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2023 SESSION
Senate Judiciary
MEMBERSHIP
Edwards (Co-Chair), Deeds (Co-Chair), Saslaw, Norment, Lucas, Obenshain, McDougle, Stuart, Stanley, Petersen, Surovell, Boysko, Morrissey, Peake
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Monday 8:00 a.m. and Wednesday 30 minutes after adjournment, Senate Room A, Pocahontas Building
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- HB 1365 Admission to bail; rebuttable presumptions against bail.
- HB 1374 Civil action for trafficking in persons; charge or conviction not required.
- HB 1380 Issuing citations; certain traffic offenses.
- HB 1385 Divorce; affidavit submitted as evidence, minor children of the parties.
- HB 1404 Cigarette; definition, delivery sale requirements.
- HB 1407 Firearm or explosive material; carrying within Capitol Square and the surrounding area, etc.
- HB 1412 Judges; maximum number in each judicial district.
- HB 1416 Sexually transmitted infections; testing of certain persons following arrest or indictment, etc.
- HB 1422 Concealed handgun permits; demonstration of competence.
- HB 1425 Conservators of the peace; search warrants, military criminal investigative organizations.
- HB 1427 Firearms, etc.; control of possession by locality.
- HB 1440 Finding of guilt in absentia; proof of such finding in a civil action.
- HB 1452 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit; appointment of sworn unit investigators to Unit, powers and duties.
- HB 1455 Fentanyl; selling, giving, or distributing a substance that contains 2 mgms. or more, penalties.
- HB 1459 Law-enforcement officers, retired state; retention of badge.
- HB 1462 Firearms, certain; criminal history record info. check required for transfer, photo identification.
- HB 1474 Law-enforcement officers; protected personal information.
- HB 1478 Crimes by gangs; expands definition, penalties for gang crimes.
- HB 1501 Law-enforcement civilian oversight bodies; requirements of members.
- HB 1523 Prostitution; solicitation, penalties, fees for certain offenses.
- HB 1541 Evidence of medical reports, etc.; testimony of health care provider or custodian.
- HB 1545 Special conservators of the peace; airport commission or authority.
- HB 1549 Wrongful death; death of parent/guardian of child resulting from driving motor veh. under influence.
- HB 1550 Child abuse or neglect; findings of local department of social services, appeal.
- HB 1570 Firearms or explosive materials; carrying into a building owned or leased by the Commonwealth.
- HB 1572 False emergency communication to emergency personnel; false information, penalties, report.
- HB 1581 Child custody, etc.; educational seminars approved by Office of Ex. Sec. of Supreme Court of Va.
- HB 1583 Unmanned aircraft system; peeping or spying into a dwelling or occupied building, etc., penalty.
- HB 1590 Telephone, digital pager, or other device; causing to ring or signal with intent to annoy, penalty.
- HB 1603 Enhanced earned sentence credits; firearm-related offense, felony conviction during confinement.
- HB 1636 Child day program or family day system; operating or engaging in the conduct thereof.
- HB 1642 Felony homicide; felonious acts, certain drug offenses, penalty.
- HB 1647 Sexual abuse by person of authority; civil cause of action, limitations period.
- HB 1662 High Bridge Trail State Park; conveyance of easement to Woodrow R. Jackson, Sr.
- HB 1663 High Bridge Trail State Park; DCR to convey property to Roy B. Stanton, Jr., etc.
- HB 1672 Resisting detention; Class 3 misdemeanor.
- HB 1673 Suffocation by blocking or obstructing the airway of another; penalty.
- HB 1675 Machicomoco State Park; DCR to convey easement to certain persons.
- HB 1682 Weapon of terrorism; definition, penalty.
- HB 1687 Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry; expands the Supplement to the Registry.
- HB 1699 Minors; buying or selling, exceptions, penalties.
- HB 1705 Attorney General; instituting or conducting criminal prosecutions.
- HB 1706 Missing and Exploited Children, National Center for; dissemination of criminal history record info.
- HB 1755 Property; directs the court to consider certain factors when it orders a partition.
- HB 1756 Attorney-issued subpoenas; release of witness.
- HB 1757 Immunity of persons; tort actions, assertion of immunity, attorney fees and costs.
- HB 1828 Leesylvania State Park; DCR to grant certain easement to River Mouth Corporation.
- HB 1835 Health care providers; threats made against providers, penalty.
- HB 1836 Writs of eviction; returns to issuing clerk.
- HB 1838 Child Pornography Registry; required information.
- HB 1859 Applicant Fingerprint Database; participation in FBI Next Generation Identification Rap Back Serv.
- HB 1860 Guardianship or conservatorship; primary health care provider of respondent.
- HB 1871 Concealed handgun permit; extends period of validity.
- HB 1885 Organized retail theft; establishes as a crime, report, penalty.
- HB 1892 Abduction of a minor; penalty.
- HB 1897 Protective orders; extensions and continuances, other monetary relief, penalty.
- HB 1908 Criminal proceedings; disposition when defendant found incompetent.
- HB 1931 Sexually violent predators; civil commitment, penalty.
- HB 1943 Crime victim rights; notification from the attorney for the Commonwealth.
- HB 1954 Killing the fetus of another; guilty of manslaughter, penalties.
- HB 1958 Campgrounds; definitions, inherent risks, liability, notice required.
- HB 1959 Disposition of the unrestorably incompetent defendant; aggravated murder charge.
- HB 1961 Family abuse protective orders; relief available, password to electronic device.
- HB 1972 Emergency relief payments; automatic exemption from creditor process.
- HB 1976 Involuntary admission; release of individual.
- HB 1990 Juvenile and domestic relations district courts; appointment of counsel or guardian ad litem.
- HB 1991 Juvenile and domestic relations district courts; concurrent jurisdiction, suits for divorce.
- HB 1992 Juvenile and domestic relations district courts; notice of appeal to the circuit court.
- HB 1996 Summons for Unlawful Detainer form; plain English instructions for interpretation of form.
- HB 2012 Retired Supreme Court justices and Court of Appeals judges; recall in circuit courts.
- HB 2013 Probation, revocation, and suspension of sentence; penalty.
- HB 2015 Unlawful picketing or parading to obstruct or influence justice; penalty.
- HB 2016 Appointment of counsel; Class 1 felony cases, compensation.
- HB 2017 Juvenile 16 years of age or older; charges requiring preliminary hearing.
- HB 2019 Discretionary sentencing guidelines; review, deferred disposition.
- HB 2020 Unmanned aircraft systems; trespass over correctional facilities, penalty.
- HB 2024 Judges and magistrates, retired or active; personal information on the Internet, penalty.
- HB 2027 Guardianship; procedures for restriction of communication, visitation, or interaction.
- HB 2028 Guardianship; duties of guardian, visitation requirements.
- HB 2032 Victims of crime; compensation, awards from Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund.
- HB 2037 Public defender; supplementing compensation.
- HB 2054 Community services boards; information to certain defendants, services provided by boards.
- HB 2063 Guardian ad litem; appointment, requested information, records, or reports.
- HB 2071 Persons other than ministers who may perform rites of marriage; issuance of order, etc.
- HB 2105 Civil actions; standards governing consolidation and transfer, allocation of attorney fees.
- HB 2129 Child victims and witnesses; using two-way closed-circuit television, expands age range.
- HB 2150 Trace evidence collection kit; collection, retention, and storage of kits, effective date.
- HB 2165 Criminal appeals; duties of the Attorney General and attorney for the Commonwealth.
- HB 2166 Racketeering offenses; penalty.
- HB 2167 Workplace violence; violence in place of employment or at any other workplace, etc., penalty.
- HB 2168 Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; breach of Canons of Judicial Conduct.
- HB 2171 Religious freedom; applicability of certain executive orders.
- HB 2184 Judgment liens; release of specific property.
- HB 2186 Trespass; other person lawfully in charge of the property includes maint. code official of locality.
- HB 2204 Driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or a combination thereof; data collection.
- HB 2208 Jewish faith or ethnicity; addressing discrimination against persons.
- HB 2221 Personal appearance by two-way electronic video/audio communication; waiver of preliminary hearing.
- HB 2228 Renewal of concealed handgun permit; demonstrated competence.
- HB 2230 Parolee or felon; arrest & return when serving a period of postrelease supervision.
- HB 2250 Criminal Justice Services, Department of; powers and duties, training for law-enforcement personnel.
- HB 2259 Paternity; genetic tests to determine parentage, relief from paternity.
- HB 2285 Shenandoah River State Park; conveyance of easement.
- HB 2290 Judgment or child support order; pregnancy and delivery expenses.
- HB 2298 Concealed weapons; exceptions, penalty.
- HB 2313 Criminal history record information; dissemination.
- HB 2317 Jury duty; increases allowance from $30 to $50 per day.
- HB 2323 Circuit court clerk; posting of notices.
- HB 2330 Assault and battery; public transportation service vehicle operators, penalty.
- HB 2343 Mutual liability for necessaries; furnishing of health care.
- HB 2360 Firearms; use or display when committing a felony, increases mandatory minimum sentences, penalty.
- HB 2370 Alcohol safety action programs; local independent policy board to select attorneys for board.
- HB 2372 Catalytic converters; unlawful possession, purchase, or sale, penalty.
- HB 2383 Guardianship and conservatorship; identifying information and evaluation report.
- HB 2384 Marijuana; search and seizure, driving or operating a motor vehicle, etc., while intoxicated.
- HB 2387 Income tax, state; firearm safety device tax credit.
- HB 2395 Speed determination devices; extends validity of calibration or testing of certain devices.
- HB 2398 Sexual extortion; penalty.
- HB 2400 Criminal records; expungement and sealing of records.
- HB 2410 Involuntary temporary detention; termination of a period of detention.
- HB 2411 Attorney fees; emergency custody and voluntary and involuntary civil admissions, increases fees.
- HB 2420 Nonresident concealed handgun permits; time limit for issuance.
- HB 2424 Interpreters for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing; court may appoint certified interpreter.
- HB 2449 Concealed handgun permits; Virginia Criminal Information Network, disclosure of information.
- HB 2460 State agencies; control of firearms, rights of employees.
- HB 2467 Firearms; purchase, special identification without a photograph issued by DMV.
- SB 783 Restricted driver's license; issuance for multiple convictions of driving while intoxicated, etc.
- SB 784 Judicial Retirement System; appearance as counsel.
- SB 789 Jury duty; increases allowance from $30 to $50 per day.
- SB 799 Evidence of medical reports, etc.; testimony of health care provider or custodian.
- SB 801 Conservators of the peace; search warrants, military criminal investigative organizations.
- SB 805 Firearms; control by localities of possession or carrying.
- SB 810 Injunctions; petitions for review.
- SB 811 Interlocutory orders, certain; jurisdiction of appeals, immunity.
- SB 812 Emergency relief payments; automatic exemption from creditor process.
- SB 814 Interpreters for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing; court may appoint certified interpreter.
- SB 816 Judges; maximum number in each judicial district.
- SB 817 Attorney fees; written notice of lien requirements, validity and amount determinations.
- SB 835 Juveniles; prohibited sales and loans, clarifies definition of sexual conduct.
- SB 837 Juveniles; prohibited sales and loans, clarifies definition of sexual conduct, etc.
- SB 841 Alcohol safety action programs; local independent policy board to select attorneys for board.
- SB 842 Petition for modification of sentence; eligibility, procedures.
- SB 843 Retired circuit court and district court judges; recall, evaluation, etc.
- SB 845 Immunity of persons; tort actions, assertion of immunity, attorney fees and costs.
- SB 852 Search warrants; menstrual health data prohibited, definition.
- SB 857 Trade secrets; theft of or trafficking, penalty.
- SB 858 Defendants; evidence of mental condition admissible, etc.
- SB 863 Va. Prisoner Litigation Reform Act; expands the Act to apply to civil actions brought by prisoners.
- SB 873 Family abuse protective orders; filing a petition on behalf of minors.
- SB 875 Issuing citations; certain traffic offenses.
- SB 877 Admission to bail; act of violence.
- SB 879 Persons with autism or intellectual disabilities; deferred disposition in a criminal case.
- SB 881 Felony homicide; certain drug offenses, penalty.
- SB 888 Imprisonment; consecutive terms.
- SB 895 Interlocutory decrees or orders, certain; appeals.
- SB 896 Racketeering offenses; penalty.
- SB 898 Concealed handgun permits; demonstration of competence.
- SB 901 Firearm in unattended motor vehicle; civil penalty.
- SB 902 Attorney General; instituting or conducting criminal prosecutions.
- SB 909 Firearms; transfers to another person from a prohibited person.
- SB 916 Public defender office; establishes an office for the County of Henrico.
- SB 917 Parole statutes; application for juveniles and persons committed upon certain felony offenses.
- SB 918 Assault firearms and certain ammunition feeding devices; carrying, sale, transfer, etc.
- SB 920 School protection officers; employment in public schools.
- SB 921 Sex offenses; prohibiting proximity to children and school property, penalty.
- SB 929 Misdemeanor; reduces maximum term of confinement.
