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• HB 1395 Same-sex marriages; civil unions.
• HB 1398 Hate crimes; acts against law-enforcement officers, firefighters, and EMS personnel.
• HB 1401 Higher educational institutions; speech on campus.
• HB 1403 Driving under influence of alcohol; subsequent offenses, penalty.
• HB 1404 Fire alarms; maliciously activating, penalty.
• HB 1406 Firearms; restoration of right to person convicted of a nonviolent felony to possess, etc.
• HB 1407 Voters, qualified; definition of violent felony.
• HB 1411 Privately retained counsel; rules and regulations, client's failure to pay.
• HB 1426 Emergency custody or involuntary admission process; alternative transportation model.
• HB 1427 Judges; reduces number in circuit courts in the Twenty-first and Twenty-second Circuits.
• HB 1432 Switchblade knife; exception to carry concealed.
• HB 1434 Tuition Assistance Grant Program; eligible institutions, student speech and expression.
• HB 1441 Incapacitated persons; expands class of victims of crime of financial exploitation.
• HB 1448 Self-settled spendthrift trusts; certain legal entities to act as qualified trustee.
• HB 1456 Custody and visitation orders; use of term parenting time.
• HB 1473 Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act; penalty.
• HB 1479 Attorney discipline; procedures.
• HB 1480 Mental health awareness training; law-enforcement officers, firefighters, and emergency personnel.
• HB 1485 Sexual offenses; prohibits person from proximity to children and working on school property.
• HB 1487 Judges; reduces number in circuit court in 19th Judicial Circuit District.
• HB 1492 Child support orders; special needs trust or ABLE savings trust account.
• HB 1493 Sales draft; definition, credit card offenses, penalty.
• HB 1495 Servicemembers Civil Relief Act; attorney fees.
• HB 1507 Powers & duties of conservator appointed for an absentee; support of an absentee's spouse.
• HB 1510 Appointment of guardian ad litem in civil cases.
• HB 1511 Presentence reports.
• HB 1513 Personal appearance by two-way electronic video and audio communication.
• HB 1514 Doctor of medicine, etc.; reporting disabilities of drivers to DMV, not subject to civil liability.
• HB 1515 Circuit court clerks; electronic transfer of certain documents.
• HB 1516 Surviving spouse's elective share; homestead allowance benefit.
• HB 1522 Death penalty; severe mental illness.
• HB 1523 Substitute judges; appointment to district courts.
• HB 1524 Special conservators of the peace; liability insurance, etc.
• HB 1525 Driver's licenses; revocation or suspension, laws of other jurisdictions.
• HB 1545 Criminal cases; delayed appeals, assignments of errors dismissed in part.
• HB 1546 Jurors; confidentiality of name and home address.
• HB 1557 Temporary injunction of contract for services; rape, forcible sodomy, or object sexual penetration.
• HB 1560 Procedure when aliens convicted of certain felonies; forms.
• HB 1579 Defendants; transportation order from correctional facility.
• HB 1580 Child pornography; lawful possession by employees of Department of Social Services.
• HB 1584 Solicitation of professional employment; person charged with traffic infraction or reckless driving.
• HB 1586 Court-ordered custody and visitation arrangements; transmission of order to child's school.
• HB 1589 Order of publication; use of electronic medium.
• HB 1590 Duty of care to law-enforcement officers and firefighters; fireman's rule.
• HB 1599 Suspension of driver's license for unpaid fines, etc.; written offer of employment.
• HB 1602 Invasion of privacy; civil action, damages, attorney fees and costs.
• HB 1604 Foster care; definitions, reasonable efforts to prevent removal of child.
• HB 1608 Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act.
• HB 1609 Nurse practitioner as expert witness; scope of activities.
• HB 1611 Child support arrearages; suspension of driver's license.
• HB 1613 Testimony of law-enforcement officer; failure of body-worn camera.
• HB 1616 Felony homicide; certain drug offenses constitute second degree murder, penalty.
• HB 1617 Legal malpractice; estate planning.
