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- HB 5 Same-sex marriages; civil unions.
- HB 35 Hate crimes; reporting to State Police.
- HB 38 Civil immunity; forcible entry of motor vehicle to remove unattended companion animal.
- HB 39 Court reporters; indigent persons in a civil case.
- HB 42 Spousal support awards; limit duration.
- HB 43 Abortion; removes requirement that a woman undergo ultrasound prior to procedure.
- HB 49 Right to keep & bear arms; codifies opinion of Supreme Court of U.S. in D.C. v. Heller.
- HB 53 Juvenile offenders; sentence modification procedure.
- HB 54 False representation of military status; stolen valor, penalty.
- HB 74 Drug offenses, misdemeanor; expungement of records.
- HB 84 Capital cases; sentencing defendant, jury instructions.
- HB 89 Unmanned aircraft system; use during commission of a crime, penalty.
- HB 94 Abortion; informed written consent.
- HB 112 Police and court records; expungement of certain offenses.
- HB 113 Retention of case records; electronic format.
- HB 142 Use of X-rays, etc.; search warrant required.
- HB 146 Jury commissioners; list of persons qualified to serve as jurors.
- HB 152 Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council; investigative authority.
- HB 153 Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council; semiannual inspection of disclosures.
- HB 154 Conflicts of Interests Acts, State & Local Government and General Assembly; bundled gifts, penalty.
- HB 155 General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; disclosure of tax credits, penalty.
- HB 162 Incapacitated persons; expands class of victims of crime of financial exploitation.
- HB 188 Police and court records; expungement of certain offenses.
- HB 194 Competency and sanity evaluations; capital murder, audiovisual recording.
- HB 211 Civil immunity; forcible entry of motor vehicle to remove unattended companion animal.
- HB 244 Nuisance; property where breach of peace recurs.
- HB 246 Discovery in criminal cases; duty to provide.
- HB 266 Law libraries; assessment as part of cost in civil actions.
- HB 269 Invasion of privacy; civil action, damages, attorney fees and costs.
- HB 270 Persons with disabilities; rights in public places, fraudulent representation of service dog.
- HB 272 Illegally obtained information; receipt and publication, penalty.
- HB 277 Heroin; manufacture, selling, etc., mandatory minimum sentence.
- HB 284 Controlled substances; manufacturing, etc., resulting in overdose.
- HB 295 School sports officials; penalty for battery against official.
- HB 296 Eluding police; penalty.
- HB 361 Search warrants; person subject to arrest or who is unlawfully restrained.
- HB 368 Firearms; disposition of those acquired by localities.
- HB 372 Arrests; issuance of warrants for felonies, written complaint.
- HB 376 Law-enforcement officer; definition includes municipal park rangers.
- HB 390 Parole; limitation on the application of parole statutes.
- HB 395 Juvenile records; expungement of records for nonviolent misdemeanors.
- HB 396 Grand larceny; threshold.
- HB 426 Battery; punishment when against public transportation operators, penalty.
- HB 433 Concealed handguns; revocation of permit.
- HB 439 Firearms; use or display while committing a felony, increases penalty.
- HB 443 Carrying a concealed handgun; permit not required.
- HB 458 Protective orders; assault and battery against protected person, penalty.
- HB 483 Judicial authorization of treatment; adults incapable of making a decision.
- HB 484 Custodial interrogations; recording by law-enforcement officer.
- HB 486 Compulsory school attendance cases; prosecution by attorneys for the Commonwealth.
- HB 488 Status offenders; willful and material violation of court order or terms of probation.
- HB 489 Sexual assault evidence; collection and storage.
- HB 491 Marriage license; authorization for marriage officiant.
- HB 492 Pregnant woman; coercion related to birth of child prohibited.
- HB 511 Tax returns; subject to perjury.
- HB 538 Use of unmanned aircraft to trespass; penalty.
- HB 542 Unlawful inducement; contracts or payments for goods or services, penalty.
- HB 549 Birth control; definition.
- HB 550 Bar exam; preservation of examination papers, access available to applicant.
- HB 554 Confidentiality of information about victims of certain crimes.
- HB 556 Abuse and neglect of children; a child includes a viable fetus.
