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- HB 18 Hate crimes and discrimination; ethnic animosity, penalties.
- HB 34 Contract actions; collection of medical debt, definition.
- HB 36 Abuse and neglect of children; causing or enabling child to gain possession of a firearm, penalty.
- HB 42 Dentists and dental hygienists; added to list of providers who are immune from civil liability, etc.
- HB 45 Earned sentence credits; incarceration prior to entry of final order of conviction.
- HB 46 Firearm; transfers to another person from a prohibited person.
- HB 63 Criminal cases; request for a jury to ascertain punishment.
- HB 73 Unlawful detainer; expungement of action, entering of an order without further petition or hearing.
- HB 76 Grand jury; clarifies oaths of foreman, jurors, and witnesses.
- HB 77 Robbery; conforms certain provisions of the Code of VA to the degrees of robbery offenses, etc.
- HB 78 Search warrants, subpoenas, court orders, or other process; menstrual health data prohibited.
- HB 81 Suicide; abolishes common-law crime.
- HB 86 Summons for unlawful detainer; specifies a process by which a plaintiff may amend amount due to him.
- HB 102 Court-appointed counsel; raises the limitation of fees.
- HB 110 Surrogacy brokers; repeals statute of prohibition.
- HB 115 Guardians and conservators; order of appointment and certificate of qualification, annual report.
- HB 125 Special justices and independent evaluator fees; emergency custody and voluntary civil admissions.
- HB 140 Adoption; award of damages, death by wrongful act.
- HB 155 Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund; claims.
- HB 156 Jury service; increases from 70 to 73 the age at which a person is exempt from service upon request.
- HB 158 Firearm locking device; required for sale or transfer of firearm.
- HB 161 Individuals experiencing or reporting overdoses while incarcerated; disciplinary procedures.
- HB 171 Signing of pleadings, motions, and other papers; electronic signatures.
- HB 172 Family or household member; clarifies definition, penalty.
- HB 174 Marriage lawful regardless of sex, gender, or race of parties; issuance of marriage license.
- HB 179 Imprisonment; consecutive terms.
- HB 184 Foreclosure procedures; subordinate mortgage, affidavit required.
- HB 194 Virginia Military Parents Equal Protection Act; members of Space Force.
- HB 195 Gaming in the Commonwealth; prohibition on use of term "casino" by non-casino gaming operators.
- HB 202 Optometrists; expert witness testimony.
- HB 210 Electronic execution of estate planning documents; codifies Uniform Electronic Wills Act.
- HB 223 Cruelty to animals; possession and ownership of animals.
- HB 243 Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; availability of complaint forms in courthouses.
- HB 246 Fines, restitution, forfeiture, penalties, etc.; criminal and traffic cases, itemized statement.
- HB 264 Legal notices and publications; online-only news publications, requirements.
- HB 266 Custodial interrogation of a child; failure to comply with section, inadmissibility of statement.
- HB 267 Assault or assault and battery; affirmative defense, penalty.
- HB 268 Juveniles; evidence of trafficking, sexual abuse, or rape by the alleged victim.
- HB 292 Drug Treatment Court Act; renames the Act as the Recovery Court Act.
- HB 294 Protective order in case of family abuse; termination of temporary order of child support.
- HB 306 Public defenders; appointment of counsel, caseload exception.
- HB 308 Geriatric prisoners; conditional release.
- HB 310 Judges; maximum number each judicial district and circuit.
- HB 315 Medical Assistance Services, Department of; lien for claim of personal injuries.
- HB 318 Firearm industry members; creates standards of responsible conduct, civil liability.
- HB 325 Minimum wage and overtime wages; civil actions.
- HB 332 Termination of trust; notice requirements.
- HB 336 Powers of attorney, certain; transfer on death deeds.
- HB 414 Land records; recording and indexing fees.
- HB 418 Civil actions filed on behalf of multiple persons; types of class actions.
- HB 430 Bail; violation of any pretrial condition of release, report available to counsel of record.
- HB 431 Pro tempore judicial appointments; criminal background checks, financial disclosure.
- HB 432 Jurors; availability of copy of jury panel to counsel.