- SB 931 Unrestorably incompetent defendant; disposition procedures, acts of violence.
- SB 939 Discretionary sentencing guidelines; written explanation, appeal.
- SB 940 Court-appointed counsel; increases statutory caps for fees paid in indigent cases.
- SB 958 Writs of actual innocence; statue of limitations for filing of a petition.
- SB 971 Magistrates; law-enforcement observation, annual requirement.
- SB 973 Sexually violent predators; civil commitment, penalty.
- SB 989 Crime victim rights; notification from the attorney for the Commonwealth.
- SB 990 Ministers of religion; communications between persons they counsel or advise.
- SB 1004 Law-enforcement officers; protected personal information.
- SB 1010 Issuing citations; certain traffic offenses.
- SB 1025 Witnesses; exclusion, governmental agencies and other entities.
- SB 1031 Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; exception to confidentiality.
- SB 1033 Guardian ad litem; appointment for minor witness.
- SB 1034 Telephone, digital pager, or other device; causing to ring or signal with intent to annoy, penalty.
- SB 1040 Employee's social security number; prohibited use by employer, civil penalty.
- SB 1054 Interjurisdictional compacts; criminal history record checks.
- SB 1067 Substantial risk orders; substantial risk factors and considerations.
- SB 1073 Unmanned aircraft systems; trespass over correctional facilities, penalty.
- SB 1080 Juvenile and domestic relations district courts; adjudication of delinquency.
- SB 1089 Writs of eviction; returns to issuing clerk.
- SB 1093 Notaries; course and examination, journal and electronic record of notarial acts.
- SB 1096 Marriage; lawful regardless of sex of parties.
- SB 1103 Workplace violence; violence in certain public places, penalty.
- SB 1113 Liability for sale of alcohol to an impaired customer; injury to another person.
- SB 1117 Catalytic converters; unlawful possession, purchase, sale, and transportation, penalty.
- SB 1128 State correctional facility; unauthorized dissemination of photographic image from security camera.
- SB 1132 Criminal history record information; dissemination.
- SB 1135 Catalytic converters; unlawful possession, purchase, or sale, penalty.
- SB 1139 Firearms; storage in residence where minor or person prohibited from possessing is present, penalty.
- SB 1140 DARS; training, powers, and duties of guardian.
- SB 1144 Guardian ad litem; appointment, requested information, records, or reports.
- SB 1156 Suffocation by blocking or obstructing the airway of another; penalty.
- SB 1159 Fines, costs, etc.; collection fees, assessment against incarcerated defendant.
- SB 1167 Firearm industry members; standards of responsible conduct, civil liability.
- SB 1174 Court-ordered treatment; expedited diversion in lieu of criminal adjudication.
- SB 1181 Unfinished frames or receivers and unserialized firearms; sale, transfer, or purchase, penalty.
- SB 1183 Applicant Fingerprint Database; participation in FBI Next Generation Identification Rap Back Serv.
- SB 1184 Hate crimes and discrimination; antisemitism, penalties.
- SB 1188 Weapon of terrorism; definition, penalty.
- SB 1192 Assault firearms; carrying in public areas prohibited, penalty.
- SB 1200 Police animals; killing or injuring, penalty.
- SB 1204 Obscene; definition.
- SB 1207 Crimes by gangs; expands definition, penalties for gang crimes.
- SB 1214 Child abuse and neglect; custody and visitation, possession or consumption of substances.
- SB 1223 Vulnerable adults; financial exploitation, venue for trial.
- SB 1224 Unlawful picketing or parading to obstruct or influence justice; penalty.
- SB 1225 Killing the fetus of another; guilty of manslaughter, penalties.
- SB 1226 Alcohol; liability for sale to an underage person.
- SB 1228 Line of Duty Act; campus police officers, contributing private institutions of higher education.
- SB 1229 Admission to bail; creates rebuttable presumptions against bail.
- SB 1236 Firearms, etc.; control of possession by locality.
- SB 1237 Legal notices; online publications.
- SB 1241 Child Pornography Registry; required information.
- SB 1243 Reproductive health care services; definition, prohibitions on extradition for certain crimes.
- SB 1244 Crime Victim and Witness Rights Act; notifications to victims.
- SB 1245 Parolee or felon; arrest & return when serving a period of postrelease supervision.
- SB 1252 Anti-Semitism; definition when term used in reference to discrimination.
- SB 1256 Magistrates; appointment and supervision.
