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2024 SESSION
Chair: Scott A. Surovell
Clerk: Michael Jackson Ashleigh Hynst
Staff: Sabrina Miller-B Taylor Mey
Date of Meeting: February 28, 2024
Time and Place: 30 mins. after adj. / Senate Room A (305) - GAB
Update: Added - HB122, HB775
Patron: Simon
Common-law crime of suicide. Abolishes the common-law crime of suicide. Suicide is currently a common-law crime in Virginia, although there is no statutorily prescribed punishment.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 18.2-16.1, relating to abolishing the common-law crime of suicide.24100590D
Patron: Sullivan
Department of Environmental Quality; review and authorization of projects; hearing and appeal. Allows any interested party seeking judicial review for the final decision of the Department of Environmental Quality to seek judicial review of such decision by filing an action in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond with 30 days after such decision in accordance with the Administrative Process Act. The bill requires the court to hear and decide such action as soon as practicable after the date of filing.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 10.1-1197.7 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Environmental Quality; review and authorization of projects; hearing and appeal.24107131D
Patron: McClure
Firearm locking device required for sale or transfer of firearm; warning against accessibility to children; penalty. Makes it a Class 3 misdemeanor for any licensed manufacturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer to sell, deliver, or transfer any firearm to any person other than a licensed manufacturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer unless the transferee is provided with a locking device for that firearm and the firearm is accompanied by a warning, in conspicuous and legible type in capital letters printed on a separate sheet of paper included within the packaging enclosing the firearm, that firearms should be locked and kept away from children and that there may be civil and criminal liability for failing to do so. The bill provides exceptions for law-enforcement and governmental agencies.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 18.2-56.3, relating to firearm locking device required for sale or transfer of firearm; warning against accessibility to children; penalty.24106293D
Patron: Simon
Foreclosure procedures; subordinate mortgage; affidavit required. Requires a subordinate mortgage lienholder that initiates a foreclosure sale to submit to a trustee under a deed of trust or mortgage an affidavit affirming whether monthly statements were sent to a property owner for each period of assessed interest, fees, or other charges and to include in such affidavit an itemized list of the current amount owed.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 55.1-321 of the Code of Virginia, relating to foreclosure procedures; subordinate mortgage; affidavit required.24103833D
Patron: Watts
Custodial interrogation of a child; failure to comply with section; inadmissibility of statement. Provides that if a law-enforcement officer fails to comply with existing law regarding parental notification and contact prior to a custodial interrogation of a child, any statements made by such child shall be inadmissible in any delinquency proceeding or criminal proceeding against such child, unless the attorney for the Commonwealth proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the statement was made knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 16.1-247.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to custodial interrogation of a child; failure to comply; inadmissibility of statement.24106398D
Patron: Watts
Assault or assault and battery against a law-enforcement officer; arrest and prosecution of individual experiencing a mental health emergency. Provides that it is an affirmative defense to prosecution of an individual for assault or assault and battery against a law-enforcement officer or a correctional officer, both defined in the bill, if at the time of the assault or assault and battery (i) the law-enforcement officer or correctional officer was responding to a request for service; (ii) (a) the individual had (1) a mental illness or (2) a neurocognitive disorder, including dementia, or a neurodevelopmental disability, including a developmental disability or intellectual disability, such as autism spectrum disorder, as defined in the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders of the American Psychiatric Association or (b) the individual met the criteria for the issuance of an emergency custody order; and (iii) the assault or assault and battery was caused by or had a direct and substantial relationship to the person's illness, disorder, or disability. The bill also provides that such affirmative defense shall not be construed to allow an affirmative defense for voluntary intoxication.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 18.2-57 of the Code of Virginia, relating to assault or assault and battery against law-enforcement officer; mental illness; neurocognitive disorder; neurodevelopmental disability; emergency custody order.24107381D
Patron: Watts
Juveniles; evidence of trafficking, sexual abuse, or rape by the alleged victim prior to or during the commission of the alleged offense; clear and convincing evidence; treatment and rehabilitation. Requires a juvenile and domestic relations district court, when determining whether to retain jurisdiction of a juvenile defendant during a transfer hearing, to consider any evidence that such juvenile was a victim of felonious sexual assault or trafficking by the alleged victim prior to or during the commission of the alleged offense. The bill also requires that a study and report prior to a transfer hearing includes any relevant information supporting an allegation that such juvenile was a victim of felonious sexual assault or trafficking by the alleged victim.
