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- HB 1 Electronic mail, unsolicited commercial; narrows scope of spam statute, penalty.
- HB 13 Presentence reports; available to counsel for convicted person.
- HB 14 Domestic relations cases; witness refusal to answer question on ground that it may self-incriminate.
- HB 24 Drug treatment court; established in City of Bristol.
- HB 39 Bigamy; person found guilty may be ordered by court to make restitution to other party of marriage.
- HB 40 Disabled parent; subject to prosecution for desertion or nonsupport of another child.
- HB 52 Concealed handgun permit; failure to produce upon demand of a law-enforcement officer, penalty.
- HB 53 Human tracking devices; unlawful use thereof by insurer or employer.
- HB 56 Testamentary trustees; relief of duty to file an inventory or annual accounts.
- HB 66 Child and spousal support; court to appoint vocational expert to conduct testing and interviews.
- HB 72 Firearms; possession with intent to use on school property is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
- HB 81 Jurors; equalizes pay of those in condemnation cases with that of regular jurors.
- HB 84 Search warrants, out-of-state; to be honored by State corporation or other entity.
- HB 93 Uninsured motorist insurance; liability insurer relieved of costs of defending owner in claim.
- HB 97 Driver's license, restricted; issuance to out-of-state drivers.
- HB 98 Learner's permit, restricted; DMV to issue to certain persons 25 years of age or older.
- HB 99 Appeal bonds; adds unlawful detainer cases to list of actions for which an indigent must post bond.
- HB 105 Appeals; court may impose additional requirements to security posted.
- HB 107 Adult students; notifying schools when charged with certain crimes, etc.
- HB 144 DUI; DCJS to establish model policy for law-enforcement personnel for questioning those suspected.
- HB 166 Capital murder; adds fire marshals, etc., to statute so death sentence can be imposed.
- HB 203 Wrongful incarceration; definition, compensation.
- HB 210 Extortion; person who threatens injury to property including sale, etc., of identifying information.
- HB 227 Sex offender; prohibiting entry onto school property of those that are violent, exceptions.
- HB 240 Judicial Council and Committee on District Courts; repeals statutory provisions.
- HB 241 Judges; mandatory retirement, General Assembly to approve retired judges under temporary recall.
- HB 242 Judicial vacancies; removes requirement of certifying prior to legislature filling vacancies.
- HB 247 Involuntary commitment order; reduces length of time a person can appeal to circuit court.
- HB 248 Psychiatric treatment; revises Psychiatric Inpatient Treatment of Minors Act.
- HB 283 General district courts; electronic filing of civil cases.
- HB 291 Bail decision; specifies court which bond amount or term of recognizance should be appealed.
- HB 293 Circuit courts and judges; clarifies authority.
- HB 311 Inmates; hospitalization in local correctional facilities.
- HB 314 DNA data bank; DFS to receive samples of human biological evidence to analyze, etc., results of DNA.
- HB 334 Abortion; information required for informed consent.
- HB 346 Small Estate Act; revises by repealing related provisions in Code.
- HB 373 Hunting, trapping, and fishing; courts may revoke license and privilege if convicted of violations.
- HB 376 Service by publication; validates orders of those processed by a clerk or deputy clerk.
- HB 377 Equitable distribution; monetary award in divorce case may be enforceable same as judgment.
- HB 386 Deposits; removes stated maturity date.
- HB 458 Attorney-issued summons; protective orders.
- HB 500 Preliminary hearing; admissibility of certificates of analysis at hearing and trial.
- HB 502 Triggerman rule; redefinition thereof.
- HB 513 Motor vehicles; administrative impoundment thereof when driving without an operator's license.
- HB 559 Wrongful incarceration for felony conviction; individuals granted an absolute pardon.
- HB 563 Decibel level of sound; authorizes a law-enforcement officer to use certain equipment to determine.
- HB 568 Capital murder; notice to State of expert testimony 60 days before trial.
- HB 572 District court; procedure for assumption of duties of chief judge.
- HB 585 VCIN; person who has violated provisions of his post-release supervision to be entered into system.
- HB 618 Local ordinances; permits locality to obtain determination by circuit court as to constitutionality.
- HB 650 Funeral services; disputes between next of kin.
- HB 651 Eminent domain cases; reinstates option of landowner to choose between commissioner & jury to hear.
- HB 652 Eminent domain; restricting access to or from property taken to be considered in assessing damages.
- HB 664 Commissioner of accounts; prohibiting General Assembly members from serving.
- HB 681 Jailable offense; discretion of law-enforcement officer to arrest or issue summons therefor.
- HB 682 Gang-free zones; expanded to include public buildings and grounds, penalty.
- HB 688 Transportation district trains; unlawful to board or ride without a valid ticket.
- HB 714 Foreclosure sales; trustee to pay taxes.
