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- HB 13 Libraries; assessment for costs in civil actions, disbursement for law libraries.
- HB 16 Safe haven protections; newborn safety device at hospitals for reception of children.
- HB 17 Military honor guards and veterans service organizations; paramilitary activities, exception.
- HB 25 Earned sentence credits; possession of child pornography.
- HB 42 Improper driving; person may be charged with offense when conduct constitutes reckless driving.
- HB 47 Suspended sentence or probation; violation of the terms and conditions, technical violations.
- HB 51 Damage to motor vehicles; penalties.
- HB 69 Best interests of the child; assuring frequent and continuing contact with both parents.
- HB 79 Traffic offenses, certain; issuing citations.
- HB 104 Judicial emergency; administrative delays, prosecution of felony due to lapse of time.
- HB 107 Larceny and certain property crimes; penalties.
- HB 108 Felony homicide; certain drug offenses, penalties.
- HB 109 Search warrants; removes certain provisions in regard to execution of warrants.
- HB 117 Attorneys; examinations and issuance of licenses, requirements.
- HB 122 Issuing citations; certain traffic offenses, exclusion of evidence.
- HB 123 Firefighting, emerg. medical services, or law-enforcement equipment & vehicles; destroying, penalty.
- HB 134 Involuntary commitment; release of person before expiration of order.
- HB 135 Emergency custody and temporary detention; transportation of person when transfer of custody.
- HB 136 Wrongful death; death of parent or guardian of a child resulting from driving under the influence.
- HB 147 Local correctional facilities and lock-ups; minimum standards.
- HB 159 Emergency custody and temporary detention orders; transportation of minor, acceptance of custody.
- HB 163 Emergency custody and temporary detention; governing transportation & custody of minors and adults.
- HB 181 Criminal records; sealing of records.
- HB 212 Abortion; right to informed consent.
- HB 247 Grand larceny and certain property crimes; decreases threshold amount, penalty.
- HB 257 Human trafficking; VSCC to convene a work group to create a common definition.
- HB 260 Human Trafficking Victim Support Certification Program; victim support certificate.
- HB 265 Multi-jurisdiction grand jury; investigation of elder abuse crimes.
- HB 279 Criminal records; sealing of records by petition, criteria.
- HB 280 Marijuana-related offenses; modification of sentence.
- HB 282 Criminal records; effect of criminal convictions on licensure, data to be included in report.
- HB 304 Abortion; born alive human infant, failure to provide treatment and care, penalty.
- HB 322 Criminal records; changes to provisions to sealing of records.
- HB 334 Sexually explicit visual material to another; unlawful dissemination, penalty.
- HB 345 Robbery; conforms certain provisions of the Code of Virginia to the degrees of robbery offenses.
- HB 350 Threats and harassment of certain officials and property; venue.
- HB 359 Termination of parental rights of person who committed sexual assault; evidence standard.
- HB 361 Marijuana; allowing access to, purchase for, or provision to minors, penalties.
- HB 365 Parenting Coordinator Act; created.
- HB 366 Assault and battery; penalties when committed against certain persons.
- HB 369 Court appearance of a person not free on bail; changes to provisions regarding bail hearings, etc.
- HB 370 Uniform Fiduciary Income and Principal Act; replaces prior Act.
- HB 375 Fines and costs; period of limitations on collection.
- HB 378 Jury duty; allowance increase.
- HB 397 Wrongful incarceration; compensation.
- HB 404 Sexual assault nurse & forensic examiners; testimony by two-way video conferencing.
- HB 408 Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Victim Fund; funding for sexual assault services.
- HB 409 Statute of limitations; promises not to plead.
- HB 413 Sex trafficking; minors engaged in prostitution, etc.
- HB 415 Criminal cases; sentencing by jury.
- HB 422 Writ of actual innocence; previously unknown or unavailable nonbiological evidence, etc.
- HB 423 Writ of actual innocence; previously unknown or unavailable nonbiological evidence.
- HB 424 Guardianship; duties of guardian, visitation requirements.
- HB 428 Drug-related investigations; use of confidential informants.
- HB 434 Criminal sexual assault; broadens definition of intimate parts, penalty.
- HB 449 Personal property; distrained or levied on property, auctioneers or auction firms outside county.
- HB 451 Stalking; venue, penalty.
- HB 459 Real property; entering adjoining property to improve, etc., petitioning circuit court.
- HB 475 Protective orders; human trafficking and sex trafficking, penalty.
- HB 496 Abuse & neglect; financial exploitation, changes term incapacitated adults, definitions, penalties.
- HB 497 Misuse of power of attorney; financial exploitation of incapacitated adults by an agent, penalty.
- HB 499 Grand jury, regular; provisions for court reporter, use and disposition of notes, etc.
- HB 501 Discovery in criminal cases; copies of discovery for the accused.
- HB 502 Credit for time spent in confinement while awaiting trial; separate, dismissed, etc.
- HB 503 Bail; subsequent proceeding arising out of initial arrest.
- HB 504 Expunged criminal records; use in civil action.
- HB 505 Civil actions; filed on behalf of multiple persons.
- HB 515 Malicious prosecution; creates civil cause of action, self-defense.
- HB 536 General district courts; filing an order of disposition from a criminal case.
- HB 549 Robbery; earned sentence credits.
- HB 554 Larceny of a catalytic converter; penalty.
- HB 569 Hospices, home care organizations, private providers, etc; immunity from liability.
- HB 572 Child support obligations; party's incarceration not deemed voluntary unemployment/underemployment.
- HB 573 Statute of limitations; collection of medical debt.
- HB 576 Health care providers; debt collection activities, prohibited practice.
- HB 578 Victim of sex trafficking; clarifies definition to include minors, affirmative defense, etc.
- HB 579 Victims of human trafficking; expands definition, affirmative defense, writ of vacatur.
- HB 594 Magistrates; appointment and supervision.
- HB 609 Civil action for the deprivation of rights; duties and liabilities of certain employers.
- HB 612 Controlled substances; reduces penalties for possession.
- HB 613 Arrest/prosecution of individual experiencing mental health emerg.; assault against law enforcement.
- HB 614 Appeals bond; removes requirement for indigent parties to post, appeal of unlawful detainer.
- HB 617 Discretionary sentencing guidelines; prior convictions and juvenile adjudications.
- HB 619 Controlled substances; substance shall not include mere residue that is not a usable quantity, etc.
- HB 620 Criminal cases and traffic infractions; eliminates accrual of interest on fines and costs.
- HB 622 Custodial interrogation of a child; advisement of rights.
- HB 623 Guardianship and conservatorship; duties of the guardian ad litem, report contents.
- HB 634 Guardianship visitation requirements; DARS shall convene a work group to review and evaluate.
- HB 643 Guardianship and conservatorship; periodic review hearings.
- HB 658 Juveniles; appointment of counsel, indigency.
- HB 660 Search warrants; removes certain provisions in regard to execution of warrants.
- HB 661 Capital murder; death penalty for willful, deliberate, etc., killing of a law-enforcement officer.
- HB 662 Multi-jurisdiction grand jury; investigation of elder abuse crimes.
- HB 671 Permanent protective orders; Hope Card Program created.
- HB 672 Sexual abuse of animals; penalty.
- HB 677 Posting of notices; electronic posting on public government website of the locality, etc.
- HB 678 Person under a disability; parties unknown.
- HB 682 Service of process; investigator employed by an attorney for the Commonwealth, etc.
- HB 684 Involuntary temporary detention; disclosure of health records.
- HB 686 Death of parent or guardian of a child resulting from driving under the influence; child support.
- HB 711 Writ of vacatur; victims of sex trafficking, payment of fees or costs.
- HB 713 Family abuse; coercive control, penalty.
- HB 719 Physical evidence recovery kits; victim's right to notification, storage.
- HB 731 Juvenile law-enforcement records; inspection of records.
- HB 733 Juvenile records; identification of children receiving coordinated services.
- HB 735 Earned sentence credits; repeals four-level classification system for awarding & calculation, etc.
- HB 736 Search warrants; execution.
- HB 738 Competency to stand trial; order for evaluation or treatment.
- HB 740 Catalytic converters; tampering with, etc., penalty.
- HB 743 Certificate of public need; conditions related to inpatient psychiatric services and facilities.