- HB 435 Law-enforcement officers; exposure to bodily fluids, petition to the general district court.
- HB 436 Advance directive; revocation of directive upon filing of divorce or annulment of marriage, etc.
- HB 438 Written complaints; felony offenses to be provided.
- HB 449 Child abuse and neglect; mandatory reporters, statute of limitations, penalties.
- HB 452 First offender drug program; previous misdemeanor marijuana conviction, etc.
- HB 455 Controlled substances; possession of an item containing residue of a substance, penalty.
- HB 457 Decreasing probation period; establishes criteria for mandatory reduction.
- HB 470 Minor; petition for child in need of services or supervision.
- HB 474 Restroom Access Act; civil liability.
- HB 484 Consumer fireworks; authorizes use, penalities.
- HB 520 Summons; promise to appear after issuance, issuance of summons instead of warrant in certain cases.
- HB 581 Human trafficking; attorneys for the Commonwealth to establish multidisciplinary response teams.
- HB 588 VA Residential Landlord &Tenant Act; fire/casualty damage, landlord requirements for termination.
- HB 612 Fines, costs, forfeitures, etc.; collection fees, assessment against incarcerated defendant.
- HB 614 Community service work in lieu of payment of fines and costs; work performed while incarcerated.
- HB 633 Forced labor or service; civil action for trafficking, penalties.
- HB 640 Wrongful incarceration; compensation.
- HB 641 Relief; Kingrea, David Wayne, compensation for wrongful inclusion on sex offender registry.
- HB 653 Adoption of initial discretionary sentencing guideline midpoints; violent felony offenses.
- HB 678 Trusts; release or ratification of trustee by beneficiary, response of beneficiary in writing.
- HB 679 Magistrates; certain minimum standards for security and accessibility in quarters.
- HB 697 Synthetic media; use in furtherance of crimes involving fraud, etc., report.
- HB 740 Unlawful detainer; bifurcation of case.
- HB 745 Mattress stewardship program; established, report, civil penalty.
- HB 764 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; early termination of rental agreement.
- HB 768 Child victims and witnesses; using two-way closed-circuit television, expands age range.
- HB 769 Multi-jurisdiction grand jury; elder abuse crimes.
- HB 772 Minors; parental admission for inpatient treatment.
- HB 774 Alcohol safety action program; local administrative fee.
- HB 778 Quitclaim and release property rights; DCR to release certain property rights in Albemarle County.
- HB 779 Permissible venue; personal injury and wrongful death actions, appointment of administrator.
- HB 783 Adoption; parental placement and agency adoption.
- HB 784 Child and spousal support; entry or modification of orders, determination of support overages.
- HB 786 Guardianship and conservatorship; restoration or modification or termination of order.
- HB 794 Statutory agents; service of process.
- HB 803 Juveniles; expungement of court records.
- HB 822 Emergency custody; transportation for transfer of custody.
- HB 823 Temporary detention order; alternative transportation.
- HB 824 Indigent defendant; rate of fees for legal representation.
- HB 833 Child abuse and neglect; custody and visitation, possession or consumption of authorized substances.
- HB 834 Petition for modification of sentence; eligibility, procedures.
- HB 836 Uniform Statutory Rule Against Perpetuities; trusts, certain nonvested property interests.
- HB 838 Police and court records; expungement, definition of "otherwise dismissed."
- HB 847 Appointment of counsel for accused; felonies punishable by a mandatory minimum term of confinement.
- HB 857 Fines and costs; changes period of limitations for collection.
- HB 858 Health care; decision-making, end of life, penalties.
- HB 861 Weapons; carrying into hospital that provides mental health services.
- HB 893 Attorneys appointed to represent parents or guardians; qualifications and performance.
- HB 895 Protective orders; venue.
- HB 896 Deferred or installment payment agreements; exempt from payments if sole income is Social Security.
- HB 898 Forensic Science, Department of; laboratory procedures, requirements regarding DNA profiles.
- HB 901 Interlocutory ruling, order, or action; motion to reconsider.
- HB 926 Unlawful dissemination or sale of images of another; penalty.
- HB 928 Interference with commercial fishing vessels or activity; penalty.
- HB 934 Small claims court; representation of certain entities.