- HB 715 Deed of trust; allows title insurance companies authority settlement agents have to release lien.
- HB 719 Uniform Power of Attorney Act; established within Code of Virginia.
- HB 723 Podiatry; testifying as an expert witness, definition of practice.
- HB 728 Conditions of release; person arrested for felony released to pretrial services agency if indigent.
- HB 729 Involuntary admission; allows court to enter an order for mandatory outpatient treatment following.
- HB 736 Child Protection Accountability System; VSP and circuit courts required to report information.
- HB 741 Telephone email or texting; use of indecent or threatening language, penalty.
- HB 742 Impoundment of vehicle; driving while license suspended for DUI.
- HB 747 Stepparent and close relative adoption; appointment of guardian ad litem not required.
- HB 755 Wills & trusts; formula clauses referring to federal estate, generation-skipping transfer tax laws.
- HB 769 DUI; suspension of driving privilege shall run consecutively with any other court-ordered period.
- HB 770 DUI arrests; officer at a medical facility may issue summons for violation thereof, etc.
- HB 854 Castle doctrine; right to use physical force against an intruder, immune from civil liability.
- HB 862 Juveniles; punishment for possession, etc., of alcohol.
- HB 863 Driver's license, restricted; eliminates authority of court to issue for travel to and from school.
- HB 864 Court-appointed counsel; requires detailed accounting for representation expenses for each charge.
- HB 869 Masks; prohibition on wearing in certain places, exception.
- HB 883 Declaration of judicial emergency; procedures for Supreme Court to follow.
- HB 904 Animal control officers; magistrate to issue arrest warrant for complaint for felony offense.
- HB 908 Juveniles; loss of driving privileges for alcohol, firearm, and drug offenses.
- HB 911 Juveniles; any transfer to circuit court shall include ancillary charges.
- HB 912 Sex offender registry; person to designate location where spending night if no legal residence, etc.
- HB 916 Driver's license, commercial; disqualification of license if convicted of manslaughter.
- HB 918 Juvenile records; release of identifying information of juvenile who is a fugitive from justice.
- HB 924 DUI; post-arrest testing to determine drug or alcohol content of blood.
- HB 927 Immediate sanction probation program; established.
- HB 930 Protective orders; allows petitioner to obtain extension of order for no more than two years.
- HB 931 Protective orders; coordination with other states.
- HB 934 Capital murder; auxiliary police officers & deputy sheriffs added to statute.
- HB 946 Financial institutions; method of obtaining records concerning banking and credit cards.
- HB 974 Circuit court clerks' offices; makes technical changes in handling of electronic or digital filing.
- HB 979 Exhibits; relieves clerk of notifying defendant of destruction, etc., of evidence used at trial.
- HB 993 DUI; unlawful for any person under age 21 to operate motor vehicle.
- HB 997 Eminent domain; applicability of requirements to acquisition of property by City of Norfolk, etc.
- HB 1033 Human infant; determining whether an infant has achieved an independent and separate existence.
- HB 1042 Informed consent; includes ultrasound to determine gestation age.
- HB 1065 Circuit courts; electronic filing of cases.
- HB 1072 Mining; ownership of underground void.
- HB 1106 Insurance policy limits; allows personal representative of estate of decedent to request disclosure.
- HB 1113 Abduction or pandering; forfeiture of vehicle when involving a minor.
- HB 1121 Juvenile records; DJJ to provide information in an investigation of a criminal street gang.
- HB 1147 Computer trespass; civil damages to include all eight statutory definitions thereof.
- HB 1166 Controlled substances; unlawfully obtaining or attempting to obtain, report required.
- HB 1192 Homestead deeds for personal property; previous filings.
- HB 1193 Fiduciaries; actions or suits involving.
- HB 1194 Bail; terms set by court on a capias to be honored by magistrate.
- HB 1195 Multi-jurisdiction grand jury; impanelment.
- HB 1196 Circuit court system; Executive Secretary of Supreme Court to employ staff from state funds.
- HB 1197 DUI ignition interlock; required to have on first offense as a condition of a restricted license.
- HB 1198 Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry; Department to give notice to committed respondent.
- HB 1207 Computer trespass; expands crime to include video and image capture hardware or software, penalty.
- HB 1208 State attorneys; increase of fees in criminal cases.
- HB 1216 Public defenders; supplemental compensation.
- HB 1252 Electronic communication service providers; obtaining records by law-enforcement officers.
- HB 1255 Bail bondsman; provided copy of criminal history information.
- HB 1306 Jurors; to provide identification.
- HB 1338 Interpreters for non-English-speaking persons; compensation.
- HB 1345 Probate; list of heirs must be filed with clerk of court.
- HB 1353 DUI; prohibited while operating a school bus, penalty.
- HB 1382 Law-enforcement officers; prohibits public disclosure of personal information on Internet.
- HB 1394 Misdemeanors; appointment of counsel, imposition of penalty of incarceration in certain cases.
- SB 25 Trains; unlawful to board or ride with fraudulent or counterfeit ticket, penalty.
- SB 41 Driver's licence, restricted; person allowed to drive to and from a place of worship.
- SB 43 Testamentary trustees; relief of duty to file an inventory or annual accounts.
- SB 46 Special education program for children with disabilities; recovery of attorney fees.
- SB 63 Involuntary commitment order; reduces length of time a person can appeal to circuit court.
- SB 65 Psychiatric treatment; revises Psychiatric Inpatient Treatment of Minors Act.
- SB 68 Firefighters and Emergency Medical Technicians Procedural Guarantee Act; conduct of interrogations.
- SB 69 Surrogacy; permits contract to be entered into by an unmarried person, a surrogate, etc.
- SB 72 Unexecuted warrants; allows motion for dismissal by state attorney for warrants unserved.
- SB 75 Appeal of bail decision; court is determined based on where initial determination was made, etc.
- SB 82 Podiatry; testifying as an expert witness, definition of practice.
- SB 87 Inmates; court or person having custody to determine if treatment of mental illness is necessary.
- SB 88 Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund; Worker's Compensation Commission to adopt rates for payment.
- SB 89 Firearms; petition to restore right to possess or transport to be mailed to attorney for State.
- SB 96 Eluding police; person is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.
- SB 105 Mechanics' and materialmen's liens; removes certain requirements.
- SB 106 Certificates of analysis and affidavits; State shall notify defendant if used in lieu of testimony.
- SB 107 Learner's permit, restricted; DMV to issue to certain persons at least 25 years of age or older.
- SB 127 Declaration of judicial emergency; procedures for Supreme Court to follow.
- SB 146 District court; procedure for assumption of duties of chief judge.
- SB 153 Exhibits; relieves clerk of notifying defendant of destruction, etc., of evidence used at trial.
- SB 154 Inflationary effects; increasing various costs, fees, etc., penalties.
- SB 158 Mental health courts; definition, district and circuit courts may establish in any jurisdiction.
- SB 159 Uniform Power of Attorney Act; established within Code of Virginia.
- SB 162 Capital cases; sentencing proceeding.
- SB 183 Search and rescue personnel; enhanced penalty for malicious or unlawful wounding.
- SB 191 Privileged communications; exchanging health care-related information between committees, etc.
- SB 206 Judges; increases mandatory retirement age.
- SB 220 Circuit courts; electronic filing of cases.
- SB 248 Indigent defendants; right to ex parte hearing for appointment of experts in capital cases.
- SB 259 Juveniles; detention of those transferred or certified.
- SB 360 Involuntary admission; court to enter an order for mandatory outpatient treatment.
- SB 382 Jury panel; disclosure to counsel thereof within three business days.
- SB 384 Attorney-client privilege and work product protection; limitations on waivers.
- SB 385 Affidavits; admissibility as evidence by government official regarding search of government records.
- SB 387 Certificates of analysis; two-way video conferencing in criminal cases.
- SB 409 Circuit court; duties of clerk.
- SB 422 Drug treatment court; established in City of Bristol.
- SB 423 Health care practitioners; exempt from liability when rendering services to patients of clinics.
- SB 427 Insurance policy limits; allows personal representative of estate of decedent to request disclosure.
- SB 445 Financial institutions; serving notice of lien.
- SB 467 Protective orders; coordination with other states.
- SB 468 Protective orders; allows petitioner to obtain extension of order for no more than two years.
- SB 486 Juvenile records; DJJ to provide information in an investigation of a criminal street gang.
- SB 490 Bail; terms set by court on a capias to be honored by magistrate.
- SB 492 Search warrants, out-of-state; to be honored by State corporation or other entity.
- SB 493 Electronic communication service; foreign corporation to disclose record of subscriber to officer.
- SB 494 Electronic communication or remote computing service; provider may verify authenticity of reports.
- SB 495 DUI; definition of substantially similar laws for determining number of prior offenses.
- SB 501 Concealed handgun permit; DUI from another state disqualifies individual from obtaining.
- SB 520 Capital murder; auxiliary police officers and deputy sheriffs added to statute.
- SB 521 Local ordinances; determination of constitutionality.
- SB 529 Sexually violent predators; evaluation determining whether a prisoner meets definition thereof.
- SB 531 State attorneys; increase of fees in criminal cases.
- SB 533 Concealed handgun permit applications; upon denial, clerk to provide notice of right to hearing.
- SB 591 Juveniles; detention in secure facility for possession of certain firearms.
- SB 602 Human infant; determining whether an infant has achieved an independent and separate existence.
- SB 620 Internet Crimes Against Children task forces; created.
- SB 721 Attorney-issued summons; eliminates prohibition of summonses in cases involving protective orders.