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- HB 1401 Higher educational institutions; speech on campus.
- HB 1404 Fire alarms; maliciously activating, penalty.
- 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 1432 Switchblade knife; exception to carry concealed.
- HB 1434 Tuition Assistance Grant Program; eligible institutions, student speech and expression.
- 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 1479 Attorney discipline; procedures.
- 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 1641 Insurance policy limits; disclosure, homeowners or personal injury liability insurance.
- HB 1646 Form of garnishment summons; maximum portion of disposable earnings subject to garnishment.
- HB 1647 Presentence report; waiver by defendant.
- 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 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 1713 Nonconfidential court records; secure remote access, date of birth verification.
- HB 1737 Civilian employees and foreign service officers; personal jurisdiction over a person, domicile, etc.
- HB 1746 Higher educational institutions; possession and administration of epinephrine.
- HB 1748 Charity health care services; liability protection for administrators.
- HB 1765 Circuit court; failure to appear in accordance with condition of bail, etc.
- 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 1791 Conspiracy, incitement, etc., to riot; penalty when against public safety personnel.
- HB 1799 Controlled substances; use of FDA-approved substance upon publication of final rule, etc.
- 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 1832 Negotiable instruments; statute of limitations.
- 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 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 1874 Search warrants; customer records from financial institutions.
- HB 1882 Capital cases; replacing certain terminology.
- HB 1903 Business records; admissibility in criminal proceedings.
- HB 1910 Definition of mental health service provider.
- HB 1921 Battery; expands penalty when against health care provider.
- 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 1951 Criminal Justice Services Board and its Committee on Training; citizen membership.
- 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 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 2050 Tenancy; severance by the entireties by written instrument.
- HB 2051 Marijuana offenses; driver's license forfeiture.
- HB 2064 Assault and battery against a family or household member; eligibility for first offender status.
- HB 2066 National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact of 1998; criminal history record information.
- HB 2073 Virginia Consumer Protection Act; adds certain fraud crimes.
- HB 2084 Search warrants; person subject to arrest.
- HB 2127 Victims of sexual assault; rights of victims, physical evidence recovery kits.
- HB 2166 Controlled substances; possession, penalty.
- HB 2184 Inmates; inpatient psychiatric hospital admission.
- HB 2231 Ignition interlock system; period of time which person is prohibited to drive, etc.
- HB 2238 DUI manslaughter; ignition interlock.
- HB 2240 Victims of crime; right to nondisclosure of certain information.
- HB 2259 Child day programs; certain programs exempted from licensure.
- HB 2268 Ignition interlock violations; venue for prosecution of any offense.
- 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 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 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 2335 Contractors, Board for; unlicensed activity, penalty.
- HB 2338 Restitution; priority of payments.
- HB 2350 Electronic devices; use of system to trespass.
- HB 2385 Assessed court costs; electronic summons system.
- HB 2386 Unpaid court fines, etc.; increases grace period for collection.
- HB 2410 Terrorist organization, designated; providing material support, penalty.
- HB 2416 Conservators of the peace, special; authority, mandatory liability insurance.
- HB 2429 Firearms; purchase, possession, or transportation.
- 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.
- SB 815 Child support, unpaid; priority of debts to be paid from decedent's assets.
- SB 817 Restricted driver's license; purposes.
- SB 853 Criminal cases; delayed appeals, assignments of errors dismissed in part.
- SB 854 Unpaid court fines, etc.; increases grace period for collection.
- 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 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 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 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 1068 Ski resorts; penalties.
- SB 1091 Marijuana offenses; driver's license forfeiture.
- SB 1140 Legal malpractice; estate planning.
- 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 1189 Water and sewer services; liens, owners, lessees, or tenants.
- SB 1210 Unlawful creation of image of another; civil action.
- SB 1217 Negotiable instruments; statute of limitations.
- SB 1257 Two-way video testimony; forensic analysis and examination.
- SB 1260 Search warrants; person subject to arrest.
- SB 1273 City of Richmond general district court; concurrent criminal jurisdiction.
- SB 1276 Traffic violations, certain; dismissal for proof of compliance with law.
- 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 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 1342 District courts; jurisdictional limit does not include any attorney fees.
- SB 1343 Guardian ad litem; reimbursement for cost.
- SB 1347 Switchblade knife; person may carry concealed, exception.
- SB 1352 Capital cases; replacing certain terminology.
- SB 1360 Military Affairs, Department of; civil actions.
- 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 1459 Discharge of treasurer; legal pleadings.
- 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 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.