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2021 SESSION
Senate Judiciary
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Edwards (Chair), Saslaw, Norment, Lucas, Obenshain, McDougle, Stuart, Stanley, Deeds, Petersen, Surovell, McClellan, Boysko, Morrissey, Peake
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Monday 8:00 a.m. and Wednesday 30 minutes after adjournment, West Committee Room, Science Museum of Virginia
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- SB 1105 Post-conviction relief; previously admitted scientific evidence, report.
- SB 1108 General district courts; jurisdictional limits.
- SB 1113 Communicating threats of death or bodily injury to a person with intent to intimidate; penalty.
- SB 1119 Law-enforcement agencies; body-worn camera systems.
- SB 1122 Habitual offenders; repeals remaining provisions of Habitual Offender Act.
- SB 1123 Will contest; presumption of undue influence.
- SB 1129 Military honor guards and veterans service organizations; paramilitary activities.
- SB 1138 Sexually transmitted infections; infected sexual battery, penalty.
- SB 1142 Marriage; persons who may celebrate rites, authorizes current members of the General Assembly.
- SB 1165 Death penalty; abolition of current penalty, life sentence.
- SB 1168 "Abused or neglected child;" definition.
- SB 1180 Civil actions; actions filed on behalf of multiple similarly situated persons.
- SB 1181 Special immigrant juvenile status; jurisdiction.
- SB 1184 Standby guardianship; triggering event.
- SB 1206 Confidentiality of juvenile court records; exceptions.
- SB 1209 Subcontractor's employees; liability of general contractor for wages.
- SB 1213 Restricted licenses; DMV authorized to issue.
- SB 1226 Compensation Board; determining staffing and salaries for an attorney for the Commonwealth.
- SB 1234 Virginia State Bar examination; foreign applicants.
- SB 1241 Personal injury claim; disclosure of insurance policy limits.
- SB 1242 Personal appearance by two-way electronic video and audio communication; entry of plea.
- SB 1248 Juveniles; competency evaluation, receipt of court order.
- SB 1250 Firearm rentals; criminal history record information check required, penalty.
- SB 1256 Criminal Justice Services Board and Committee on Training; membership.
- SB 1261 Court of Appeals; expands jurisdiction, increases from 11 to 17 number of judges on Court.
- SB 1262 Restricted permit; prepayment of fines and costs.
- SB 1266 Admission to bail; rebuttable presumptions against bail.
- SB 1270 Eminent domain; notice of intent to file certificate.
- SB 1272 Unrestorably incompetent defendant; disposition, capital murder charge, inpatient custody.
- SB 1306 Assault and battery; penalty.
- SB 1315 Criminal proceedings; consideration of mental condition & intellectual & developmental disabilities.
- SB 1316 Child care providers; background checks, portability.
- SB 1325 Visitation; petition of grandparent.
- SB 1336 Restricted permits to operate a motor vehicle; ignition interlock systems.
- SB 1339 Police and court records; expungement and sealing of records, Expungement Fee Fund created.
- SB 1360 Virginia Human Rights Act; nondiscrimination in employment, sexual harassment.
- SB 1367 Line of Duty Act; Virginia licensed health practitioners required to conduct medical reviews.
- SB 1381 Weapons; possessing or transporting within Capitol Square, etc.
- SB 1382 Firearms; purchase, etc., following conviction for assault and battery of a family member.
- SB 1391 Pretrial data collection; VCSC to collect and disseminate on an annual basis.
- SB 1400 Tazewell County; quitclaim and conveyance of easement by Board of Wildlife Resources.
- SB 1406 Marijuana; legalization of simple possession, penalties.
- SB 1415 Protective orders; violations of preliminary child protective order, changes punishment, etc.
- SB 1426 Orders of restitution; docketed on behalf of victim, enforcement.
- SB 1431 Unrestorably incompetent defendant; competency report.
- SB 1437 Summons; promises to appear after the issuance.
- SB 1442 Public defender office; establishes an office for the County of Chesterfield.
- SB 1443 Mandatory minimum sentences; elimination, modification of sentence to mandatory minimum term.
- SB 1446 Medicine and other healing arts; practice, provision of litigation assistance.
- SB 1456 Juveniles; eligibility for commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice.
- SB 1461 Bribery in correctional facilities; penalty.
- SB 1465 Illegal gambling; skill games, definitions, enforcement by localities and Attorney General.
- SB 1468 Victims of crime; certifications for victims of qualifying criminal activity.
- SB 1475 Search warrants; date and time of issuance, exceptions.