• HB 1618 Nonexoneration of debts on property of decedent; notice to creditor and beneficiaries.
• HB 1621 Preliminary hearing; certification of ancillary misdemeanors, fees and costs.
• HB 1622 Commercial vehicles; harmonizes penalties for driving under the influence (DUI) and commercial DUI.
• HB 1630 Circuit court clerks; report of money kept by clerk.
• HB 1633 Careless driving; cause of injury to vulnerable road user.
• HB 1637 Possession or distribution of marijuana for medical purposes; Crohn's disease.
• HB 1641 Insurance policy limits; disclosure, homeowners or personal injury liability insurance.
• HB 1643 Electronic wills; process for execution of will.
• HB 1644 Driving under influence of alcohol; first offenders, secure transdermal alcohol monitoring.
• HB 1646 Form of garnishment summons; maximum portion of disposable earnings subject to garnishment.
• HB 1647 Presentence report; waiver by defendant.
• HB 1648 Notice by trustee required before foreclosure sale; tenant of property subject to sale.
• HB 1652 City of Richmond general district court; concurrent criminal jurisdiction.
• HB 1654 Examining and approving a statement in lieu of the settlement of accounts; fee for commissioner.
• HB 1655 Sentencing guidelines; appeals.
• HB 1689 Medical records or papers; fee limits, penalty for failure to provide.
• HB 1692 Effect of divorce proceedings; transfer of matters to the juvenile and domestic relations court.
• HB 1699 Danville, City of; recordation of deeds subject to liens for unpaid taxes.
• HB 1704 Grand larceny and certain property crimes; increases threshold amount of money taken, etc.
• HB 1706 Law-enforcement immunity; storage of firearms.
• HB 1713 Nonconfidential court records; secure remote access, date of birth verification.
• HB 1726 Disarming a law-enforcement officer; penalty.
• HB 1737 Civilian employees and foreign service officers; personal jurisdiction over a person, domicile, etc.
• HB 1739 Civil immunity; emergency services and communications.
• HB 1746 Higher educational institutions; possession and administration of epinephrine.
• HB 1748 Charity health care services; liability protection for administrators.
• HB 1762 Abortion; informed written consent required, civil penalty.
• HB 1765 Circuit court; failure to appear in accordance with condition of bail, etc.
• HB 1769 Malicious bodily injury to or pointing of laser at members of United States Armed Forces.
• HB 1776 Hate crimes; adds gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability, penalty.
• HB 1779 Hate crimes; immigration status; penalty.
• HB 1782 Corrections, State Board of; membership, powers and duties, review of deaths of inmates.
• HB 1783 Prisoners; mental health screening upon admission to a local correctional facility.
• HB 1784 Forensic discharge planning services; local and regional correctional facilities.
• HB 1788 Incapacitated persons; abuse and neglect, financial exploitation, penalty.
• HB 1791 Conspiracy, incitement, etc., to riot; penalty when against public safety personnel.
• HB 1794 Case management system; public accessibility.
• HB 1799 Controlled substances; use of FDA-approved substance upon publication of final rule, etc.
• HB 1809 Computer crimes; penalties.
• HB 1811 Unlawful detainer; initial hearings on a summons, etc.
• HB 1812 Presentence reports; access by work release programs.
• HB 1815 Computer trespass; government computers and computers used for public utilities, penalty.
• HB 1816 Demurrers; amended pleadings.
• HB 1828 School attendance officer; powers and duties.
• HB 1832 Negotiable instruments; statute of limitations.
• HB 1834 Distracted driving; penalty.
• HB 1839 School principals; incident reports.
• HB 1843 Principals; student discipline, alternatives to referring incidents.
• HB 1844 Supreme Court of Virginia; Executive Secretary to maintain case information system.
• HB 1845 Model addiction recovery program; DCJS, et al., to develop.
• HB 1850 Commercial vehicles; harmonizes penalties for driving under the influence (DUI) and commercial DUI.
• HB 1851 Assault and battery against a family or household member; deferred disposition, waiver of appeal.
