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- HB 1392 School security officers; carrying a firearm in performance of duties.
- HB 1404 Fire alarms; maliciously activating, penalty.
- HB 1411 Privately retained counsel; rules and regulations, client's failure to pay.
- HB 1426 Emergency custody or involuntary admission process; alternative transportation model.
- HB 1432 Switchblade knife; exception to carry concealed.
- HB 1448 Self-settled spendthrift trusts; certain legal entities to act as qualified trustee.
- HB 1453 Naloxone; dispensing for use in opioid overdose reversal, etc.
- HB 1456 Custody and visitation orders; use of term parenting time.
- HB 1466 Concealed handgun permits; expiration notice.
- HB 1468 Incarcerated persons, certain; compliance with detainers, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
- HB 1479 Attorney discipline; procedures.
- HB 1485 Sexual offenses; prohibits person from proximity to children and working on school property.
- HB 1487 Judges; reduces number in circuit court in 19th Judicial Circuit District.
- HB 1492 Child support orders; special needs trust or ABLE savings trust account.
- HB 1493 Sales draft; definition, credit card offenses, penalty.
- HB 1514 Doctor of medicine, etc.; reporting disabilities of drivers to DMV, not subject to civil liability.
- HB 1515 Circuit court clerks; electronic transfer of certain documents.
- HB 1516 Surviving spouse's elective share; homestead allowance benefit.
- HB 1524 Special conservators of the peace; liability insurance, etc.
- HB 1525 Driver's licenses; revocation or suspension, laws of other jurisdictions.
- HB 1545 Criminal cases; delayed appeals, assignments of errors dismissed in part.
- HB 1546 Jurors; confidentiality of name and home address.
- HB 1560 Procedure when aliens convicted of certain felonies; forms.
- HB 1579 Defendants; transportation order from correctional facility.
- HB 1580 Child pornography; lawful possession by employees of Department of Social Services.
- HB 1582 Concealed handgun permits; age requirement for persons on active military duty.
- HB 1586 Court-ordered custody and visitation arrangements; transmission of order to child's school.
- HB 1589 Order of publication; use of electronic medium.
- HB 1590 Duty of care to law-enforcement officers and firefighters; fireman's rule.
- HB 1598 Voter registration; proof of citizenship required to register to vote in certain elections.
- HB 1604 Foster care; definitions, reasonable efforts to prevent removal of child.
- HB 1606 Handheld personal communications devices; use of devices in highway work zones.
- HB 1608 Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act.
- HB 1609 Nurse practitioner as expert witness; scope of activities.
- HB 1616 Felony homicide; certain drug offenses constitute second degree murder, penalty.
- HB 1617 Legal malpractice; estate planning.
- HB 1618 Nonexoneration of debts on property of decedent; notice to creditor and beneficiaries.
- HB 1621 Preliminary hearing; certification of ancillary misdemeanors, fees and costs.
- HB 1622 Commercial vehicles; harmonizes penalties for driving under the influence (DUI) and commercial DUI.
- HB 1630 Circuit court clerks; report of money kept by clerk.
- HB 1641 Insurance policy limits; disclosure, homeowners or personal injury liability insurance.
- HB 1646 Form of garnishment summons; maximum portion of disposable earnings subject to garnishment.
- HB 1647 Presentence report; waiver by defendant.
- HB 1652 City of Richmond general district court; concurrent criminal jurisdiction.
- HB 1654 Examining and approving a statement in lieu of the settlement of accounts; fee for commissioner.
- HB 1689 Medical records or papers; fee limits, penalty for failure to provide.
- HB 1691 Widewater Beach Subdivision; DCR to convey certain real property.
- HB 1692 Effect of divorce proceedings; transfer of matters to the juvenile and domestic relations court.
- HB 1693 Virginia Public Procurement Act; contracts for architectural and engineering services.
- HB 1699 Danville, City of; recordation of deeds subject to liens for unpaid taxes.
- HB 1713 Nonconfidential court records; secure remote access, date of birth verification.
- HB 1737 Civilian employees and foreign service officers; personal jurisdiction over a person, domicile, etc.
- HB 1746 Higher educational institutions; possession and administration of epinephrine.
- HB 1748 Charity health care services; liability protection for administrators.
- HB 1791 Conspiracy, incitement, etc., to riot; penalty when against public safety personnel.
- HB 1811 Unlawful detainer; initial hearings on a summons, etc.
- HB 1812 Presentence reports; access by work release programs.
- HB 1815 Computer trespass; government computers and computers used for public utilities, penalty.
- HB 1816 Demurrers; amended pleadings.
- HB 1832 Negotiable instruments; statute of limitations.
- HB 1845 Model addiction recovery program; DCJS, et al., to develop.
- HB 1849 Concealed handgun permit; permit requirements.
- HB 1851 Assault and battery against a family or household member; deferred disposition, waiver of appeal.
- HB 1852 Concealed handguns; protective orders.
- HB 1853 Victims of domestic violence, etc.; firearms safety or training course.
- HB 1855 Court-ordered restitution; form order, enforcement, noncompliance, etc.
- HB 1856 Restitution; supervised probation.
- HB 1874 Search warrants; customer records from financial institutions.
- HB 1882 Capital cases; replacing certain terminology.
- HB 1903 Business records; admissibility in criminal proceedings.
- HB 1921 Battery; expands penalty when against health care provider.
- HB 1931 Fare enforcement inspectors; enforcement of payment of fares for use of mass transit facilities.
- HB 1941 Immunity of persons; statements regarding matters of public concern communicated to a third party.
- HB 1951 Criminal Justice Services Board and its Committee on Training; citizen membership.
- HB 1996 Incompetent defendants; psychiatric treatment.
- HB 2000 Sanctuary policies; prohibited.
- HB 2002 Refugee and immigrant resettlements; reports to Department of Social Services.
- HB 2024 Condemnation powers and proceedings; notice to owner or tenant.
- HB 2034 Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act; adds two new disclosures.
- HB 2035 Electronic filing of land records; fee for paper filing.
- HB 2050 Tenancy; severance by the entireties by written instrument.
- HB 2051 Marijuana offenses; driver's license forfeiture.
- HB 2064 Assault and battery against a family or household member; eligibility for first offender status.
- HB 2066 National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact of 1998; criminal history record information.
- HB 2073 Virginia Consumer Protection Act; adds certain fraud crimes.
- HB 2084 Search warrants; person subject to arrest.
- HB 2113 Breach of payroll data; notification requirement.
- HB 2127 Victims of sexual assault; rights of victims, physical evidence recovery kits.
- HB 2166 Controlled substances; possession, penalty.
- HB 2184 Inmates; inpatient psychiatric hospital admission.
- HB 2230 Stock corporations; shareholders' meetings.
- HB 2231 Ignition interlock system; period of time which person is prohibited to drive, etc.
- HB 2238 DUI manslaughter; ignition interlock.
- HB 2240 Victims of crime; right to nondisclosure of certain information.
- HB 2268 Ignition interlock violations; venue for prosecution of any offense.
- HB 2281 Residential rental property; foreclosure shall act as a termination of rental agreement by landlord.
- HB 2287 Juvenile Justice, Department of; confidentiality of records.
- HB 2288 Computer trespass; computer invasion of privacy, penalty, civil relief.
- HB 2289 Divorce or dissolution of marriage; award of life insurance.
- HB 2308 Concealed handgun; retired conservation officers may carry.
- HB 2324 Jurors; payment by prepaid debit card or card account.
- HB 2325 Concealed handgun permit; application for permit requires photo identification.
- HB 2327 Driving under influence of alcohol; implied consent, refusal of blood or breath tests.
- HB 2328 Persons allowed services without fees or costs; inability to pay on account of poverty, guidelines.
- HB 2329 Capitol Police, Division of; arrest without warrant.
- HB 2338 Restitution; priority of payments.
- HB 2350 Electronic devices; use of system to trespass.
- HB 2369 Concealed handgun permit; change of address.
- HB 2386 Unpaid court fines, etc.; increases grace period for collection.
- HB 2410 Terrorist organization, designated; providing material support, penalty.
- HB 2424 Concealed weapons; carrying of firearms by former attorneys for the Commonwealth, etc.
- HB 2429 Firearms; purchase, possession, or transportation.
- HB 2462 Inpatient psychiatric hospital admission; defendant found incompetent.
- HB 2467 Driving on a suspended or revoked license; period of suspension.
- HB 2473 Protective orders or stalking; third or subsequent offense.
- SB 782 Same-sex marriages; civil unions.
- SB 784 Marijuana offenses; driver's license forfeiture, etc.
- SB 790 Crimes against law-enforcement officers, firefighters, and other emergency personnel; penalty.
- SB 791 Concealed handgun permits; fee for processing.
- SB 794 City of Chesapeake; pilot program for problem-solving docket.
- SB 796 Police and court records; expungement of certain charges and convictions.
- SB 797 Competency to stand trial; evaluations.
- SB 807 Judges; reduces number in circuit courts in the Twenty-first and Twenty-second Circuits.
- SB 808 Discretionary sentencing guidelines worksheets; use by juries.
- SB 809 Firearms; person to report loss or theft within 24 hours.
- SB 811 Law-enforcement officers; de-escalation training requirement.
- SB 814 Foreign business entities; services of summons for witness or subpoena duces tecum.
- SB 815 Child support, unpaid; priority of debts to be paid from decedent's assets.
- SB 816 Grand larceny & certain property crimes; increases threshold amount of money taken, etc., to $1,000.
- SB 817 Restricted driver's license; purposes.
- SB 823 Service of process; multifamily residential real estate and common interest communities.
- SB 825 New sentencing hearing; abolition of parole.
- SB 831 Marijuana; manufacture or possession, accommodation to another individual, penalty.
- SB 832 Firearm transactions; voluntary background checks, clarification of provisions.
- SB 833 Fines and court costs; community work in lieu of payment.
- SB 841 Marijuana; possession or distribution for medical purposes, affirmative defense for treatment.
- SB 848 Naloxone; dispensing for use in opioid overdose reversal, etc.
- SB 853 Criminal cases; delayed appeals, assignments of errors dismissed in part.
- SB 854 Unpaid court fines, etc.; increases grace period for collection.
- SB 858 Discontinued cases; court has discretion to reinstate case.
- SB 859 Spousal support; termination upon payor's retirement.
- SB 861 Preliminary protective orders; contents of order.
- SB 862 Driving after forfeiture of license.
- SB 865 Furnishing certain weapons to minor; exemption.
- SB 867 Lien against person whose negligence causes injury; emergency medical services agency.
- SB 870 Electronic filing of land records; fee for paper filing.
- SB 874 Attorney discipline; procedures.
- SB 879 Retired circuit court judges under recall; qualification by Committees for Courts of Justice.
- SB 883 Expungement of police and court records; costs.
- SB 888 Civil immunity; emergency services and communications.
- SB 889 Concealed handgun permit fees; exemptions; retired probation and parole officers.
- SB 890 Ignition interlock; time for installation.
- SB 893 Firearm locks required for sale or transfer of handguns; warning against accessibility to children.
- SB 895 Inpatient psychiatric hospital admission; defendant found incompetent.
- SB 903 Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act.
- SB 904 VWC; permits commissioners and deputy commissioners to carry a concealed weapon.
- SB 908 Marijuana; decriminalization of simple marijuana possession.
- SB 913 Uniform Trust Decanting Act; creation.
- SB 914 Reduction of amount of lien for medical services paid for by the Commonwealth.
- SB 915 Firearm transfers; penalties.
- SB 920 Lien priority.
- SB 923 Grand larceny; threshold.
- SB 927 Eminent domain; timing for initiation of 'quick-take' condemnation procedure for just compensation.
- SB 928 Substitute judges.
- SB 935 Inpatient psychiatric hospital admission; defendant found incompetent.
- SB 939 Line of Duty Act; death benefit eligibility; Department of Military Affairs employees.
- SB 944 Institutions of higher education; possession and administration of epinephrine.
- SB 945 Examining and approving a statement in lieu of the settlement of accounts; fee for commissioner.
- SB 946 Appeal to Supreme Court; time frame for filing of petition.
- SB 947 Petition for appeal to Supreme Court; time period within which petition must be presented.
- SB 953 Muzzleloader firearms; definition.
- SB 957 Recordings; destruction or seizure by a law-enforcement officer.
- SB 958 Disclosure of information regarding former deputy sheriffs and law-enforcement officers.
- SB 973 Assault and battery; health care providers; penalty.
- SB 1000 Officer-involved shootings; model policy for investigations; disclosure of report.
- SB 1004 Judicial discretion for toll violations.
- SB 1023 Concealed handgun permits; sharing of information.
- SB 1039 Protective orders; possession of firearms; felony.
- SB 1044 Nonconfidential court records; secure remote access, date of birth verification.
- SB 1047 DCJS training standards; community engaged policing.
- SB 1049 Firearms; administration of machine gun registry, nonresident concealed handgun permits.
- SB 1052 Terrorist organization, designated; providing material support or resources, exemptions, penalty.
- SB 1054 Fire alarms; maliciously activating, penalty.
- SB 1055 Remaining at place of riot or unlawful assembly after warning to disperse; penalty.
- SB 1056 Crossing established police lines, perimeters, or barricades; penalty.
- SB 1057 Injuries to property or persons by persons unlawfully or riotously assembled; penalty.
- SB 1058 Riots; unlawful assembly, penalty.
- SB 1060 Female genital mutilation; criminal penalty and civil action.
- SB 1065 Judges; increases number in general district court in 25th Judicial District.
- SB 1066 Petition for writ of actual innocence.
- SB 1067 Assault and battery of private police officers; penalty.
- SB 1068 Ski resorts; penalties.
- SB 1072 Sex offenses prohibiting proximity to children; penalty.
- SB 1081 Divorce or dissolution of marriage; award of life insurance.
- SB 1090 Computer trespass; computer invasion of privacy, penalty, civil relief.
- SB 1091 Marijuana offenses; driver's license forfeiture.
- SB 1112 Firearms; control of possession in chambers of local governing bodies.
- SB 1124 Adultery; civil penalty.
- SB 1138 Computer trespass; government computers and computers used for public utilities, penalty.
- SB 1140 Legal malpractice; estate planning.
- SB 1152 Juvenile offenders; parole eligibility.
- SB 1153 Inverse condemnation proceeding; reimbursement of owner's costs.
- SB 1154 Terrorist organization, designated; providing material support, penalty.
- SB 1155 Termination of parental rights; manufacture of methamphetamine in presence of child.
- SB 1172 Fare enforcement inspectors; fares for use of mass transit.
- SB 1174 Fines and court costs; community work in lieu of payment.
- SB 1176 Nonexoneration of debts on property of decedent; notice to creditor and beneficiaries.
- SB 1177 Surviving spouse's elective share; homestead allowance benefit.
- SB 1185 Firearms; person to report loss or theft within 24 hours.
- SB 1188 Driver's license; suspension of license for nonpayment of fines and court costs.
- SB 1189 Water and sewer services; liens, owners, lessees, or tenants.
- SB 1190 Judicial training; law related to rights of persons of legitimate interest in custody, etc.
- SB 1194 Firearm transfers; criminal history record information checks, penalty.
- SB 1199 Blind parents; custody or visitation rights.
- SB 1210 Unlawful creation of image of another; civil action.
- SB 1217 Negotiable instruments; statute of limitations.
- SB 1227 Drug Treatment Court Act; eligibility.
- SB 1241 Female genital mutilation; criminal penalty and civil action.
- SB 1257 Two-way video testimony; forensic analysis and examination.
- SB 1260 Search warrants; person subject to arrest.
- SB 1266 Firearms; access by children, penalty.
- SB 1267 Firearms; carrying in public while intoxicated, etc., penalty.
- SB 1269 Marijuana; decriminalization of simple possession.
- SB 1273 City of Richmond general district court; concurrent criminal jurisdiction.
- SB 1276 Traffic violations, certain; dismissal for proof of compliance with law.
- SB 1278 Child pornography; discretionary sentencing guideline midpoints for possession.
- SB 1280 Driver's license; suspension for nonpayment of fines or costs.
- SB 1281 Substance abuse treatment upon conviction of a crime; recovery community organization.
- SB 1284 Court-ordered restitution; form order, enforcement, noncompliance, etc.
- SB 1285 Restitution; supervised probation.
- SB 1288 Juvenile Justice, Department of; confidentiality of records.
- SB 1297 Concealed weapons; nonduty status active military personnel may carry.
- SB 1298 Marijuana; possession or distribution for medical purposes, affirmative defense for treatment.
- SB 1299 Concealed handguns; protective orders.
- SB 1300 Victims of domestic violence, etc.; firearms safety or training course.
- SB 1305 Persons allowed services without fees or costs; inability to pay on account of poverty, guidelines.
- SB 1310 Search warrants; customer records from financial institutions.
- SB 1317 Spousal support; military disability benefits not considered income.
- SB 1330 Critical incident stress management team; peer support team privileged communications.
- SB 1333 Garnishment; form of summons, maximum portion of disposable earnings subject to garnishment.
- SB 1342 District courts; jurisdictional limit does not include any attorney fees.
- SB 1343 Guardian ad litem; reimbursement for cost.
- SB 1344 In camera interviews of child; court's discretion to conduct recording or transcript.
- SB 1347 Switchblade knife; person may carry concealed, exception.
- SB 1348 Death penalty; severe mental illness.
- SB 1352 Capital cases; replacing certain terminology.
- SB 1356 Informal truancy plans; students with multiple discretionary diversions.
- SB 1362 Concealed weapons; nonduty status active military personnel may carry.
- SB 1368 Foreclosure advertisements; posted at courthouse and on local government or circuit court website.
- SB 1377 Computer trespass; penalty.
- SB 1378 Computer crimes; penalties.
- SB 1381 Discontinued cases; court has discretion to reinstate case.
- SB 1385 Law-enforcement officer; definition, municipal park rangers training.
- SB 1406 Improper driving; penalty.
- SB 1407 Human trafficking identification and awareness training; DCJS to adopt regulations.
- SB 1413 Immunity of persons; statements regarding matters of public concern communicated to a third party.
- SB 1420 Incapacitated persons; abuse and neglect, financial exploitation, penalty.
- SB 1421 Condemnation proceeding; interest on the amount of award.
- SB 1422 Law enforcement, local; fees for concealed handgun permits, courthouse and courtroom security.
- SB 1424 Abortion; informed written consent.
- SB 1432 Excusable or justifiable self-defense; costs and attorney fees in civil or criminal cases.
- SB 1439 Firearms; transfers to a non-licensed dealer.
- SB 1440 Concealed handgun; eligibility to carry openly within Commonwealth.
- SB 1442 Prisoners; mental health screening at local correctional facilities.
- SB 1443 Firearms; removal from persons posing substantial risk, penalties.
- SB 1444 Restricted firearm ammunition; use or attempted use in the commission of a crime, penalty.
- SB 1445 Criminal cases; admissibility of prior inconsistent statements.
- SB 1450 Concealed handguns; permit holders' possession on property of public higher educational institution.
- SB 1453 Firearms; prohibited at certain preschools and child day centers.
- SB 1458 Dangerous weapons; authorization of place of religious worship to carry to such place.
- SB 1460 Real property, certain; orders of publication proceeding to enforce lien.
- SB 1464 Firearms; restoration of rights of convicted felons.
- SB 1465 Concealed handgun; retired conservation officers may carry.
- SB 1474 Arrest; resisting law-enforcement officers, etc.
- SB 1478 Restitution; modification of terms and conditions of payment plan.
- SB 1480 Malicious impersonation by computer; penalty.
- SB 1481 Judicial Candidate Evaluation Committee; procedures used by the Va. State Bar to evaluate, etc.
- SB 1488 Appointed counsel; compensation of services.
- SB 1495 Marriage; suits to annul.
- SB 1498 Intoxicated drivers; punitive damages for persons injured.
- SB 1501 Physical evidence recovery kit; victim's right to notification of scientific analysis information.
- SB 1502 Hate crimes; adds to list of crimes that a multi-jurisdiction grand jury may investigate.
- SB 1505 Child support orders; placement in temporary custody of or commitment to Dept. of Juvenile Justice.
- SB 1506 Applicant Fingerprint Database; Federal Bureau of Investigation records.
- SB 1524 Hate crimes; criminal acts against persons because of gender, etc.
- SB 1525 Hunting dogs; civil action for trespass by hunters using dogs.
- SB 1533 Antique firearms; possession by nonviolent felons.
- SB 1560 Child pornography; accused person possesses and produces pornography, penalties.
- SB 1563 Discovery in criminal cases; duty to provide.
- SB 1564 DUI; search warrants for blood withdrawals.
- SB 1592 Juvenile & domestic relations district court; jurisdiction over juveniles not present in U.S.
- SB 1594 Conservators of the peace; investigator employed by an attorney for the Commonwealth.
- SJ 241 Appointment; Chairman of the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission.
- SR 109 Judge; nomination for election to Court of Appeals.
- SR 110 Judges; nominations for election to circuit court.
- SR 111 Judges; nominations for election to general district court.
- SR 112 Judges; nominations for election to juvenile and domestic relations district court.
- SR 113 Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; nominations for election of members.
- SR 158 Nominating persons to be elected to circuit court judgeships.
- SR 159 Nominating a person to be elected to general district court judgeship.
- SR 160 Nominating persons to be elected to juvenile and domestic relations district court judgeships.
- SR 161 Nominating persons to be elected as members of the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission.