Grand jury; clarifies oaths of foreman, jurors, and witnesses.
Chief Patron:
Vivian Watts
Status: Enacted
Summons for unlawful detainer; specifies a process by which a plaintiff may amend amount due to him.
Chief Patron:
Patrick Hope
Status: Enacted
Court-appointed counsel; raises the limitation of fees.
Chief Patron:
Atoosa Reaser
Status: Enacted
Guardians and conservators; order of appointment and certificate of qualification, annual report.
Chief Patron:
Rip Sullivan
Status: Enacted
Judges; maximum number in Ninth Judicial Circuit.
Chief Patron:
Chad Green
Status: Consolidated
Jury service; increases from 70 to 73 the age at which a person is exempt from service upon request.
Chief Patron:
Chad Green
Status: Enacted
Signing of pleadings, motions, and other papers; electronic signatures.
Chief Patron:
Karen Keys-Gamarra
Status: Enacted
Optometrists; expert witness testimony.
Chief Patron:
Wren Williams
Status: Enacted
Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; availability of complaint forms in courthouses.
Chief Patron:
Marty Martinez
Status: Vetoed
Close Floor Vote
Legal notices and publications; online-only news publications, requirements.
Chief Patron:
Patrick Hope
Status: Enacted
Custodial interrogation of a child; failure to comply with section, inadmissibility of statement.
Chief Patron:
Vivian Watts
Status: Enacted
Attorney fees; judgments, compensation, or monetary awards related to veterans.
Chief Patron:
David Reid
Status: Killed
Drug Treatment Court Act; renames the Act as the Recovery Court Act.
Chief Patron:
Jason Ballard
Status: Enacted
Public defenders; appointment of counsel, caseload exception.
Chief Patron:
Jason Ballard
Status: Enacted
Civilian deaths in custody; report.
Chief Patron:
Delores McQuinn
Status: Consolidated
Jurors; availability of copy of jury panel to counsel.
Chief Patron:
Jed Arnold
Status: Enacted
Child care; background checks for applicants for employment, etc.
Chief Patron:
Carrie Coyner
Status: Consolidated
Eviction Diversion Pilot Program; extends expiration of Program to July 1, 2025.
Chief Patron:
Carrie Coyner
Status: Enacted
Conservatorship; Judicial Council of Virginia to convene work group to study.
Chief Patron:
Laura Jane Cohen
Status: In House
Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; increases membership, training requirements, report.
Chief Patron:
Patrick Hope
Status: In House
Persons employed to perform forensic science duties; training and certification, policies.
Chief Patron:
Jackie Glass
Status: Killed
Temporary detention; certified evaluators, report.
Chief Patron:
Cia Price
Status: Killed
Fines, costs, forfeitures, etc.; collection fees, assessment against incarcerated defendant.
Chief Patron:
Cia Price
Status: Vetoed
2 Close Floor Votes
Community service work in lieu of payment of fines and costs; work performed while incarcerated.
Chief Patron:
Cia Price
Status: Vetoed
2 Close Floor Votes
State plan for medical assistance services; violence prevention services benefit.
Chief Patron:
Cia Price
Status: Killed