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- HB 13 Libraries; assessment for costs in civil actions, disbursement for law libraries.
- 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 107 Larceny and certain property crimes; penalties.
- HB 109 Search warrants; removes certain provisions in regard to execution of warrants.
- HB 122 Issuing citations; certain traffic offenses, exclusion of evidence.
- HB 134 Involuntary commitment; release of person before expiration of order.
- 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 181 Criminal records; sealing of records.
- 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 279 Criminal records; sealing of records by petition, criteria.
- HB 280 Marijuana-related offenses; modification of sentence.
- 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 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 375 Fines and costs; period of limitations on collection.
- HB 408 Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Victim Fund; funding for sexual assault services.
- HB 413 Sex trafficking; minors engaged in prostitution, etc.
- HB 415 Criminal cases; sentencing by jury.
- 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 475 Protective orders; human trafficking and sex trafficking, 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 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 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 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 658 Juveniles; appointment of counsel, indigency.
- 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 672 Sexual abuse of animals; penalty.
- HB 686 Death of parent or guardian of a child resulting from driving under the influence; child support.
- HB 759 Window tinting; vehicle stop.
- HB 762 Judges; maximum number in each judicial district.
- HB 776 Abortion; born alive human infant, treatment and care, penalty.
- 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 811 Admission to bail; rebuttable presumptions against bail.
- HB 856 Child custody, visitation, and placement; best interests of the child.
- HB 866 Misdemeanor; reduces maximum term of confinement in jail.
- HB 871 Discovery in criminal cases; copies of discovery for the accused.
- 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 1030 Marijuana and certain traffic offenses; issuing citations.
- HB 1037 Emergency custody and temporary detention; transportation of person when transfer of custody.
- 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 1073 Probation, revocation, and suspension of sentence; 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 1147 Temporary detention; alternative custody.
- HB 1150 Commercial sex trafficking, prostitution, etc.; mistake of age defense.
- 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 1209 Law-enforcement officers; prohibition on use of show-up identification.
- 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 1235 Geriatric prisoners; conditional release.
- 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 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 1292 Right to counsel; target of investigation, accused appearing without counsel.
- HB 1321 Admission to bail; rebuttable presumptions.
- HB 1338 Deed of trust; notices required before proposed sale by trustee.
- 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.
- SB 35 Comprehensive plan approval; appeal shall be heard and determined within 60 days, etc.
- SB 98 Summons; promise to appear after issuance.
- SB 105 Law-enforcement officers; evidence obtained during prohibited stop.
- 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 174 Protective orders, permanent; contact between petitioner and respondent, violation of orders.
- SB 246 Law-enforcement officer; purpose of traffic stop.
- SB 296 Sentencing proceeding by jury after conviction; relevant mitigating evidence.
- SB 378 Petition for modification of sentence; eligibility, procedures.
- SB 413 Drug possession; persons charged with first offense, probation.
- 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 564 Criminal records; sealing of offenses resulting in a deferred & dismissed disposition or conviction.
- SB 623 Governor; authority to grant relief from fines and penalties.
- 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 664 Sex trafficking; minors engaged in prostitution, etc.
- SB 669 Law-enforcement employees; alleged wrongdoing.
- SB 674 Pretrial Intervention and Diversion Program; created, authorization to administer.
- SB 718 Driver's licenses; revocation, completion of specialty dockets.
- SB 742 Marijuana; expungement of offenses, civil penalty.
- SB 746 Minors; prohibition of deceptive tactics during custodial interrogation.