- HB 744 Killing the fetus of another; guilty of manslaughter, penalties.
- HB 748 DNA data bank sample tracking system; replaces certain references in Code.
- HB 749 Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Victim Fund; purpose, guidelines.
- HB 755 Anti-Human Trafficking and Survivor Trust Fund; created, report.
- HB 756 Bail for a person accused of a crime that is an act of violence; notice to attorney.
- HB 758 Probation, revocation, and suspension of sentence; penalty.
- HB 759 Window tinting; vehicle stop.
- HB 760 Suspended sentence; limitation on sentence upon revocation, technical violations, penalty.
- HB 761 Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; availability of complaint forms.
- HB 762 Judges; maximum number in each judicial district.
- HB 775 Religious freedom; applicability of certain executive orders.
- HB 776 Abortion; born alive human infant, treatment and care, penalty.
- HB 782 Nonsuits; appeals from judgment of a general district court.
- HB 794 Criminal proceedings; evidence of defendant's mental condition.
- HB 797 Community service work in lieu of payment of fines and costs; underpaid work.
- HB 799 Fines, costs, forfeitures, penalties, and restitution; collection fees.
- HB 808 Support orders; income withholding order, employer fees.
- HB 811 Admission to bail; rebuttable presumptions against bail.
- HB 812 Admission to bail; rebuttable presumptions against bail.
- HB 821 Judges; increases from six to seven the maximum number in the Thirty-first Judicial Circuit.
- HB 856 Child custody, visitation, and placement; best interests of the child.
- HB 866 Misdemeanor; reduces maximum term of confinement in jail.
- HB 869 Adoption; court to refer case to child-placing agency.
- HB 871 Discovery in criminal cases; copies of discovery for the accused.
- HB 887 Transfer on death deed; conveyance of cooperative interest.
- HB 898 Hallucinogens or psychoactive substances; possession, civil penalty.
- HB 906 Petition for modification of sentence; eligibility, procedures.
- HB 960 Marijuana and certain traffic offenses; issuing citations, exclusion of evidence.
- HB 983 Abortion; basis of genetic disorder, sex, or ethnicity prohibited, penalty.
- HB 984 Alcohol or marijuana product; liability for sale to an underage person.
- HB 993 Unlawful hazing; amends definition, civil and criminal liability, penalties.
- HB 1015 Protective orders; workplace violence.
- HB 1030 Marijuana and certain traffic offenses; issuing citations.
- HB 1037 Emergency custody and temporary detention; transportation of person when transfer of custody.
- HB 1043 Youth sports leagues; background checks and training requirements for coaches and staff.
- HB 1048 Death of parent or guardian of a child resulting from driving under the influence; child support.
- HB 1058 Child support; interest on arrearages.
- HB 1066 Notice of probate; exception to notice.
- HB 1073 Probation, revocation, and suspension of sentence; penalty.
- HB 1077 Paternity; genetic tests to determine parentage, relief from paternity, certain actions, penalty.
- HB 1078 Firearms; limitations on use or transfer.
- HB 1080 Sex offenders in emergency shelters; notification, registration, penalty.
- HB 1095 Health care; decision making, end of life, penalties.
- HB 1115 Juvenile justice; human trafficking screening.
- HB 1118 Earned sentence credits; credits may be earned by any person committed to the custody of the DOC.
- HB 1119 Va. Retirement System; loss of benefits for certain felony convictions.
- HB 1132 Fiduciaries; payment of small amounts to certain persons without involvement, threshold amount.
- HB 1145 Civil actions; health care bills and records.
- HB 1147 Temporary detention; alternative custody.
- HB 1150 Commercial sex trafficking, prostitution, etc.; mistake of age defense.
- HB 1157 Attorneys for the Commonwealth; compensation and collection of fees.
- HB 1165 Nolle prosequi or dismissal without prejudice prior to preliminary hearing; subsequent indictment.
- HB 1181 Right to counsel; target of investigation.
- HB 1182 Fraud-related crimes; penalties.
- HB 1198 Attorney General; instituting/conducting crim. prosecutions for certain violence against children.
- HB 1209 Law-enforcement officers; prohibition on use of show-up identification.
- HB 1212 Guardianship and conservatorship; notice of hearing, cross-petitions.
