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- HB 517 Warrantless arrest; certain cases.
- HB 589 Social Services, Department of; filing of petitions by designated nonattorney employees.
- HB 783 Firearms; pointing, holding, or brandishing in presence of a law-enforcement officer, penalty.
- HB 811 Involuntary admission procedures; notification to family member about proceedings.
- HB 906 Ministers; communications between persons they counsel or advise.
- HB 932 Court-appointed counsel; compensation, increases frequency of reporting.
- HB 1197 Law-enforcement officers; Internet publication of personal information, penalty.
- SB 2 Incapacitated person; public guardian or conservator acting as trustee for trust.
- SB 40 Marriage licenses; issuance of license by State Registrar of Vital Records, conscience clause.
- SB 42 Buying, receiving, or concealing stolen goods; adds the word "knowingly" to the statute.
- SB 63 Clerks of court; money to be deposited into interest-bearing accounts.
- SB 72 Jury trial; scheduling.
- SB 73 Lawyers; client accounts.
- SB 75 Service of process; eliminates prohibition of process on Sunday.
- SB 76 Service of process; common interest communities.
- SB 82 Hate crimes; reporting to State Police.
- SB 94 Juvenile offenders; sentence modification.
- SB 95 Use of firearm in commission of crime; civil liability.
- SB 96 Protective orders; possession of firearms; penalty.
- SB 97 Handguns; establishes limitation on purchases, penalty.
- SB 104 Marijuana; decriminalization of simple possession, reduces penalties for distribution.
- SB 110 Temporary injunctions; factors for consideration.
- SB 130 Mandatory minimum punishments; repeals Code section that defines "mandatory minimum."
- SB 131 Prostitution; affirmative defense.
- SB 132 Minor; abduction for purpose of prostitution.
- SB 138 Firearms dealer; local regulation, proximity to schools.
- SB 144 Prostitution; court may defer and dismiss a first-offense charge of solicitation.
- SB 145 Marriage license; authorization to designate marriage officiant.
- SB 146 Judges; increases number in circuit court in 23rd Judicial Circuit District.
- SB 147 Judges; increases number in district court in 23rd Judicial District.
- SB 156 Concealed handgun permit; family member who resides with applicant may submit statement to court.
- SB 158 Sexual assault investigations; collection and storage of evidence.
- SB 159 Campus police departments; retention and storage of physical evidence recovery kits.
- SB 171 Insurance; jury award of attorney fees for bad faith.
- SB 173 Child custody or visitation; filing single petition.
- SB 174 Adultery; reduces penalty to a civil penalty.
- SB 177 Grand larceny; increases threshold amount of money taken, etc., to $1,000.
- SB 184 Firearms magazines, certain; prohibition of sale, transfer, etc., penalties.
- SB 185 Firearms, loaded; prohibits carrying certain firearms in public places, exception.
- SB 186 Concealed handgun permits; proof of competence, training courses.
- SB 196 Tax returns; subject to perjury, penalty.
- SB 199 Transfer of firearms; criminal history record information check, penalties.
- SB 214 Firearms; Terrorist Screening Database check prior to purchase.
- SB 217 Firearm or pneumatic gun; allowing access by children age six or younger, penalty.
- SB 220 Firearm transfers; penalties.
- SB 223 New sentencing hearing; abolition of parole.
- SB 226 Grand larceny and certain property crimes; increases threshold amount of money taken, etc.
- SB 235 Larceny and property crimes; threshold.
- SB 243 Sex offender registry; electronic identification information, registration requirements.
- SB 256 High-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes; statute of limitations on penalties.
- SB 259 Persons involuntarily admitted or ordered to outpatient treatment; purchase, etc., of ammunition.
- SB 260 Concealed handgun permit; disqualifications, residential mental health or substance abuse treatment.
- SB 261 Driving under influence; private property.
- SB 263 Firearms; purchase by persons intending to commit act of terrorism, penalty.
- SB 272 Service of process, substituted; member of party's household.
- SB 273 Defrauding certain businesses; penalty.
- SB 301 Transfer of firearms; criminal history record information check, penalties.
- SB 302 Firearms; access by children; penalty.
- SB 306 Marriage license; authorization for marriage officiant.
- SB 310 Grand larceny; increases threshold amount of money taken to $1500, etc.
- SB 318 Certificate of relief from collateral criminal consequences.
- SB 341 Certificate of relief from collateral criminal consequences.
- SB 347 Number of judges; general district court; 25th Judicial District.
- SB 355 Judicial Nominations Commission; created.
- SB 376 Search warrants; person subject to arrest or who is unlawfully restrained.
- SB 378 Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation; establishes private police department.
- SB 386 Evidence; objections to business records.
- SB 396 Resisting arrest; penalty.
- SB 411 Firearms; removal from persons posing substantial risk; penalties.
- SB 421 Children; admissibility of statements in sexual offenses.
- SB 430 Firearms; Terrorist Screening Database check prior to purchase.
- SB 450 Department of Criminal Justice Services; community policing.
- SB 456 Regional Criminal Justice Training Academy Fund; distribution to certain localities.
- SB 496 Judicial Candidate Evaluation Committee; codifies certain procedures.
- SB 511 Battery; against school employees, penalty (Lindsay's Law).
- SB 520 Concealed handgun permit; demonstration of competence.
- SB 584 Unmanned aircraft systems; civil cause of action created, criminal violations.
- SB 605 Reckless driving; causing death or injury of certain persons, penalties.
- SB 613 Driver's license; marijuana possession.
- SB 616 Out-of-state concealed handgun permits; photo identification.
- SB 656 Victims of domestic violence, etc.; firearms safety or training course.
- SB 694 Firearm, crossbow or bow and arrow; shooting in or across road or street, penalty.
- SB 699 Concealed handgun permits, out-of-state; government-issued photo id., reciprocal agreements.
- SB 716 Firearm transfers; penalties.
- SB 721 Protective orders; assesses civil penalty.
- SB 764 Concealed handgun; recognition of out-of-state permits.