- HB 956 Misdemeanor; maximum term of confinement.
- HB 972 Defendant; prohibiting inquiry into immigration status, notification of consequences.
- HB 986 Notaries; raises amount a notary may charge.
- HB 994 Marriage; establishes legal age to be 18 years.
- HB 1014 Public defender offices; establishes in City of Harrisonburg and County of Rockingham.
- HB 1082 Judgments, certain; debtor may petition court for restricted license.
- HB 1114 Failure to appear; contempt of court, penalties.
- HB 1126 Persons other than ministers who may perform rites of marriage; current VA members of Congress.
- HB 1146 Address Confidentiality Program; expands to victims of child abduction.
- HB 1187 Xylazine; penalty for manufacturing, selling, etc., for human consumption.
- HB 1217 Cell phone records; investigation of missing persons.
- HB 1228 Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission; court records, online access to case management systems.
- HB 1242 Emergency custody and temporary detention orders; evaluations, presence of others.
- HB 1248 Debtor interrogatories; fieri facias, against whom a summons shall be issued.
- HB 1249 Nonresident plaintiff; security costs upon suit.
- HB 1252 Limitation on sentence upon revocation of suspension of sentence; technical violations.
- HB 1256 Larceny and embezzlement offenses; prosecution in any county or city where the victim resides.
- HB 1263 Abolition of juvenile fines and fees; criminal offenses.
- HB 1264 Traffic infractions; discretionary juvenile fines, costs, and fees.
- HB 1268 Community corrections alternative program; evaluation and diagnosis to determine eligibility.
- HB 1324 Restricted driver's license; issuance for multiple convictions of driving while intoxicated, etc.
- HB 1335 J.D. Power Official Used Car Guide; added to list of publications for retail value of vehicles.
- HB 1338 Courthouses; website posting of notices.
- HB 1339 Householder; exemptions from garnishment and lien.
- HB 1369 Criminal justice training academies; curriculum.
- HB 1372 Notarial acts; knowledge-based authentication assessment, requirements.
- HB 1396 Clerks' offices; days of operation, clerks' authority to close office.
- HB 1420 Juveniles; adjudication of delinquency.
- HB 1427 Fixing period of suspension of sentence; sexual abuse of a child under 15 years of age.
- HB 1435 Subpoenas; release of witness.
- HB 1443 Trial by jury; contact with jurors after trial prohibited, penalty.
- HB 1482 Unlawful detainer actions; no rental agreement between owner and occupant.
- HB 1505 Intercollegiate athletics; student-athletes, compensation for name, image, or likeness.
- HB 1515 Discovery; electronic means.
- HB 1539 Abortion or other reproductive health care services; prohibitions on extradition for certain crimes.
- HB 1542 Child abuse and neglect; mandatory reporters, statute of limitations, penalties.
- SB 7 Hate crimes and discrimination; ethnic animosity, penalties.
- SB 8 Notary public or electronic notary public; application for recommission.
- SB 15 Reproductive health care services; prohibitions on extradition for certain criminal violations.
- SB 16 Search warrants, subpoenas, court orders, or other process; menstrual health data prohibited.
- SB 20 Deferred dispositions; expungement of police and court records.
- SB 23 Juveniles; adjudication of delinquency.
- SB 34 Temporary detention; certified evaluators, report.
- SB 63 Termination of trust; notice requirements.
- SB 95 Preliminary analysis of breath to determine alcoholic content of blood; failure to advise person.
- SB 101 Marriage lawful regardless of sex, gender, or race of parties; issuance of marriage license.
- SB 102 Wills and trusts; tangible personal property, nonexoneration.
- SB 111 Drug Control Act; adds certain chemicals to Schedules I, II, IV, and V of Act.
- SB 115 Child abuse and neglect; custody and visitation, possession or consumption of authorized substances.
- SB 138 Permissible venue; personal injury and wrongful death actions, appointment of administrator.
- SB 144 Nolle prosequi or dismissal without prejudice prior to preliminary hearing; subsequent indictment.
- SB 145 Special conservators of peace; armed security officer registration.
- SB 157 Legal notices and publications; online-only news publications, requirements.