- SB 1259 Criminal appeals; duties of the Attorney General and attorney for the Commonwealth.
- SB 1264 Notifications in juvenile cases; exception to confidentiality.
- SB 1272 Assault and battery; persons diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability.
- SB 1282 Community service work in lieu of payment of fines and costs; work performed while incarcerated.
- SB 1283 Assault firearms; age requirement, penalty.
- SB 1288 Wrongful death; death of parent or guardian of child resulting from driving under the influence.
- SB 1291 False emergency communication to emergency personnel; false information, penalties, report.
- SB 1296 Grand larceny and certain property crimes; penalties.
- SB 1298 Liquefied petroleum gas; filling, refilling, or otherwise delivering during qualifying emergency.
- SB 1303 Defendant with a disorder or disability; sealing of criminal history record information, etc.
- SB 1304 Court-appointed counsel; requests for additional compensation, determination by judge.
- SB 1306 Twenty-fifth judicial circuit; designation of courtrooms.
- SB 1310 Judges and magistrates, retired or active; personal information on the Internet, penalty.
- SB 1314 Judgment or child support order; pregnancy and delivery expenses.
- SB 1353 Firearms-related offenses; increases mandatory minimum sentences, penalty.
- SB 1362 Resisting detention; penalty.
- SB 1367 Child abuse or neglect; definition, child engaging in independent activities without supervision.
- SB 1377 Prostitution; solicitation, penalties.
- SB 1378 Firearms; use, display, or concealment in committing certain felonies, penalty.
- SB 1379 Correctional facilities, local and regional; provision of medical services.
- SB 1382 Assault firearms and certain ammunition feeding devices; purchase, possession, etc., prohibited.
- SB 1383 Mental Health Crisis Intervention Hotline; Virginia Fusion Intelligence Center to establish.
- SB 1389 Deed recordation; address transfer for taxation.
- SB 1396 Organized retail theft; establishes as a crime, report, penalty.
- SB 1402 Criminal records; expungement and sealing of records.
- SB 1413 Civil cases; motion for the disclosure of expunged police and court records.
- SB 1433 Service handgun; purchases by certain officers from Department of State Police.
- SB 1436 Sexually transmitted infections; testing of certain persons following arrest or indictment, etc.
- SB 1456 Speed determination devices; extends validity of calibration or testing of certain devices.
- SB 1472 Child protective orders; violation, penalty.
- SB 1484 Firearm/explosive material; carrying w/in Capitol Sq., etc., may result in periods of imprisonments.
- SB 1486 Judges, retired, etc.; increases per diem compensation for substitute judges.
- SB 1488 Firearms; removal from persons posing substantial risk, penalties.
- SB 1489 Weapons; possession or transportation, facility that provides mental health services.
- SB 1490 Fentanyl; selling, giving, or distributing a substance that contains 2 mgms. or more, etc.
- SB 1492 Firearm or explosive material; carrying within Capitol Square and the surrounding area, exceptions.
- SB 1494 Disciplining attorneys and reinstatement of attorneys; procedure by three-judge circuit court.
- SB 1495 Local enforcement action; willful disregard for applicable law, damages.
- SB 1504 Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry; removal of name and identifying information.
- SB 1507 Criminal proceedings; disposition when defendant found incompetent.
- SB 1510 Orders for involuntary outpatient evaluations & services; evidence of defendant's mental condition.
- SB 1515 Harmful materials; civil liability for publishing or distributing to minors on the Internet.
- SB 1517 Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; removes confidentiality of papers and proceedings.
- SB 1523 Marijuana related offenses; modification of sentence.
- SB 1532 Protective orders; extensions and continuances, other monetary relief, penalty.
- SB 1534 Adults charged with a criminal offense punishable by incarceration; collection & reporting of data.
- SB 1542 Enhanced earned sentence credits; certain firearm-related offenses, etc.
- SR 93 Judge; nomination for election to Supreme Court of Virginia.
- SR 94 Judges; nominations for election to Court of Appeals of Virginia.
- SR 95 Judges; nominations for election to circuit court.
- SR 96 Judges; nominations for election to general district court.
- SR 97 Judges; nominations for election to juvenile and domestic relations district court.
- SR 98 Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; nominations for election of members.
- SR 161 Judges; nominations for election to circuit court.
- SR 162 Judges; nominations for election to general district court.
- SR 163 Judges; nominations for election to juvenile and domestic relations district court.
- SR 164 Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; nomination for election of member.