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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I
Senate Judiciary
MEMBERSHIP
Edwards (Chair), Saslaw, Norment, Lucas, Obenshain, McDougle, Stuart, Stanley, Deeds, Petersen, Surovell, McClellan, Boysko, Morrissey, Peake
MEETS
Monday 8:00 a.m. and Wednesday 30 minutes after adjournment, West Committee Room, Science Museum of Virginia
Legislation reported out: (registered users: create report or csv file)
- HB 1806 Suspension or modification of sentence; transfer to the Department of Corrections.
- HB 1814 Garnishment of wages; protected portion of disposable earnings.
- HB 1821 Overdoses; prohibits arrest and prosecution when experiencing or reporting.
- HB 1852 Uniform Collaborative Law Act; created.
- HB 1853 Lawyers; client accounts.
- HB 1864 Virginia Human Rights Act; expands definition of employer.
- HB 1866 Court-appointed special advocates; information sharing.
- HB 1867 Victims of crime; compensation, reporting requirement.
- HB 1878 Juvenile intake and petition; appeal to a magistrate on a finding of no probable cause.
- HB 1895 Fines and costs; accrual of interest, deferral or installment payment agreements.
- HB 1911 No-fault divorce; corroboration requirement.
- HB 1912 Child support payments; juvenile in custody of or committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice.
- HB 1936 Robbery; penalties.
- HB 1991 Juveniles; release and review hearing for serious offender, plea agreement or commitment order.
- HB 1992 Firearms; purchase, etc., following conviction for assault and battery of a family member.
- HB 2002 Child support; health care coverage.
- HB 2009 Chamberlin Hotel at Fort Monroe; reverts certain property to the Commonwealth.
- HB 2012 Protective orders; violations of preliminary child protective order, changes punishment, etc.
- HB 2017 Juvenile offenders; youth justice diversion programs.
- HB 2018 Emergency order for adult protective services; acts of violence, etc., or financial exploitation.
- HB 2038 Probation, revocation, and suspension of sentence; limitations on sentence, technical violation.
- HB 2047 Criminal proceedings; consideration of mental condition and intellectual, etc.
- HB 2055 Child support obligations; party's incarceration not deemed voluntary unemployment/underemployment.
- HB 2064 Recording an electronic document; electronic notarial certificate.
- HB 2081 Polling places; prohibited activities, unlawful possession of a firearm, penalty.
- HB 2099 Judgments; limitations on enforcement, judgment liens, settlement agents, effective date.
- HB 2110 Pretrial data collection; VCSC to collect and disseminate on an annual basis.
- HB 2113 Criminal records; sealing of records, Sealing Fee Fund created, penalties, report.
- HB 2128 Firearms, certain; sale, etc., criminal history record information check delay increased to 5 days.
- HB 2132 Homicides and assaults and bodily woundings; certain matters not to constitute defenses.
- HB 2133 Commercial sex trafficking; issuance of writ of vacatur for victims.
- HB 2139 Accrual of cause of action; diagnosis of latent injury.
- HB 2150 Jurisdiction over criminal cases; certification or appeal of charges.
- HB 2168 Illegal gambling; skill games, enforcement by localities and Attorney General, civil penalty.
- HB 2169 Prostitution; reorganizes the statute penalizing into two distinct sections.
- HB 2190 Wrongful death; beneficiaries.
- HB 2192 Support orders; contents of orders, change in employment status, unemployment benefits.
- HB 2193 Settlement agreements; staying of dismissal.
- HB 2194 Communicating threats of death or bodily injury to a person with intent to intimidate; penalty.
- HB 2233 Orders of restitution; docketed on behalf of victim, enforcement.
- HB 2234 Victims of sex trafficking; affirmative defense to prosecution for certain offenses.
- HB 2236 Behavioral health docket; transfer of supervision.
- HB 2252 Tazewell County; quitclaim and conveyance of easement by Board of Wildlife Resources.
- HB 2258 Substantial Risk Order Registry; maintenance by State Police.
- HB 2263 Death penalty; abolition of current penalty.
- HB 2276 Plastic firearms and unfinished frames, etc.; manufacture, import, sale, transfer, etc., penalty.
- HB 2290 Larceny; repeals punishment for conviction of second or subsequent misdemeanor.
- HB 2295 Firearm; carrying within Capitol Square and the surrounding area, state-owned bldgs.
- HB 2298 Muzzleloading rifle and shotgun; clarifies definitions.
- HB 2310 Concealed handgun permits; demonstration of competence.
- HB 2317 Sexual and Domestic Violence, Advisory Committee on; increases membership, duties.
- HB 2331 Mandatory minimum sentences; elimination, modification of sentence to mandatory minimum term.
- HJ 629 Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission; appointment of Chairman.
- SB 1105 Post-conviction relief; previously admitted scientific evidence, report.
- SB 1108 General district courts; jurisdictional limits.
- SB 1113 Communicating threats of death or bodily injury to a person with intent to intimidate; penalty.
- SB 1119 Law-enforcement agencies; body-worn camera systems.
- SB 1122 Habitual offenders; repeals remaining provisions of Habitual Offender Act.
- SB 1123 Will contest; presumption of undue influence.
- SB 1129 Military honor guards and veterans service organizations; paramilitary activities.
- SB 1138 Sexually transmitted infections; infected sexual battery, penalty.
- SB 1142 Marriage; persons who may celebrate rites, authorizes current members of the General Assembly.
- SB 1165 Death penalty; abolition of current penalty.
- SB 1168 "Abused or neglected child"; definition.
- SB 1180 Civil actions; actions filed on behalf of multiple similarly situated persons.
- SB 1181 Special immigrant juvenile status; jurisdiction.
- SB 1184 Standby guardianship; triggering event.
- SB 1206 Confidentiality of juvenile court records; exceptions.
- SB 1209 Subcontractor's employees; liability of general contractor for wages.
- SB 1213 Restricted licenses; DMV authorized to issue.
- SB 1226 Compensation Board; determining staffing and salaries for an attorney for the Commonwealth.
- SB 1234 Virginia State Bar examination; foreign applicants, evidence required.
- SB 1241 Personal injury claim; disclosure of insurance policy limits.
- SB 1242 Personal appearance by two-way electronic video and audio communication; entry of plea.
- SB 1248 Juveniles; competency evaluation, receipt of court order.
- SB 1256 Criminal Justice Services Board and Committee on Training; membership.
- SB 1261 Court of Appeals; expands jurisdiction, increases from 11 to 17 number of judges on Court.
- SB 1262 Restricted permit; prepayment of fines and costs.
- SB 1266 Admission to bail; rebuttable presumptions against bail.
- SB 1270 Eminent domain; notice of intent to file certificate.
- SB 1272 Unrestorably incompetent defendant; disposition, capital murder charge, inpatient custody.
- SB 1306 Assault and battery; penalty.
- SB 1315 Criminal proceedings; consideration of mental condition and intellectual, etc.
- SB 1316 Child care providers; background checks, portability.
- SB 1325 Visitation; petition of grandparent.
- SB 1336 Ignition interlock systems; restricted permits to operate a motor vehicle.
- SB 1339 Criminal records; sealing of records, Sealing Fee Fund created, penalties, report.
- SB 1367 Line of Duty Act; Virginia licensed health practitioners required to conduct medical reviews.
- SB 1381 Firearm; carrying within Capitol Square and the surrounding area, state-owned bldgs.
- SB 1391 Pretrial data collection; VCSC to collect and disseminate on an annual basis.
- SB 1400 Tazewell County; quitclaim and conveyance of easement by Board of Wildlife Resources.
- SB 1406 Marijuana; legalization of simple possession, etc.
- SB 1415 Protective orders; violations of preliminary child protective order, changes punishment, etc.
- SB 1426 Orders of restitution; docketed on behalf of victim, enforcement.
- SB 1431 Unrestorably incompetent defendant; competency report.
- SB 1437 Summons; promises to appear after the issuance.
- SB 1442 Public defender office; establishes an office for the County of Chesterfield.
- SB 1443 Mandatory minimum sentences; elimination, modification of sentence to mandatory minimum term.
- SB 1456 Juveniles; eligibility for commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice.
- SB 1461 Bribery in correctional facilities; penalty.
- SB 1465 Illegal gambling; skill games, definitions, enforcement by localities and Attorney General.
- SB 1468 Victims of crime; certifications for victims of qualifying criminal activity.
- SB 1475 Search warrants; date and time of issuance, exceptions.