- HB 561 Unmanned aircraft system; use for surveillance, penalty.
- HB 563 Firearms; disposition by locality, licensed dealer right of action.
- HB 591 Administrative subpoenas; provider of electronic communication service.
- HB 595 Married women; property rights.
- HB 604 Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry; receiving money from earnings of a prostitute.
- HB 606 Temporary detention order; voluntary admission.
- HB 607 Violent felony offenses; prostitution.
- HB 609 Protective orders; assault and battery; penalty.
- HB 615 Felony homicide; certain drug offenses; penalty.
- HB 626 Admission to bail; includes any offense of strangulation on list of crimes.
- HB 635 Criminal convictions; procedure for petition certificate of relief.
- HB 636 Clerk of circuit court; recordation of certain deeds.
- HB 655 Sexual assault; physical evidence recovery kits collection by Department of State Police, etc.
- HB 656 Syringes services program; public health emergency.
- HB 670 Truancy; educational neglect, penalty.
- HB 672 Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry; malicious wounding, aggravated malicious wounding.
- HB 673 Minors; abduction for purpose of prostitution or child pornography, penalty.
- HB 679 Prostitution; affirmative defense.
- HB 680 Deferred disposition; first offense solicitation of prostitution.
- HB 690 Immunity of persons at public hearing; attorney fees and costs.
- HB 701 Felony conviction; compensation for wrongful incarceration.
- HB 704 Electronic communications; disclosure, verification and admissibility of contents.
- HB 708 Expungement of certain charges and convictions.
- HB 709 Juvenile records; expungement for certain felony larceny offenses.
- HB 737 Unmanned aircraft system; use for capturing photographic or video images, penalty.
- HB 744 Electoral boards and general registrars; may apply for legal defense if subpoenaed.
- HB 761 Concealed handguns; possession by females on campus.
- HB 767 Assault and battery against a family or household member; eliminates deferral and dismissal.
- HB 769 Statute of limitations; sexual crimes against minors.
- HB 774 Conditions of release; pretrial services agency.
- HB 776 Conditions of release; pretrial services agency.
- HB 780 Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council; technical amendments.
- HB 785 Emergency custody and temporary detention; clarifies definition of law-enforcement agency.
- HB 795 Chesapeake, City of; pilot program for problem-solving docket, report.
- HB 804 Firearms; person to report loss or theft to any local law-enforcement agency or VSP.
- HB 845 Driving under influence of alcohol; first offenders, locality may establish 24/7 sobriety program.
- HB 855 Judges; adding maximum number in 25th Judicial District.
- HB 878 Invasion of privacy; civil action, damages, attorney fees and costs.
- HB 882 Judge; adds juvenile and domestic relations district court (Fairfax, Fairfax County).
- HB 893 Profane swearing or cursing in public; eliminates crime.
- HB 923 Computer trespass; penalty.
- HB 927 Flamethrowers; criminalizes purchase, possession, or transportation, penalty.
- HB 934 Police and court records; expungement of certain misdemeanors.
- HB 950 Military decorations; fraudulent representation about being a recipient, penalty.
- HB 970 Fetal remains; disposition, penalty.
- HB 996 Police and court records; expungement of certain misdemeanor drug offenses.
- HB 997 Marijuana; decriminalization of simple marijuana possession.
- HB 998 Law-enforcement agencies, local; body-worn cameras.
- HB 1006 Marriage; persons other than ministers who may celebrate rites.
- HB 1009 Custody and visitation agreements; court to consider best interests the of child.
- HB 1024 Court costs; collection by DMV.
- HB 1039 Sanctuary policies; prohibited.
- HB 1041 Marijuana offenses; driver's license forfeiture.
- HB 1043 Reckless driving; raises threshold for speeding.
- HB 1045 Threats of death or bodily injury; penalty.
- HB 1057 Separate court dockets; establishment, guidelines.
- HB 1061 Students; expulsion and referral to a local law-enforcement agency.
- HB 1073 Police and court records; expungement.
- HB 1074 Marijuana; decriminalization of simple possession.
- HB 1084 Minors; abduction for purpose of prostitution.
- HB 1097 Federal government; detention or removal of a person from the Commonwealth.
- HB 1112 Involuntary admission; contents of preadmission screening report, notice of hearing.
- HB 1116 Receipt of pleadings; failure to pay fees in a civil case.
- HB 1132 School principals; incident reports.
- HB 1138 RICO; computer crimes, penalties.
- HB 1141 Invasion of privacy; civil action; damages; attorney fees and costs.
- HB 1143 Body-worn cameras; required policies.
- HB 1148 Recognizances; person subject to immigration detainer.
- HB 1151 School boards; applicants for employment.
- HB 1154 Electronic communications; contents; admissibility.
- HB 1155 Civil immunity; forcible entry of motor vehicle to remove unattended companion animal.
- HB 1156 Protective orders; expungement of order if denied or dissolved by court.
- HB 1157 Driving under influence of alcohol; subsequent offenses, penalty.
- HB 1158 Physical evidence; procedure for collection, etc., of recovery kits.
- HB 1159 Criminal Justice Services, Department of; revises powers and duties, community policing.
- HB 1167 Grand larceny; increases threshold amount of money taken, etc., to $1,000.
- HB 1168 Convictions & deferred disposition dismissals; person allowed to petition for expungement, etc.
- HB 1177 Bail bondsmen; licensure of nonresidents.
- HB 1185 Reckless driving; raises threshold for speeding.
- HB 1195 Threats of death or bodily injury; penalty.
- HB 1200 Assault and battery; certain students.
- HB 1246 Bail bondsmen; solicitation of business from person in court, etc., penalty.
- HB 1248 Private property; landowner also owns airspace.
- HB 1256 Improper driving; jury may find accused not guilty.
- HB 1274 Judicial officers; recording of citizen complaints.
- HB 1295 Abuse or neglect of child; definitions, penalty.
- HB 1298 Sentencing guidelines; written explanation that court must file.
- HB 1304 Bonds in recognizances; satisfaction.
- HB 1323 Civil immunity; forcible entry of motor vehicle to remove unattended companion animal.
- HB 1326 Abortion; informed written consent, civil penalty.
- HB 1327 Local law-enforcement agencies; body-worn cameras.
- HB 1356 Impersonation of a minor; use of communications system, penalty.
- HJ 29 Beginning of life; life of human person commences at conception etc.
- HR 19 Beginning of life; life of human person commences at conception etc.
- SB 11 Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry; prohibited publication of registrant employment.
- SB 22 Police and court records; expungement of certain offenses.
- SB 23 Grand larceny and certain property crimes; increases threshold amount of money taken, etc.
- SB 111 Punitive damages; raises cap for any action accruing on or after July 1, 2016.
- SB 172 Foreign entities; consent to jurisdiction & service of summons for witness or subpoena duces tecum.
- SB 180 Prostitution; juveniles engaged in commercial sexual conduct, participation in specialized services.
- SB 215 Juvenile detention homes and correctional facilities; room segregation.
- SB 216 Parole; limitation on the application of parole statutes.
- SB 247 Search warrants; issuance for any person to be arrested for whom warrant, etc., has been issued.
- SB 327 Driver's license; marijuana possession.
- SB 343 Cancer; possession or distribution of marijuana for medical purposes.
- SB 385 Foster and adoptive parents; criminal conviction waiver process.
- SB 391 Driver's license; driving after forfeiture, guilty of an offense.
- SB 393 Preliminary protective orders; contents of order.
- SB 507 Judicial creation of trusts.
- SB 510 Medical bills; who may identify and provide testimony.
- SB 534 Criminal history record information; unauthorized dissemination, civil actions.
- SB 572 Improper driving; jury may find accused not guilty.
- SB 577 Immunity of persons at public hearing; attorney fees and costs.
- SB 587 Compulsory school attendance cases; prosecution by attorneys for the Commonwealth.
- SB 705 Sanctuary cities; liability for certain injuries and damages caused by an illegal alien.
- SB 729 Unmanned aircraft system; use during commission of a crime, penalty.
- SB 760 Malicious impersonation by computer; penalty.
- SB 768 Reckless driving; exceeding speed limit.