• HB 1854 Conflicts of Interests Acts, State & Local Government & General Assembly, lobbyist; filing.
• HB 1855 Court-ordered restitution; form order, enforcement, noncompliance, etc.
• HB 1856 Restitution; supervised probation.
• HB 1862 Driver's license; suspension for nonpayment of fines or costs.
• HB 1874 Search warrants; customer records from financial institutions.
• HB 1879 Concealed handgun permit; disqualification, driving illegally after consumption of alcohol.
• HB 1882 Capital cases; replacing certain terminology.
• HB 1893 Youth-controlled online businesses; registered office.
• HB 1896 Victim and witness assistance programs; DCJS to develop guidelines.
• HB 1903 Business records; admissibility in criminal proceedings.
• HB 1906 Marijuana; decriminalization of simple marijuana possession.
• HB 1908 Police and court records; expungement of records.
• HB 1910 Definition of mental health service provider.
• HB 1918 Acute psychiatric patient registry; DBHDS to develop and administer.
• HB 1921 Battery; expands penalty when against health care provider.
• HB 1928 Felony homicide; certain drug offenses constitute second degree murder, penalty.
• HB 1930 Overdoses; safe reporting.
• HB 1931 Fare enforcement inspectors; enforcement of payment of fares for use of mass transit facilities.
• HB 1941 Immunity of persons; statements regarding matters of public concern communicated to a third party.
• HB 1947 Guardians; temporary delegation of powers regarding an incapacitated person.
• HB 1948 Substance abuse treatment upon conviction of a crime; recovery community organization.
• HB 1951 Criminal Justice Services Board and its Committee on Training; citizen membership.
• HB 1954 Farm products; crime to maliciously damage or destroy.
• HB 1957 Guardian ad litem; standards for those appointed in custody and visitation cases.
• HB 1975 Temporary detention; minimum time period.
• HB 1978 Profane swearing in public.
• HB 1984 Limited Liability Company Protected Series Act; establishment of protected series.
• HB 1986 Computer trespass; penalty.
• HB 1989 Excusable or justifiable self-defense; costs and attorney fees in civil or criminal cases.
• HB 1992 Lien priority; inserts "real estate" in several places related to priority of tax liens.
• HB 1994 Zoning appeals, board of; clarifies provisions referring to appeal costs, includes governing body.
• HB 1996 Incompetent defendants; psychiatric treatment.
• HB 1997 Warrantless arrest for misdemeanor; transportation to crisis stabilization unit.
• HB 2000 Sanctuary policies; prohibited.
• HB 2024 Condemnation powers and proceedings; notice to owner or tenant.
• HB 2033 Landlord and tenant law; residential tenancies, landlord and tenant obligations and remedies.
• HB 2035 Electronic filing of land records; fee for paper filing.
• HB 2039 Child pornography; discretionary sentencing guideline midpoints for possession.
• HB 2043 Law-enforcement officer; public release of identifying information, etc.
• HB 2048 Child support and fines; nonpayment, suspension of driver's license.
• HB 2049 Driver's license; suspension of license for nonpayment of fines and court costs.
• HB 2050 Tenancy; severance by the entireties by written instrument.
• HB 2051 Marijuana offenses; driver's license forfeiture.
• HB 2059 Drug Treatment Court Act; eligibility.
• HB 2060 Birth control; definition.
• HB 2063 Pretrial appeal; expands appeal by an attorney for the Commonwealth.
• HB 2064 Assault and battery against a family or household member; eligibility for first offender status.
• HB 2065 Sexual battery; surprise, penalty.
• HB 2066 National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact of 1998; criminal history record information.
• HB 2071 Juvenile records; expungement for certain felony larceny offenses.
• HB 2073 Virginia Consumer Protection Act; adds certain fraud crimes.
• HB 2083 Restitution; modification of terms and conditions of payment plan.
• HB 2084 Search warrants; person subject to arrest.
• HB 2085 Petition for writ of actual innocence.
• HB 2086 Writ of actual innocence; basis on nonbiological evidence, untested evidence.