The bill allows a circuit court to set aside a guilty verdict, render the juvenile delinquent, and impose a disposition consistent with relevant law if the court receives evidence that the juvenile was a victim of felonious sexual assault or trafficking by the alleged victim prior to or during the commission of the offense.
Lastly, the bill states that it is the intent of the General Assembly that these juveniles be viewed as victims and provided treatment and services in the juvenile system.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 16.1-269.1, 16.1-269.2, and 16.1-272 of the Code of Virginia, relating to juveniles; evidence of trafficking, sexual abuse, or rape by the alleged victim prior to or during the commission of the alleged offense; treatment and rehabilitation.24106337D
Patron: Clark
Firearm locking device required for purchase of a firearm; households where minor resides; penalty. Requires any person who purchases a firearm to either (i) purchase a locking device for such firearm if such person resides in the same household as a minor or (ii) complete a certification statement on a form provided by the Department of State Police, under penalty of perjury, certifying that he does not reside in the same household as a minor, with exceptions enumerated in the bill. Accordingly, the bill provides that it is unlawful for any licensed manufacturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer to sell, deliver, or transfer any firearm to any person, other than a licensed manufacturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer, unless the transferee (a) purchases a locking device for such firearm if such person resides in the same household as a minor or (b) completes a certification statement on a form provided by the Department of State Police, under penalty of perjury, certifying that he does not reside in the same household as a minor. A violation of either provision is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 18.2-56.3, relating to firearm locking device required for purchase of a firearm; households where minor resides; penalty.24101242D
Patron: Arnold
Law-enforcement officers; exposure to bodily fluids; petition to the general district court by local attorney for the Commonwealth. Allows a local attorney for the Commonwealth in the county or city in which such exposure occurred to file a petition for an order requiring testing and disclosure of test results on behalf of a law-enforcement officer when a law-enforcement officer is directly exposed to the bodily fluid of a person in a manner that may, according to the then-current guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, transmit human immunodeficiency virus or hepatitis B or C viruses and such person refuses to submit to testing. Current law limits who may file a petition to the exposed law-enforcement officer or his employer.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 32.1-45.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to law-enforcement officers; exposure to bodily fluids; petition to the general district court by local attorney for the Commonwealth.24101626D
Patron: Callsen
Possession of an item containing less than one gram of a controlled substance; penalty. Creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for the offense of possession of an item containing less than one gram of a controlled substance. The bill provides that upon motion of the attorney for the Commonwealth, a charge for possession of a controlled substance classified in Schedule I or II of the Drug Control Act shall be reduced to unlawful possession of an item containing less than one gram of a controlled substance. Currently, possession of any amount of such controlled substance is a Class 5 felony. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Criminal Justice Conference.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 54.1-3466.1, relating to possession of an item containing less than one gram of a controlled substance; penalty.24104046D
Patron: Coyner
Adoption of initial discretionary sentencing guideline midpoints; violent felony offenses. Removes certain felony offenses from the list of violent felony offenses for the adoption of initial discretionary sentencing guideline midpoints.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 17.1-805 of the Code of Virginia, relating to adoption of initial discretionary sentencing guideline midpoints; violent felony offenses.24104808D
Patron: Cousins
Unlawful detainer; bifurcation of case; contested rent and damages. Provides that, at an initial hearing on an unlawful detainer, if the defendant contests the amount of rent and damages alleged to be due and owing to the plaintiff, the court shall not bifurcate the unlawful detainer case. Under current law, at the initial hearing, upon request of the plaintiff, the court is required to bifurcate the unlawful detainer case and set a continuance date no later than 120 days from the date of the initial hearing to determine final rent and damages.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 8.01-128 of the Code of Virginia, relating to unlawful detainer; bifurcation.24107031D
Patron: Herring
License plate reader systems; civil penalty. Provides requirements for the use of license plate reader systems, defined in the bill, by law-enforcement agencies. The bill limits the use of such systems to scanning, detecting, and recording data about vehicles and license plate numbers for the purpose of identifying a vehicle that is (i) associated with a wanted, missing, or endangered person or human trafficking; (ii) stolen; (iii) involved in an active law-enforcement investigation; or (iv) in the vicinity of a recent crime and may be connected to that crime. The bill authorizes and requires the Commonwealth Transportation Board to establish a permitting process for installing and using such systems in state highway rights-of-way. This bill incorporates HB 1037.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 2.2 a chapter numbered 55.6, consisting of a section numbered 2.2-5517, and by adding a section numbered 33.2-210.1, relating to license plate reader systems; civil penalty.24106751D
Patron: Herring
Minimum qualifications for law-enforcement officers; citizenship; waiver. Allows individuals who are lawfully admitted for permanent residence who have resided in the United States for no less than 60 months and who are both eligible for and have applied for United States citizenship to qualify for the positions of chief of police and all police officers of any locality, all deputy sheriffs and jail officers in the Commonwealth, and all law-enforcement officers. The bill allows any agency or department employing law-enforcement officers to hire, recruit, or refer an individual who is a citizen of the United States over another individual who meets such qualifications if such individuals are equally qualified.
Current law only allows citizens of the United States to qualify for the named positions; the citizenship requirement can only be waived for good cause upon request of a sheriff or chief of police or the director or chief executive of any agency or department employing law-enforcement officers to the Department of Criminal Justice Services.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-1705 of the Code of Virginia, relating to minimum qualifications for law-enforcement officers; citizenship; waiver.24102761D
Patron: Callsen
Quitclaim and release property rights. Authorizes the Department of Conservation and Recreation to quitclaim and release certain real property rights related to a portion of real estate owned by the Department related to an offsite ingress and egress easement serving the Biscuit Run property in Albemarle County.
A BILL to authorize the Department of Conservation and Recreation to quitclaim and release certain real property rights related to lands of the agency.24104513D
Patron: Henson
Statutory agents; service of process. Adds the Clerk of the State Corporation Commission to the definition of "statutory agent" when such Clerk is appointed for the purpose of service of process on any individual, corporation, or limited partnership. The bill further applies certain methods of service of process currently applicable to limited liability corporations to nonstock corporations and domestic stock corporations. The bill provides that domestic or foreign limited liability partnerships may be served by personal service on its registered agent as directed by applicable provisions of Title 50 (Partnerships). The bill further provides that whenever the Clerk of the State Corporation Commission is appointed as the statutory agent service shall be deemed sufficient upon the person or entity being served and shall be effective on the date when service is made on the Clerk, provided, however, that the time for such person or entity to respond to process sent by the Clerk shall run from the date when the certificate of compliance is filed. This bill is a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 8.01-285, 8.01-287, 8.01-296, 8.01-299, 8.01-301, 8.01-304, 8.01-306, 8.01-310 through 8.01-313, and 12.1-19.1 of the Code of Virginia; to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 8.01-304.1; and to repeal § 8.01-326.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to statutory agents; service of process.
24102439D
Patron: Kent
Department of Forensic Science; laboratory procedures; requirements regarding DNA profiles. Provides that when an accused person or his attorney files a motion for a scientific investigation, he must certify that the Department of Forensic Science or Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services has indicated it has a methodology to perform the requested scientific investigation. The bill also clarifies that the signature of a person who received material to be analyzed by a laboratory on an evidence submission receipt shall be deemed prima facie evidence that such person was an authorized agent and that such receipt constitutes proper receipt by the laboratory. The bill also provides that such signature on a request for laboratory examination form or evidence submission receipt may be made by hand or electronic means.
The bill also removes the requirement that a party intending to offer the results of a deoxyribonucleic (DNA) analysis provide or make available copies of the DNA profiles but retains the requirement that such party provide or make available copies of the report or statement to be introduced. Additionally, the bill requires the Department to confirm whether or not there is a DNA profile on file for a specific individual if a federal, state, or local criminal justice agency that participates in the National DNA Index System requests that information in furtherance of an official investigation of any criminal offense. The bill provides that the provisions of the bill shall not apply to DNA profiles received by the court and maintained by the clerk in a court file open to the public prior to July 1, 2024. The bill contains technical amendments.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 9.1-1104, 9.1-1111, 19.2-187.01, 19.2-270.5, 19.2-310.4, 19.2-310.5, and 19.2-310.6 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Forensic Science; laboratory procedures; requirements regarding DNA profiles.24106590D
Patron: Shin
Unlawful dissemination or sale of images of another; penalty. Expands the current categories of images that are unlawful to disseminate or sell to include any videographic or still image that depicts another person who is in a state of undress so as not to expose the genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or female breast but such videographic or still image is sexual in nature.
The bill extends from five years to 10 years the statute of limitations for the misdemeanor offense of unlawful creation of the image of another. The bill also creates a 10-year statute of limitations for the offense of unlawful dissemination or sale of the image of another. The bill starts the statute of limitations for both offenses at the time the victim discovers the offense has occurred. Current law starts the statute of limitations for the offense of unlawful creation of the image of another upon the commission of the offense.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 18.2-386.2 and 19.2-8 of the Code of Virginia, relating to unlawful dissemination or sale of images of another; penalty.24105454D
Patron: Lopez
Noncitizens of the United States; terminology. Removes the term "alien" as it pertains to persons who are not citizens or nationals of the United States and replaces it with synonymous language, as appropriate, throughout the Code of Virginia.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-1604, 2.2-4310, 2.2-4311.1, 4.1-203.1, 6.2-2107.1, 13.1-753, 13.1-769, 13.1-915, 13.1-931, 13.1-1050.3, 13.1-1056.2, 13.1-1238.2, 13.1-1246.2, 18.2-308.09, 18.2-308.2:3, 19.2-81.6, 19.2-294.2, 22.1-287, 23.1-503, 32.1-343, 38.2-6500, 40.1-11.1, 46.2-328.1, 46.2-341.12, 47.1-2, 50-73.52:6, 50-73.58:2, 53.1-218, 53.1-219, 53.1-220.1, 53.1-220.2, 55.1-100, 58.1-904, 60.2-214, 60.2-617, 64.2-203, 65.2-101, and 66-3.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to persons who are not citizens or nationals of the United States; terminology.24101545D
Patron: Lopez
Prohibiting inquiry into the immigration status of defendant; notification of consequences. Provides that prior to the start of proceedings, the court shall advise any defendant that immigration consequences, including possible detention, incarceration, or deportation connected to an immigration action, are possible if such defendant is convicted of a criminal violation of state or local law. The bill also prohibits the court and any party from inquiring as to the immigration status of the defendant during any proceeding unless otherwise admissible.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 16 of Title 19.2 a section numbered 19.2-271.7, relating to prohibiting inquiry into the immigration status of defendant; notification of consequences.24106581D
Patron: Keys-Gamarra
Legal age for marriage. Establishes the legal age of marriage to be 18 years of age and eliminates the ability for a minor to be declared emancipated on the basis of the intent to marry. The bill contains a reenactment clause.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 16.1-241, 16.1-331, 16.1-333, 16.1-334, 20-45.1, 20-48, 20-89.1, and 20-90 of the Code of Virginia and to repeal § 16.1-333.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to legal age for marriage.24104849D
Patron: Carr
Enforcement of certain judgments; restricted license. Authorizes the court to order a restricted license to operate a motor vehicle to a judgment debtor who has had his driver's license suspended for failure to satisfy certain judgments.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-427 of the Code of Virginia, relating to enforcement of certain judgments; restricted license.24102680D
Patron: Cordoza
Department of Law; Address Confidentiality Program; victims of child abduction. Expands to victims of child abduction eligibility for the Address Confidentiality Program established by the Statewide Facilitator for Victims of Domestic Violence.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-515.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Law; Address Confidentiality Program; victims of child abduction.24102633D
Patron: Zehr
Cell phone records; missing persons. Provides that a court shall issue an order for disclosure of records or other information pertaining to a subscriber to or customer of a provider of electronic communication service or remote computing service, including a foreign corporation that provides such services, only if the investigative or law-enforcement officer shows that there is reason to believe the records or other information sought are relevant and material to the investigation of any critically missing person, as defined in relevant law.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 19.2-70.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to cell phone records; missing persons.24106582D
Patron: Williams
Debtor interrogatories; fieri facias; against whom a summons shall be issued. Requires the clerk of the court from which a fieri facias is issued to issue a summons against any person known or reasonably suspected to be a debtor to, or bailee of, the execution debtor in order to ascertain the personal estate of a judgment debtor provided the judgment creditor or his attorney files an affidavit stating as such. Under current law, such clerk of the court shall issue a summons against any debtor to, or bailee of, the execution debtor. As introduced, this bill is a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 8.01-506 of the Code of Virginia, relating to debtor interrogatories; fieri facias; against whom a summons shall be issued.24107395D
Patron: Webert
Motor vehicle value; J.D. Power Official Used Car Guide. Adds the J.D. Power Official Used Car Guide to the list of publications from which the retail value of an automobile is admissible as evidence of fair market value of such automobile in any civil or criminal case in which the price of an automobile is in issue.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 8.01-419.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to motor vehicle value; J.D. Power Official Used Car Guide.24104487D
Patron: Hope
Courthouse and website posting of notices. Provides that, effective July 1, 2025, if any notice, summons, order, or other official document of any type is required to be posted pursuant to a provision of the Code on or at the front door of a courthouse or on a public bulletin board at a courthouse, it shall constitute compliance with this requirement if such document is (i) posted on the public government website of the locality served by the court or the website of any court, court clerk, sheriff, or commissioner of accounts of the locality or (ii) posted with such other documents at or near the principal public entrance to the courthouse in a location that is conspicuous to the public and approved by the chief judge of the circuit in which the courthouse is situated. Under the law as it currently will become effective July 1, 2025, for the website posting the document must be posted on either the public government website of the locality served by the court or the website of the circuit court clerk.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 1-211.1, as it shall become effective, of the Code of Virginia, relating to courthouse and website posting of notices.24104262D
Patron: Simon
Exemptions from garnishment and lien; householder; total value. Increases from $25,000 to $50,000 the amount that a householder may hold exempt from the creditor process for real or personal property that the householder or his dependent uses as a principal residence. The bill also increases from $6,000 to $10,000 the amount a householder is entitled to hold exempt from the creditor process for his motor vehicle. The bill further provides that, beginning on April 1, 2027, any increases in exempt amounts shall be adjusted at three-year intervals to reflect the change in the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U), as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 8.01-512.4, 34-4, 34-13, and 34-26 of the Code of Virginia, relating to exemptions from garnishment and lien; householder; total value.24107299D
Patron: Simon
Notarial acts; knowledge-based authentication assessment; requirements. Adds a knowledge-based authentication assessment to the methods by which a notary public may obtain satisfactory evidence of identity of an individual. As defined in the bill, a knowledge-based authentication assessment requires a principal to take a quiz composed of at least five questions related to the principal's personal history or identity and to score at least 80 percent on such quiz. The bill provides that if the principal fails to achieve a score of at least 80 percent, he may attempt up to two additional quizzes within 48 hours following the first failed quiz. The bill also provides that no notarial act shall be invalidated solely based on the failure of a notary public to perform a duty or meet a requirement as required by law; however, the validity of a notarial act shall not prohibit an aggrieved person from invalidating a record or transaction or from seeking other remedies as allowed by law. The bill provides that these provisions shall apply retroactively to any notarial act that was performed before July 1, 2024.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 47.1-2, 47.1-16, and 47.1-20.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to notaries; definitions; knowledge-based authentication assessment.24106009D
Patron: Davis
Trial by jury; contact with jurors after trial prohibited; penalty. Creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person who knowingly and intentionally contacts, with the intent to harass or intimidate, a juror regarding such juror's service as a juror after a jury trial.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 18.2-465.2, relating to trial by jury; contact with jurors after trial prohibited; penalty.24106828D
Patron: Rasoul
Surveillance technology reporting by localities; report. Requires localities to provide to the Department of Criminal Justice Services (the Department) a list of surveillance technologies, defined in the bill, used by law-enforcement agencies of the locality and requires the Department to provide such information to the Joint Commission on Technology and Science (the Commission). The bill requires the Commission to conduct a study, in consultation with a representative from the Virginia State Crime Commission, on the use of each such surveillance technology and the implications of its use, susceptibility to misuse or cyberattack, and cost.
A BILL to amend and reenact the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 9.1 a section numbered 9.1-116.9, relating to Surveillance Technology Reporting by localities; report.24107305D
Patron: Simon
Abortion or other reproductive health care services; prohibitions on extradition for certain crimes; prohibited practices under Virginia Consumer Protection Act. Provides that no demand for extradition of a person charged with a criminal violation of the law of another state shall be recognized by the Governor if such alleged violation involves the receipt of or assistance with reproductive health care services, defined in the bill, within the Commonwealth unless the alleged criminal violation would also constitute a criminal offense under the laws of the Commonwealth. The bill also provides that such limit on extradition shall not apply when the person who is subject to such demand for extradition by another state was physically present in the demanding state at the time of the commission of the alleged offense and thereafter fled from such state. The bill adds obtaining, disclosing, selling, or disseminating certain enumerated personal reproductive or sexual health information without the consent of the consumer as a prohibited practice under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. This bill incorporates HB 1493.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 59.1-200 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 19.2-87.1, relating to abortion or other reproductive health care services; prohibitions on extradition for certain crimes; prohibited practices under Virginia Consumer Protection Act.24107461D
Patron: Mundon King
Child abuse and neglect; mandatory reporters; statute of limitations; penalties. Adds aggravated sexual battery of a child and attempted rape, sodomy, aggravated sexual battery, or object sexual penetration of a child to the list of offenses for which a failure to report subjects a mandatory reporter to criminal liability. The bill further requires that a prosecution for any misdemeanor violation for failing to report certain sexual acts committed against a minor be commenced within one year of the discovery of the offense. This bill incorporates HB 449.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 19.2-8 and 63.2-1509 of the Code of Virginia, relating to child abuse and neglect; mandatory reporters; statute of limitations; penalties.24107285D