SB 902 Judicial Retirement System; retired judges or justices appearing as counsel.
- SB 903 Violent felony; possession of firearm on school property prohibited, penalty.
- SB 904 Assault and battery; penalty when against family to be elevated to Class 6 felony.
- SB 910 Military parents; delegation of visitation rights.
- SB 925 Global Positioning System (GPS); tracking for person on bond or as a condition of probation.
- SB 927 Sex offender registry; affidavits.
- SB 931 Transfer fee covenants; shall not run with title to real property & not enforceable against owner.
- SB 944 Driver training standards; establish for law-enforcement pursuits and for emergency calls.
- SB 946 School buses; installation of video-monitoring systems thereon by school divisions.
- SB 956 Criminal history record information; Department of Rehabilitative Services to obtain for employment.
- SB 1049 Public Procurement Act; state agencies to include in contract that contractor use E-Verify program.
- SB 1063 Veterans and military servicemembers; specialty treatment procedures.
- SB 1067 Unauthorized practice of law; increases statute of limitations on prosecutions.
- SB 1068 Circuit court clerks; collection of fees.
- SB 1072 Inter vivos QTIP trusts; if established by donor spouse not to be included in estate.
- SB 1103 Forensic Science, Department of; powers and duties.
- SB 1141 Child abduction; money, property, etc., owned by person are subject to lawful seizure, etc.
- SB 1145 Sexual abuse; limitations period.
- SB 1156 General registrar, electoral board, and their employees; exemption from jury service.
- SB 1162 Warrantless arrest; special agents authority to arrest person committing crime in his presence.
- SB 1163 Criminal Justice Services Board and Department of Criminal Justice Services; powers and duties.
- SB 1166 Juvenile Justice, Department of; confidentiality of records.
- SB 1168 Juvenile; may be detained in secure facility for violation if fail to adhere to conditions of court.
- SB 1182 Bar Examiners, Board of; expands methods of submitting an application to take bar exam.
- SB 1184 Certificates of analysis; adds Forensic Document Laboratory as authorized lab in criminal matters.
- SB 1185 Sex offenders; prohibiting entry onto school grounds during school-related activities.
- SB 1197 DNA data bank; modifies entities to which Department of Forensic Science may release information.
- SB 1198 Communications intercepts; broadens court jurisdiction of order sought by Attorney General.
- SB 1209 Personal jurisdiction or defective process; waiver of objection.
- SB 1222 Protective orders; expands class of persons eligible to obtain.
- SB 1259 Virginia Fusion Intelligence Center; changes requirement that data be reviewed every three years.
- SB 1260 Child pornography; possession by law-enforcement agency.
- SB 1262 Va. Fraud Against Taxpayers Act; designee of Attorney General may issue civil investigative demands.
- SB 1274 Court records; secure remote access restrictions do not apply to secure access by attorneys, etc.
- SB 1318 Sex offenders; prohibiting entry onto school grounds during school-related activities.
- SB 1327 Common interest communities; court may enter default judgment against unit owner on sworn affidavit.
- SB 1369 Clerks; may provide official certificates and certified records in digital form, etc.
- SB 1423 Wills & trusts; formula clauses referring to federal estate & generation-skipping transfer tax laws.
- SB 1426 Child pornography; restitution for victims.
- SB 1436 Eminent domain; condemnor is required to provide an appraisal to owner of condemned property.
- SB 1437 Motor vehicle dealers, etc.; burden of proof of evidence in hearings before DMV Commissioner.
- SB 1453 Human trafficking; DCJS, etc., regarding identification, etc., of offenses using existing statutes.
- SB 1469 Medical malpractice; privileged communications of certain committees.