- HB 1213 Minor victims of sex trafficking; arrest and prosecution.
- HB 1214 Catalytic converter; damage to motor vehicles, penalties.
- HB 1222 Driver's licenses; revocation, completion of specialty dockets.
- HB 1234 Judgments; limitations on enforcement, extensions and renewals.
- HB 1235 Geriatric prisoners; conditional release.
- HB 1236 Summons for unlawful detainer; notice to tenant, adverse employment actions prohibited.
- HB 1241 Pretrial Intervention and Diversion Program; created.
- HB 1242 Probation violations; periods of probation and suspension, technical violations.
- HB 1248 Juveniles; adjudication of delinquency.
- HB 1260 Guardianship; procedures for restriction of communication, visitation, or interaction.
- HB 1274 Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act; created, penalty.
- HB 1279 Emergency and preliminary protective orders; expungement of orders.
- HB 1281 Custodial interrogations; inauthentic replica documents prohibited.
- HB 1282 Sharing of forfeited assets; promoting law enforcement.
- HB 1285 Virginia State Bar; repeals sunset provision on Supreme Court's authority to assess members.
- HB 1292 Right to counsel; target of investigation, accused appearing without counsel.
- HB 1318 Probation violation guidelines; use of sentencing revocation report and discretionary sentencing.
- HB 1320 Discretionary sentencing guidelines; midpoint for violent felony offenses, report, effective date.
- HB 1321 Admission to bail; rebuttable presumptions.
- HB 1327 Civil cases; reimbursement of costs.
- HB 1338 Deed of trust; notices required before proposed sale by trustee.
- HB 1340 Court-appointed counsel, et al.; training standards for interacting w/ victims of sexual assaults.
- HB 1341 Local correctional facilities, etc.; transfer of individuals in need of behavioral health services.
- HB 1348 Marijuana-related offenses; creates writ of post-conviction relief.
- HB 1349 Abortion; born alive human infant, treatment and care, penalty.
- HB 1351 Divorce; grounds of cruelty, abuse, desertion, or abandonment eliminates waiting period.
- HB 1356 Fentanyl; selling, giving, etc., to another person, penalties.
- SB 6 Judges; increases from six to seven the maximum number in the Thirty-first Judicial Circuit.
- SB 9 Eminent domain; payment of judgment, attorney fees.
- SB 35 Comprehensive plan approval; appeal shall be heard and determined within 60 days, etc.
- SB 64 Proceeds of compromise agreements; investment in college savings trust accounts for minors.
- SB 98 Summons; promise to appear after issuance.
- SB 102 Arrest warrant; offenses committed during a close pursuit.
- SB 105 Law-enforcement officers; evidence obtained during prohibited stop.
- SB 106 Retired circuit and district court judges under recall; evaluation.
- SB 119 Involuntary temporary detention; disclosure of health records.
- SB 124 Misuse of power of attorney; financial exploitation of incapacitated adults by an agent, penalty.
- SB 134 Juvenile and domestic relations district courts; raises maximum age for delinquency matters.
- SB 137 Discretionary sentencing guidelines; written explanation, appeal.
- SB 138 Discovery in criminal cases; copies of discovery for the accused, copies may be electronic, etc.
- SB 143 Court of Appeals of Virginia; makes various changes to procedures and jurisdiction of the Court.
- SB 148 Public health emergencies; expands immunity for health care providers.
- SB 149 Juvenile law-enforcement records; inspection of records.
- SB 150 DNA data bank sample tracking system; replaces certain references in Code.
- SB 163 Surrogacy contracts; provisions requiring abortions or selective reductions unenforceable.
- SB 174 Protective orders, permanent; contact between petitioner and respondent, violation of orders.
- SB 191 Criminal cases; increases compensation for experts.
- SB 198 Disposition when defendant found incompetent; involuntary admission of the defendant.
- SB 202 Alternative custody arrangements; options to increase use for certain individuals.
- SB 221 Index of wills; Rockingham Circuit Court to establish pilot program.
- SB 227 Misdemeanor sexual offenses where the victim is a minor; statute of limitations, penalty.
- SB 246 Law-enforcement officer; purpose of traffic stop.
- SB 249 Sexual abuse of animals; definitions, penalty.
- SB 268 Emergency custody and temporary detention; transportation, transfer of custody, alternative custody.
- SB 291 Service of process; investigator employed by an attorney for the Commonwealth, etc.
- SB 295 Behavioral health dockets; responsibilities of local pretrial services officers.
- SB 296 Sentencing proceeding by jury after conviction; relevant mitigating evidence.
- SB 297 Health care providers; stay of debt collection activities, prohibited practice.
- SB 302 Guardians; appointment, petitions for guardianship, report.
- SB 316 Juvenile records; identification of children receiving coordinated services.
- SB 348 Support orders; retroactivity, arrearages, party's incarceration.
- SB 349 Division of marital property; Va. Retirement System managed defined contribution plan, etc.
- SB 378 Petition for modification of sentence; eligibility, procedures.
- SB 389 Support of parents by child; repeal provision.
- SB 392 Clerk of the court; copies of appointment order to counsel.
- SB 396 Foster care placements; court review, best interests of the child.
- SB 404 Search warrants; copy of search warrant and affidavit given to at least one adult occupant.
- SB 408 Sentencing documents; transmission to the DHP and DBHDS.
- SB 409 Criminal records; effect of criminal convictions on licensure, data to be included in report.
- SB 413 Drug possession; persons charged with first offense, probation.
- SB 423 Discretionary sentencing guidelines; midpoint for violent felony offenses, report, effective date.
- SB 424 Probation violation guidelines; use of sentencing revocation report and discretionary sentencing.
- SB 440 Unlawful hazing; civil and criminal liability.
- SB 443 Sealing of offenses; results in a deferred and dismissed disposition or conviction by petition.
- SB 453 Assault and battery; persons diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, etc.
- SB 455 Child support; calculation of gross income for determination, rental income.
- SB 464 Witnesses; summons in a criminal matter, requirements.
- SB 474 Appeals bond; removes requirement for indigent parties to post, appeal of unlawful detainer.
- SB 493 Sexually explicit visual material to another; civil action for dissemination of images, penalty.
- SB 497 Judge; Second Judicial Circuit, resident judge in Counties of Accomack and Northampton.
- SB 498 Conveyances of property; acceptance by clerk's office for recordation.
- SB 514 Incapacitated persons; changes to provisions of guardianship and conservatorship.
- SB 554 Will contest; presumption of undue influence.
- SB 564 Criminal records; sealing of offenses resulting in a deferred & dismissed disposition or conviction.
- SB 593 Emergency custody or temporary detention order; custody and transportation of persons, etc.
- SB 614 Bail for a person accused of a crime that is an act of violence; notice to attorney.
- SB 618 Military honor guards and veterans service organizations; paramilitary activities, exception.
- SB 623 Governor; authority to grant relief from fines and penalties.
- SB 633 Civil actions; health care bills and records.
- SB 639 Overdoses; arrest and prosecution when experiencing or reporting.
- SB 642 Analysis of breath to determine alcoholic content of blood; failure to advise person of rights.
- SB 649 Juvenile law-enforcement records; disclosures to school principals.
- SB 658 Physical evidence recovery kits; victim's right to notification, storage.
- SB 664 Sex trafficking; minors engaged in prostitution, etc.
- SB 666 Eminent domain; redefines lost access and lost profits.
- SB 669 Law-enforcement employees; alleged wrongdoing.
- SB 674 Pretrial Intervention and Diversion Program; created, authorization to administer.
- SB 687 Abuse & neglect; financial exploitation, changes term incapacitated adults, definitions, penalties.
- SB 691 Competency to stand trial; order for evaluation or treatment.
- SB 694 Eminent domain; various changes to the laws pertaining to condemnation procedures.
- SB 715 Injunctions; review by the Supreme Court of Virginia.
- SB 718 Driver's licenses; revocation, completion of specialty dockets.
- SB 729 Catalytic converters; tampering with, etc., penalty.
- SB 730 Jurors; increases the daily compensation.
- SB 742 Marijuana; expungement of offenses, civil penalty.
- SB 745 Marijuana-related offenses; modification of sentence.
- SB 746 Minors; prohibition of deceptive tactics during custodial interrogation.