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- HB 277 Guardians ad litem for children; report requirements, certification form.
- HB 998 Parental or legal custodial powers, temporary delegation; child-placing agency.
- HB 1033 Testing of bodily fluids; deemed consent.
- HB 1435 Initiation of a civil action; duties of clerk of general district court.
- HB 1624 Sanctions; other frivolous pleadings.
- HB 1630 Judges, substitute; powers and duties, entry of a final order.
- HB 1947 Elementary or secondary school, private or public; threats to bomb/damage, false info as to danger.
- HB 2119 Nonattorney attendance officer; motion for a rule to show cause, child in need of supervision.
- HB 2136 Evidence; accident reconstruction, criminal cases.
- HB 2417 Emergency protective order; required conditions, petition to dissolve or modify.
- HB 2552 Unmanned aircraft systems; search warrants.
- HB 2666 Law enforcement; DCJS to establish.
- SB 3 Same-sex marriages; civil unions.
- SB 17 Uninsured and underinsured motorist insurance policies; bad faith.
- SB 59 Criminal Justice Services, Department of; training standards, community engaged policing.
- SB 110 Marijuana field test; evidence at trial.
- SB 167 Discovery in criminal cases; duty to provide.
- SB 178 Parental or legal custodial powers, temporary delegation of; child-placing agency.
- SB 215 Concealed handguns; renewal of permits, notice of expiration.
- SB 272 Construction Trust Act; moneys paid under a contract by an owner to a contractor.
- SB 351 Firearms in locked vehicles; immunity from liability.
- SB 415 Jurisdiction of claim; plaintiff's motion to amend claim amount, transfer of matter.
- SB 461 Direct service providers; disclosure of information by employers.
- SB 463 Drug crimes; disposition of forfeited property used in connection with the commission of crimes.
- SB 481 Nonsuits; recommencement of action.
- SB 497 Public places; disorderly conduct, right of person in charge to detain.
- SB 578 Drivers' license; suspension for nonpayment of fines or costs.
- SB 590 Scope of discovery; deposing certain corporate officers.
- SB 600 Distracted driving; penalty.
- SB 603 Same-sex marriage; gender-neutral terms.
- SB 613 Local government; deposition.
- SB 694 Intentional or negligent infliction of injury or death; bystander claims for emotional distress.
- SB 753 Expert witnesses; standards for testimony.
- SB 761 Law-enforcement officers; training, reimbursement of costs.
- SB 791 Employers and potential employers; civil immunity, reports of violent behavior by an employee.
- SB 800 Trespass; civil action, vicarious liability.
- SB 886 Law-enforcement officers; psychological examination.
- SB 938 Child support; withholding of income, contracts with an independent contractor.
- SB 997 Marijuana; decriminalization of simple possession, penalty.
- SB 1007 Same-sex marriages; civil unions.
- SB 1008 Firearms; mechanical devices designed to increase rate of fire, penalty.
- SB 1034 Handguns; limitation on purchases, penalty.
- SB 1039 Eminent domain; commissioners.
- SB 1052 Body-worn camera; release of recordings, penalty.
- SB 1053 Juvenile offenders; eligibility for parole.
- SB 1076 Criminal case; admissibility of prior inconsistent statements.
- SB 1081 Juvenile offenders; sentencing, geriatric parole.
- SB 1084 Firearms; use in commission of crime, civil liability for negligent gun storage.
- SB 1092 Preliminary protective orders; hearing dates.
- SB 1096 Minors; allowing access to firearms, penalty.
- SB 1119 Mechanics' liens; right to withhold payment.
- SB 1123 Telephone/wireless commun. devices; threats of death or bodily injury to a person/member of family.
- SB 1136 Protective orders, preliminary; hearing by two-way electronic video and audio communication.
- SB 1149 DCJS; training standards, recognition of and response to post-traumatic stress.
- SB 1157 Trespass; service of process, immunity.
- SB 1162 Firearm transfers; criminal history record information checks, age requirement, penalty.
- SB 1164 Firearm transfers; criminal history record information checks, penalty.
- SB 1190 Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act; created.
- SB 1230 Family or household member; adds to existing definition.
- SB 1279 School attendance officer; motion for a rule to show cause, child in need of supervision.
- SB 1285 School attendance officer; motion for a rule to show cause, child in need of supervision.
- SB 1288 Child support; incarceration, voluntary unemployment or under-employment.
- SB 1302 Rights of persons with disabilities; procedures for certain actions, website accessibility.
- SB 1303 Firearms; chambers of local governing bodies.
- SB 1306 Same-sex marriages; civil unions.
- SB 1309 Employers and potential employers; civil immunity, reports of violent behavior by an employee.
- SB 1310 Driver's licenses; suspensions for certain non-driving related offenses.
- SB 1324 Firearms; reporting when lost or stolen, civil penalty.
- SB 1375 Hate crimes; adds gender, disability, gender identity, or sexual orientation, penalty.
- SB 1391 Juvenile offenders; eligibility for parole.
- SB 1399 Corporal punishment of a child with an object; penalty.
- SB 1423 Confidentiality, nondisparagement, or nondisclosure provisions; communication with law-enforcement.
- SB 1437 Parole; exception to limitation on the application of parole statutes, investigations and reports.
- SB 1441 Court Reporters, Virginia Board for; created, report.
- SB 1446 Handguns; limitation on purchases, penalty.
- SB 1454 Firearm transfers; criminal history record information checks, penalty.
- SB 1458 Firearms; removal from persons posing substantial risk, penalties.
- SB 1466 Unattended children in motor vehicles; penalty.
- SB 1467 Protective orders; possession of firearms, surrender or transfer of firearms, penalties.
- SB 1473 Firearms, etc.; permitted events.
- SB 1482 Firearms, certain; prohibition on carrying in public places.
- SB 1489 Law enforcement; DCJS to establish training standards and model policies.
- SB 1514 Tax; responsibility for collection and satisfaction of all fines, costs, etc.
- SB 1517 DCJS; minimum training standards for law-enforcement officers.
- SB 1544 Assisted conception; parentage presumption.
- SB 1612 Driver's license; suspension for nonpayment of fines or costs.
- SB 1682 Employment records; written request from employee, subpoena duces tecum.
- SB 1687 Bail; data collection and reporting standards, report.
- SB 1708 Law-Enforcement Officers Procedural Guarantee Act; hearing panel decisions.
- SB 1721 Electronic Gaming Devices Act; established, penalty.
- SB 1748 Firearms magazines and firearms, certain; prohibition of sale, transfer, etc., penalties.
- SB 1776 Divorce; grounds of cruelty, abuse, desertion, or abandonment, waiting period.