2025 Priority Bills
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Cat | Number | Title | Patron | House | Senate | updated |
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justice | HB 1713 Support | Jurisdiction of district courts in felony cases; specialty dockets; Behavioral Health Docket Act.
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Authorizes a general district court and a juvenile and domestic relations district court to retain jurisdiction over a felony offense for the purpose of allowing the accused to complete a specialty docket or behavioral health docket established pursuant to relevant law....
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Watts(D) |
Reported
Courts of Justice (16-Y 6-N)
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1/30/25 |
justice | HB 2217 Support | Court appearance of a person not free on bail.
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Makes various changes to provisions regarding bail hearings, including (i) the appointment of counsel for the accused, (ii) the information provided to counsel for the accused, ....
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Callsen(D) |
Passed
(51-44)
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1/30/25 |
justice | HB 2222 Support | Use of restraints on juveniles in court prohibited; exceptions.
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Prohibits the use of instruments of restraint, as defined in the bill, on a juvenile appearing before the juvenile and domestic relations district court unless the court makes a finding that (i) the use of such restraints is necessary (a) to prevent physical harm to such juvenile or another person, ...
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Cousins(D) |
Passed
(96-0)
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1/30/25 |
voting, justice | HJ 2 Support | Constitutional amendment; qualifications of voters, right to vote, persons not entitled to vote.
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Provides that every person who meets the qualifications of voters set forth in the Constitution of Virginia shall have the fundamental right to vote in the Commonwealth and that such right shall not be abridged by law, except for persons who have been convicted of a felony and persons who have been adjudicated to lack the capacity to understand the act of voting....
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Bennett-Parker(D) |
Passed
(55-Y 44-N)1/14/2025
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Passed
Agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N)
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2/1/25 |
justice | SB 1013 Support | Affirmative defense or reduced penalty for a neurocognitive disorder or intellectual or developmental disability.
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Provides an affirmative defense to prosecution of an individual for assault or assault and battery ... if such individual proves, by a preponderance of the evidence, that at the time of the assault or assault and battery (i) the individual's behaviors were a result of (a) mental illness or....
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Boysko(D) |
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Reported
Courts of Justice (10-Y 5-N)
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1/30/25 |
justice | SB 1227 Support | Court appearance of a person not free on bail.
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Makes various changes to provisions regarding bail hearings, including (i) the appointment of counsel for the accused, ...
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Aird(D) |
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Reported
Courts of Justice (9-Y 2-N 3-A)
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1/30/25 |
justice | SB 1255 Support | Use of restraints on juveniles in court prohibited; exceptions.
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Prohibits the use of instruments of restraint, as defined in the bill, on a juvenile appearing before the juvenile and domestic relations district court unless the court makes a finding that (i) the use of such restraints is necessary ....
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Bagby(D) |
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Passed
(39-0)
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1/23/25 |
justice | HB 2724 Oppose | Automatic license plate recognition systems; use, reports, penalty.
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Requires the Division of Purchases and Supply of the Department of General Services (the Division) to determine and approve the automatic license plate recognition systems, defined in the bill, for use in the Commonwealth and provides requirements for use of such systems by law-enforcement agencies....
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Herring(D) |
Passed
(59-Y 39-N)
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Committee
Courts of Justice
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2/7/25 |