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- HB 1365 Admission to bail; rebuttable presumptions against bail.
- HB 1374 Civil action for trafficking in persons; charge or conviction not required.
- HB 1380 Issuing citations; certain traffic offenses.
- HB 1385 Divorce; affidavit submitted as evidence, minor children of the parties.
- HB 1386 Interlocutory decrees or orders, certain; appeals, report.
- HB 1404 Cigarette; definition, delivery sale requirements.
- HB 1412 Judges; maximum number in each judicial district.
- HB 1416 Sexually transmitted infections; testing of certain persons following arrest or indictment, etc.
- HB 1425 Conservators of the peace; search warrants, military criminal investigative organizations.
- HB 1440 Finding of guilt in absentia; proof of such finding in a civil action.
- HB 1452 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit; appointment of sworn unit investigators to Unit, powers and duties.
- HB 1455 Fentanyl; selling, giving, or distributing a substance that contains 2 mgms. or more, penalties.
- HB 1474 Law-enforcement officers; protected personal information.
- HB 1478 Crimes by gangs; expands definition, penalties for gang crimes.
- HB 1523 Prostitution; solicitation, penalties, fees for certain offenses.
- HB 1541 Evidence of medical reports, etc.; testimony of health care provider or custodian.
- HB 1545 Special conservators of the peace; airport commission or authority.
- HB 1549 Wrongful death; death of parent/guardian of child resulting from driving motor veh. under influence.
- HB 1550 Child abuse or neglect; findings of local department of social services, appeal.
- HB 1562 Insurrections; bars serving in positions of public trust.
- HB 1572 False emergency communication to emergency personnel; false information, penalties, report.
- HB 1581 Child custody, etc.; educational seminars approved by Office of Ex. Sec. of Supreme Court of Va.
- HB 1583 Unmanned aircraft system; peeping or spying into a dwelling or occupied building, etc., penalty.
- HB 1590 Telephone, digital pager, or other device; causing to ring or signal with intent to annoy, penalty.
- HB 1603 Enhanced earned sentence credits; firearm-related offense, felony conviction during confinement.
- HB 1636 Child day program or family day system; operating or engaging in the conduct thereof.
- HB 1642 Felony homicide; felonious acts, certain drug offenses, penalty.
- HB 1647 Sexual abuse by person of authority; civil cause of action, limitations period.
- HB 1672 Resisting detention; Class 3 misdemeanor.
- HB 1673 Suffocation by blocking or obstructing the airway of another; penalty.
- HB 1682 Weapon of terrorism; definition, penalty.
- HB 1687 Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry; expands the Supplement to the Registry.
- HB 1699 Minors; buying or selling, exceptions, penalties.
- HB 1705 Attorney General; instituting or conducting criminal prosecutions.
- HB 1706 Missing and Exploited Children, National Center for; dissemination of criminal history record info.
- HB 1755 Property; directs the court to consider certain factors when it orders a partition.
- HB 1756 Attorney-issued subpoenas; release of witness.
- HB 1757 Immunity of persons; tort actions, assertion of immunity, attorney fees and costs.
- HB 1792 Temp. detention in hospital; testing, etc., mental/physical condition resulting from intoxication.
- HB 1795 Abortion; born alive infant, treatment and care, penalty.
- HB 1835 Health care providers; threats made against providers, penalty.
- HB 1836 Writs of eviction; returns to issuing clerk.
- HB 1838 Child Pornography Registry; required information.
- HB 1860 Guardianship or conservatorship; primary health care provider of respondent.
- HB 1885 Organized retail theft; establishes as a crime, report, penalty.
- HB 1892 Abduction of a minor; penalty.
- HB 1895 Sexual harassment; nondisclosure or confidentiality agreement.
- HB 1897 Protective orders; extensions and continuances, other monetary relief, penalty.
- HB 1908 Criminal proceedings; disposition when defendant found incompetent.
- HB 1916 Higher educational institutions, public; threat assessment teams, powers and duties.
- HB 1931 Sexually violent predators; civil commitment, penalty.
- HB 1943 Crime victim rights; notification from the attorney for the Commonwealth.
- HB 1954 Killing the fetus of another; guilty of manslaughter, penalties.
- HB 1958 Campgrounds; definitions, inherent risks, liability, notice required.
- HB 1959 Disposition of the unrestorably incompetent defendant; aggravated murder charge.
- HB 1961 Family abuse protective orders; relief available, password to electronic device.
- HB 1972 Emergency relief payments; automatic exemption from creditor process.
- HB 1973 Industrial hemp; selling or offering for sale a topical hemp product, etc.
- HB 1976 Involuntary admission; release of individual.
- HB 1990 Juvenile and domestic relations district courts; appointment of counsel or guardian ad litem.
- HB 1991 Juvenile and domestic relations district courts; concurrent jurisdiction, suits for divorce.
- HB 1992 Juvenile and domestic relations district courts; notice of appeal to the circuit court.
- HB 1996 Summons for Unlawful Detainer form; plain English instructions for interpretation of form.
- HB 1999 Right to Contraception Act; sets out statutory protections for an individual's right.
- HB 2011 Family cemeteries; interment rights, proof of kinship.
- HB 2012 Retired Supreme Court justices and Court of Appeals judges; recall in circuit courts.
- HB 2013 Probation, revocation, and suspension of sentence; penalty.
- HB 2015 Unlawful picketing or parading to obstruct or influence justice; penalty.
- HB 2016 Appointment of counsel; Class 1 felony cases, compensation.
- HB 2017 Juvenile 16 years of age or older; charges requiring preliminary hearing.
- HB 2019 Discretionary sentencing guidelines; review, deferred disposition.
- HB 2020 Unmanned aircraft systems; trespass over correctional facilities, penalty.
- HB 2024 Judges and magistrates, retired or active; personal information on the Internet, penalty.
- HB 2027 Guardianship; procedures for restriction of communication, visitation, or interaction.
- HB 2028 Guardianship; duties of guardian, visitation requirements.
- HB 2032 Victims of crime; compensation, awards from Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund.
- HB 2037 Public defender; supplementing compensation.
- HB 2054 Community services boards; information to certain defendants, services provided by boards.
- HB 2063 Guardian ad litem; appointment, requested information, records, or reports.
- HB 2071 Persons other than ministers who may perform rites of marriage; issuance of order, etc.
- HB 2077 Veterans Services, Department of; disclosure of services provided.
- HB 2105 Civil actions; standards governing consolidation and transfer, allocation of attorney fees.
- HB 2128 Virginia Small Estate Act; funeral expenses and disposition, refusal to pay or deliver small asset.
- HB 2129 Child victims and witnesses; using two-way closed-circuit television, expands age range.
- HB 2131 Sex trafficked youth; DCJS to administer two-year pilot program to provide safe harbor for youth.
- HB 2132 Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act; various changes to Act.
- HB 2150 Trace evidence collection kit; collection, retention, and storage of kits, effective date.
- HB 2165 Criminal appeals; duties of the Attorney General and attorney for the Commonwealth.
- HB 2166 Racketeering offenses; penalty.
- HB 2167 Workplace violence; violence in place of employment or at any other workplace, etc., penalty.
- HB 2168 Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; breach of Canons of Judicial Conduct.
- HB 2171 Religious freedom; applicability of certain executive orders.
- HB 2184 Judgment liens; release of specific property.
- HB 2186 Trespass; other person lawfully in charge of the property includes maint. code official of locality.
- HB 2204 Driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or a combination thereof; data collection.
- HB 2208 Jewish faith or ethnicity; addressing discrimination against persons.
- HB 2221 Personal appearance by two-way electronic video/audio communication; waiver of preliminary hearing.
- HB 2230 Parolee or felon; arrest & return when serving a period of postrelease supervision.
- HB 2252 Magistrates; appointment and supervision.
- HB 2259 Paternity; genetic tests to determine parentage, relief from paternity.
- HB 2270 Abortion; right to informed consent, civil penalty.
- HB 2290 Judgment or child support order; pregnancy and delivery expenses.
- HB 2294 Industrial hemp; regulated hemp products, etc.
- HB 2298 Concealed weapons; exceptions, penalty.
- HB 2313 Criminal history record information; dissemination.
- HB 2317 Jury duty; increases allowance from $30 to $50 per day.
- HB 2321 Investigation prior to release; input from the attorney for the Commonwealth.
- HB 2323 Circuit court clerk; posting of notices.
- HB 2330 Assault and battery; public transportation service vehicle operators, penalty.
- HB 2343 Mutual liability for necessaries; furnishing of health care.
- HB 2360 Firearms; use or display when committing a felony, increases mandatory minimum sentences, penalty.
- HB 2370 Alcohol safety action programs; local independent policy board to select attorneys for board.
- HB 2372 Catalytic converters; unlawful possession, purchase, or sale, penalty.
- HB 2383 Guardianship and conservatorship; identifying information and evaluation report.
- HB 2384 Marijuana; search and seizure, driving or operating a motor vehicle, etc., while intoxicated.
- HB 2398 Sexual extortion; penalty.
- HB 2400 Criminal records; expungement and sealing of records.
- HB 2410 Involuntary temporary detention; termination of a period of detention.
- HB 2411 Attorney fees; emergency custody and voluntary and involuntary civil admissions, increases fees.
- HB 2424 Interpreters for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing; court may appoint certified interpreter.
- HB 2428 Marijuana; advertising restrictions, penalties.
- HB 2476 Pregnant women; website that provides available service and programs.
- SB 784 Judicial Retirement System; appearance as counsel.
- SB 799 Evidence of medical reports, etc.; testimony of health care provider or custodian.
- SB 801 Conservators of the peace; search warrants, military criminal investigative organizations.
- SB 810 Injunctions; petitions for review.
- SB 812 Emergency relief payments; automatic exemption from creditor process.
- SB 814 Interpreters for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing; court may appoint certified interpreter.
- SB 816 Judges; maximum number in each judicial district.
- SB 817 Attorney fees; written notice of lien requirements, validity and amount determinations.
- SB 841 Alcohol safety action programs; local independent policy board to select attorneys for board.
- SB 845 Immunity of persons; tort actions, assertion of immunity, attorney fees and costs.
- SB 870 Virginia Small Estate Act; funeral expenses and disposition, refusal to pay or deliver small asset.
- SB 872 Emergency custody; temporary detention, alternative transportation.
- SB 873 Family abuse protective orders; filing a petition on behalf of minors.
- SB 895 Interlocutory decrees or orders, certain; appeals.
- SB 896 Racketeering offenses; penalty.
- SB 903 Industrial hemp; regulated hemp products, etc.
- SB 940 Court-appointed counsel; increases statutory caps for fees paid in indigent cases.
- SB 958 Writs of actual innocence; statue of limitations for filing of a petition.
- SB 973 Sexually violent predators; civil commitment, penalty.
- SB 987 Guardianship and conservatorship; periodic review hearings.
- SB 989 Crime victim rights; notification from the attorney for the Commonwealth.
- SB 1025 Witnesses; exclusion, governmental agencies and other entities.
- SB 1031 Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; exception to confidentiality.
- SB 1033 Guardian ad litem; appointment for minor witness.
- SB 1034 Telephone, digital pager, or other device; causing to ring or signal with intent to annoy, penalty.
- SB 1073 Unmanned aircraft systems; trespass over correctional facilities, penalty.
- SB 1089 Writs of eviction; returns to issuing clerk.
- SB 1132 Criminal history record information; dissemination.
- SB 1135 Catalytic converters; unlawful possession, purchase, or sale, penalty.
- SB 1140 DARS; training, powers, and duties of guardian.
- SB 1144 Guardian ad litem; appointment, requested information, records, or reports.
- SB 1145 Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act; various changes to Act.
- SB 1156 Suffocation by blocking or obstructing the airway of another; penalty.
- SB 1184 Hate crimes and discrimination; antisemitism, penalties.
- SB 1188 Weapon of terrorism; definition, penalty.
- SB 1207 Crimes by gangs; expands definition, penalties for gang crimes.
- SB 1223 Vulnerable adults; financial exploitation, venue for trial.
- SB 1233 Marijuana; advertising restrictions, penalties.
- SB 1241 Child Pornography Registry; required information.
- SB 1244 Crime Victim and Witness Rights Act; notifications to victims.
- SB 1245 Parolee or felon; arrest & return when serving a period of postrelease supervision.
- SB 1259 Criminal appeals; duties of the Attorney General and attorney for the Commonwealth.
- SB 1264 Notifications in juvenile cases; exception to confidentiality.
- SB 1267 Community services boards; information to certain defendants, services provided by boards.
- SB 1291 False emergency communication to emergency personnel; false information, penalties, report.
- SB 1292 Sex trafficked youth; DCJS to administer two-year pilot program to provide safe harbor for youth.
- SB 1299 Involuntary admission; release of individual.
- SB 1302 Temp. detention in hospital; testing, etc., mental/physical condition resulting from intoxication.
- SB 1304 Court-appointed counsel; requests for additional compensation, determination by judge.
- SB 1306 Twenty-fifth judicial circuit; designation of courtrooms.
- SB 1310 Judges and magistrates, retired or active; personal information on the Internet, penalty.
- SB 1314 Judgment or child support order; pregnancy and delivery expenses.
- SB 1361 Parole Board; eligibility determinations, reports.
- SB 1367 Child abuse or neglect; definition, child engaging in independent activities without supervision.
- SB 1396 Organized retail theft; establishes as a crime, report, penalty.
- SB 1398 Driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or a combination thereof; data collection.
- SB 1402 Criminal records; expungement and sealing of records.
- SB 1413 Civil cases; motion for the disclosure of expunged police and court records.
- SB 1436 Sexually transmitted infections; testing of certain persons following arrest or indictment, etc.
- SB 1443 Parents Advocacy Commission; recommendations for establishing, report.
- SB 1486 Judges, retired, etc.; increases per diem compensation for substitute judges.
- SB 1494 Disciplining attorneys and reinstatement of attorneys; procedure by three-judge circuit court.
- SB 1495 Local enforcement action; willful disregard for applicable law, damages.
- SB 1507 Criminal proceedings; disposition when defendant found incompetent.
- SB 1515 Harmful materials; civil liability for publishing or distributing to minors on the Internet.
- SB 1532 Protective orders; extensions and continuances, other monetary relief, penalty.