- SB 175 Persons other than ministers who may perform rites of marriage; former statewide legislators.
- SB 176 Civil commitments & temporary detention orders; def. of mental illness neurocognitive disorders.
- SB 201 Virginia Critical Operation for a Disappeared Child Initiative (Codi) Alert Program; established.
- SB 209 Adoption; award of damages, death by wrongful act.
- SB 211 Protective orders; venue.
- SB 214 Corporation, limited liability company, etc.; service of garnishment summons.
- SB 236 Aggregated, nonconfidential case data; requests for reports for academic research.
- SB 254 Optometrists; expert witness testimony.
- SB 256 Motor vehicle insurance; remedies for bad faith for refusal of claims.
- SB 258 Substantial risk orders or factors.
- SB 259 Civil actions filed on behalf of multiple persons; types of class actions.
- SB 290 Guardians and conservators; order of appointment and certificate of qualification, annual report.
- SB 292 Guardianship and conservatorship; report of guardian ad litem.
- SB 321 Administrative and civil proceedings; protected information, newspersons engaged in journalism.
- SB 332 Misdemeanor; maximum term of confinement.
- SB 334 Plea agreements and court orders; prohibited provisions.
- SB 341 Common interest communities; foreclosure remedy.
- SB 350 Virginia Human Rights Act; right to sue.
- SB 355 VA Self-Service Storage Act; rental agreement may be delivered and accepted electronically.
- SB 356 Court-appointed counsel; raises the limitation of fees.
- SB 357 Assault or assault and battery; affirmative defense, penalty.
- SB 362 First offender drug program; previous misdemeanor marijuana conviction, etc.
- SB 369 Fowl or companion animals; maiming, killing, or poisoning, penalty.
- SB 386 Magistrates; certain minimum standards for security and accessibility in quarters.
- SB 394 Carnal knowledge and sexual battery; persons detained or arrested by a law-enforcement officer.
- SB 398 Protective orders; respondent to notify court of change of address.
- SB 424 Admission to bail; act of violence.
- SB 427 Petition for modification of a sentence; eligibility, procedures.
- SB 449 Juveniles; juvenile correctional centers, eligibility for parole.
- SB 460 Minors; parental admission for inpatient treatment.
- SB 469 Controlled substances; manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing misbranded drugs, etc.
- SB 470 Uniform Statutory Rule Against Perpetuities; trusts, certain nonvested property interests.
- SB 471 Powers of attorney, certain; transfer on death deeds.
- SB 497 Temporary detention order; alternative transportation.
- SB 502 Juvenile & domestic relations district ct.; parent filing petion for protective order against minor.
- SB 504 Police and court records; expungement, term "otherwise dismissed."
- SB 505 Limitation on sentence upon revocation of suspension of sentence; technical violations.
- SB 509 Court of Appeals; appeal of interlocutory orders.
- SB 514 Fines and costs; changes period of limitations for collection.
- SB 546 Emergency custody and temporary detention orders; evaluations, presence of others.
- SB 566 Trusts; release or ratification of trustee by beneficiary, response of beneficiary in writing.
- SB 598 Recordation of documents; name changes.
- SB 614 Xylazine; penalty for manufacturing, selling, etc., for human consumption.
- SB 625 Deferred or installment payment agreements; exempt from payments if sole income is Social Security.
- SB 637 Fines, costs, forfeitures, penalties, etc.; duty of attorneys for the Commonwealth.
- SB 638 Jury service; increases from 70 to 73 the age at which a person is exempt from service upon request.
- SB 642 Firearms; purchase, etc., following an assault and battery of a family or household member, etc.
- SB 646 Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund; claims.
- SB 654 Fines, costs, forfeitures, etc.; collection fees, assessment against incarcerated defendant.
- SB 696 Marijuana-related offenses; modification of sentence.
- SB 706 Drug Treatment Court Act; eligibility.
- SB 710 Judges; maximum number each judicial district and circuit.
- SB 725 Drug Treatment Court Act; renames the Act as the Recovery Court Act.
- SB 731 Child pornography; production, publication, sale, financing, etc., penalty.
- SB 736 Clerks' offices; days of operation, clerks' authority to close office.