• HB 2087 Sentencing guidelines; written explanation.
• HB 2124 Eminent domain; just compensation for entry onto property.
• HB 2125 Drug treatment courts; Counties of Clarke, Frederick, and Loudoun.
• HB 2127 Victims of sexual assault; rights of victims, physical evidence recovery kits.
• HB 2128 Custody and visitation agreements; best interests of the child.
• HB 2131 Libraries; assessment for costs in civil actions, disbursement for law libraries.
• HB 2135 Medical marijuana; written certification.
• HB 2157 Family abuse protective order; third or subsequent violation of order.
• HB 2158 Dumping trash; increases penalty.
• HB 2166 Controlled substances; possession, penalty.
• HB 2181 Food stamps; eligibility to receive benefits if convicted of drug-related felonies.
• HB 2184 Inmates; inpatient psychiatric hospital admission.
• HB 2186 Whole Woman's Health Act; performance of abortions.
• HB 2195 School attendance officer; powers and duties.
• HB 2197 Unmanned aircraft systems; creates a civil cause of action for invasion of privacy, etc.
• HB 2231 Ignition interlock system; period of time which person is prohibited to drive, etc.
• HB 2236 Sanctuary policies; enforcement of federal immigration laws
• HB 2238 DUI manslaughter; ignition interlock.
• HB 2240 Victims of crime; right to nondisclosure of certain information.
• HB 2252 Illegal voter registration; penalties.
• HB 2253 Use or display of firearm in committing felony; penalty.
• HB 2256 Street gang; third or subsequent conviction of crimes, penalty.
• HB 2259 Child day programs; certain programs exempted from licensure.
• HB 2268 Ignition interlock violations; venue for prosecution of any offense.
• HB 2270 Spousal liability for emergency medical care; property held as tenants by the entireties.
• HB 2271 Custodial rights of person who committed sexual assault; clear and convincing standard.
• HB 2273 Blind parents; custody or visitation rights.
• HB 2276 Death certificate; amendments other than correction of information.
• HB 2281 Residential rental property; foreclosure shall act as a termination of rental agreement by landlord.
• HB 2283 Wages; cause of action against an employer for nonpayment.
• HB 2284 Charitable gaming; subpoena powers of Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, penalty.
• HB 2286 Abortion; informed written consent.
• HB 2287 Juvenile Justice, Department of; confidentiality of records.
• HB 2288 Computer trespass; computer invasion of privacy, penalty, civil relief.
• HB 2289 Divorce or dissolution of marriage; award of life insurance.
• HB 2292 Judicial training; law related to rights of persons of legitimate interest in custody.
• HB 2293 Person with a legitimate interest; visitation.
• HB 2307 Cover sheet for deed; property subject to the Property Owners' Association Act.
• HB 2321 Restricted firearm ammunition; use or attempted use in the commission of a felony, penalty.
• HB 2322 Criminal Justice Services Board; citizen membership.
• HB 2324 Jurors; payment by prepaid debit card or card account.
• HB 2327 Driving under influence of alcohol; implied consent, refusal of blood or breath tests.
• HB 2328 Persons allowed services without fees or costs; inability to pay on account of poverty, guidelines.
• HB 2329 Capitol Police, Division of; arrest without warrant.
• HB 2330 Inpatient psychiatric hospital admission; defendant found incompetent.
• HB 2333 Multi-jurisdiction grand jury; certain fraud crimes.
• HB 2334 Fraud crimes, certain; forfeiture of motor vehicle.
• HB 2335 Contractors, Board for; unlicensed activity, penalty.
• HB 2338 Restitution; priority of payments.
• HB 2339 Probation violations; intermediate sanctions.
• HB 2350 Electronic devices; use of system to trespass.
• HB 2361 Brandishing a firearm; intent to induce fear, etc., penalty.
• HB 2375 Virginia Home Solicitation Sales Act; prohibited solicitation, penalty.
• HB 2380 Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council; investigative authority.
• HB 2382 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord to inspect vacated dwelling unit.
• HB 2385 Assessed court costs; electronic summons system.
• HB 2386 Unpaid court fines, etc.; increases grace period for collection.
• HB 2399 Hate crimes; adds to list of crimes that a multi-jurisdiction grand jury may investigate.
• HB 2409 Driver's licenses; suspension for failure to pay court fines and costs.
• HB 2410 Terrorist organization, designated; providing material support, penalty.
• HB 2414 Self-defense; limited immunity when reporting acts, penalties.
• HB 2416 Conservators of the peace, special; authority, mandatory liability insurance.
• HB 2429 Firearms; purchase, possession, or transportation.
• HB 2435 Handheld personal communications devices; use while driving, exceptions, penalty.
• HB 2438 General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; contracts by legislators.
• HB 2446 Immunity of persons; defamation, statements regarding matters of public concern, sanctions.
• HB 2452 Discovery in criminal cases; duty to provide.
• HB 2459 Wireless telecommunications devices, certain; prohibition on sale to minors.
• HB 2462 Inpatient psychiatric hospital admission; defendant found incompetent.
• HB 2467 Driving on a suspended or revoked license; period of suspension.
• HB 2473 Protective orders or stalking; third or subsequent offense.
• HB 2476 Driver's licenses; revocation of driving privileges in other jurisdictions.
• SB 796 Police and court records; expungement of certain charges and convictions.
• SB 815 Child support, unpaid; priority of debts to be paid from decedent's assets.
• SB 816 Grand larceny & certain property crimes; increases threshold amount of money taken, etc., to $1,000.
• SB 817 Restricted driver's license; purposes.
• SB 825 New sentencing hearing; abolition of parole.
• SB 853 Criminal cases; delayed appeals, assignments of errors dismissed in part.
• SB 854 Unpaid court fines, etc.; increases grace period for collection.
• SB 861 Preliminary protective orders; contents of order.
• SB 862 Driving after forfeiture of license.
• SB 865 Furnishing certain weapons to minor; exemption.
• SB 867 Lien against person whose negligence causes injury; emergency medical services agency.
• SB 870 Electronic filing of land records; fee for paper filing.
• SB 873 Authority of fire chief over unmanned aircraft systems at a fire, etc.; civil liability.
• SB 874 Attorney discipline; procedures.
• SB 879 Retired circuit court judges under recall; qualification by Committees for Courts of Justice.
• SB 890 Ignition interlock; time for installation.
• SB 901 Park authority liability; immunity.
• SB 903 Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act.
• SB 913 Uniform Trust Decanting Act; creation.
• SB 920 Lien priority.
• SB 927 Eminent domain; timing for initiation of 'quick-take' condemnation procedure for just compensation.
• SB 928 Substitute judges.
• SB 935 Inpatient psychiatric hospital admission; defendant found incompetent.
• SB 940 Mental health screening of prisoners at local correctional facilities.
• SB 944 Institutions of higher education; possession and administration of epinephrine.
• SB 946 Appeal to Supreme Court; time frame for filing of petition.
• SB 947 Petition for appeal to Supreme Court; time period within which petition must be presented.
• SB 959 Va Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord to inspect vacated dwelling for abandoned animals.
• SB 966 Residential rental property.
• SB 973 Assault and battery; health care providers; penalty.
• SB 981 Charity health care services; liability protection for administrators.
• SB 1006 Commitment hearings; sharing of records and information.
• SB 1008 Barrier crimes; clarifies individual crimes, criminal history records checks.
• SB 1017 School attendance officer; powers and duties.
• SB 1024 Doctor of medicine, etc.; reporting disabilities of drivers to DMV, not subject to civil liability.
• SB 1027 Cannabidiol oil and THC-A oil; permitting of pharmaceutical processors to manufacture and provide.
• SB 1044 Nonconfidential court records; secure remote access, date of birth verification.
• SB 1054 Fire alarms; maliciously activating, penalty.
• SB 1060 Female genital mutilation; criminal penalty and civil action.
• SB 1064 Mental health awareness training; law enforcement officers, firefighters, etc.
• SB 1066 Petition for writ of actual innocence.
• SB 1068 Ski resorts; penalties.
• SB 1091 Marijuana offenses; driver's license forfeiture.
• SB 1140 Legal malpractice; estate planning.
• SB 1152 Juvenile offenders; parole eligibility.
• SB 1153 Inverse condemnation proceeding; reimbursement of owner's costs.
• SB 1154 Terrorist organization, designated; providing material support, penalty.
• SB 1172 Fare enforcement inspectors; fares for use of mass transit.
• SB 1176 Nonexoneration of debts on property of decedent; notice to creditor and beneficiaries.
• SB 1177 Surviving spouse's elective share; homestead allowance benefit.
• SB 1188 Driver's license; suspension of license for nonpayment of fines and court costs.
• SB 1189 Water and sewer services; liens, owners, lessees, or tenants.
• SB 1199 Blind parents; custody or visitation rights.
• SB 1210 Unlawful creation of image of another; civil action.
• SB 1217 Negotiable instruments; statute of limitations.
• SB 1222 Acute psychiatric patient registry; DBHDS to develop and administer.
• SB 1227 Drug Treatment Court Act; eligibility.
• SB 1257 Two-way video testimony; forensic analysis and examination.
• SB 1260 Search warrants; person subject to arrest.
• SB 1262 Sanctuary cities; liability for certain injuries and damages caused by an illegal alien.
• SB 1273 City of Richmond general district court; concurrent criminal jurisdiction.
• SB 1276 Traffic violations, certain; dismissal for proof of compliance with law.
• SB 1280 Driver's license; suspension for nonpayment of fines or costs.
• SB 1284 Court-ordered restitution; form order, enforcement, noncompliance, etc.
• SB 1285 Restitution; supervised probation.
• SB 1288 Juvenile Justice, Department of; confidentiality of records.
• SB 1298 Marijuana; possession or distribution for medical purposes, affirmative defense for treatment.
• SB 1305 Persons allowed services without fees or costs; inability to pay on account of poverty, guidelines.
• SB 1310 Search warrants; customer records from financial institutions.
• SB 1312 Conflicts of Interests Acts, State & Local Government & General Assembly, lobbyist; filing.
• SB 1330 Critical incident stress management team; peer support team privileged communications.
• SB 1333 Garnishment; form of summons, maximum portion of disposable earnings subject to garnishment.
• SB 1339 Careless driving; infliction of injury on vulnerable road user.
• SB 1342 District courts; jurisdictional limit does not include any attorney fees.
• SB 1343 Guardian ad litem; reimbursement for cost.
• SB 1344 In camera interviews of child; court's discretion to conduct recording or transcript.
• SB 1347 Switchblade knife; person may carry concealed, exception.
• SB 1352 Capital cases; replacing certain terminology.
• SB 1356 Informal truancy plans; students with multiple discretionary diversions.
• SB 1360 Military Affairs, Department of; civil actions.
• SB 1377 Computer trespass; penalty.
• SB 1413 Immunity of persons; statements regarding matters of public concern communicated to a third party.
• SB 1421 Condemnation proceeding; interest on the amount of award.
• SB 1442 Prisoners; mental health screening at local correctional facilities.
• SB 1444 Restricted firearm ammunition; use or attempted use in the commission of a crime, penalty.
• SB 1452 Marijuana; possession or distribution for medical purposes.
• SB 1459 Discharge of treasurer; legal pleadings.
• SB 1474 Arrest; resisting law-enforcement officers, etc.
• SB 1498 Intoxicated drivers; punitive damages for persons injured.
• SB 1501 Physical evidence recovery kit; victim's right to notification of scientific analysis information.
• SB 1563 Discovery in criminal cases; duty to provide.
• SB 1564 DUI; search warrants for blood withdrawals.
• SB 1594 Conservators of the peace; investigator employed by an attorney for the Commonwealth.
• SJ 241 Appointment; Chairman of the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission.