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Number	Legislature	Summary	Subjects
SB-1592	State (Virginia)	Juvenile and domestic relations district court; jurisdiction over juveniles who are not lawfully present in the United States. Prohibits the juvenile and domestic relations district court from making a determination that it is not in a juvenile's best interest to return to his home country when such juvenile is not lawfully present in the United States and when the purpose of making such determination is for the juvenile's eligibility for special immigrant juvenile classification. The bill exempts decisions made by the court for the purposes of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act and the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption of 1993, as amended. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Courts Not Of Record Minors Juvenile And Domestic Relations District Courts Juveniles
HB-2473	State (Virginia)	Violation of protective order or stalking; third or subsequent offense. Expands the offenses for which a conviction of a third or subsequent offense, when the offense is committed within 20 years of the first conviction and when either the instant or one of the prior offenses was based on an act or threat of violence and the instant and prior offenses arise out of separate incidents, is a Class 6 felony with a mandatory minimum term of confinement of six months from violating a protective order to any combination of violating a protective order or stalking. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Courts Not Of Record Crimes And Offenses Generally Criminal Procedure Protective Orders Stalking
SB-1549	State (Virginia)	Performance of abortions; informed written consent. Eliminates all the procedures and processes, including the performance of an ultrasound, required to effect a woman's informed written consent to the performance of an abortion; however, the bill does not change the requirement that a woman's informed written consent be first obtained. The bill reduces from two to one the number of consulting physicians who must certify that a third trimester abortion is necessary to prevent the woman's death or impairment of her mental or physical health and eliminates the need for such physicians to find that the woman's health would be substantially and irremediably impaired. The bill removes language classifying facilities that perform five or more first trimester abortions per month as hospitals for the purpose of complying with regulations establishing minimum standards for hospitals. Democrat: 100% (5) 100% Democrat support	Courts Not Of Record Crimes And Offenses Generally Health Abortion Women
SB-1505	State (Virginia)	Child support orders; placement in temporary custody of or commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice. Provides that if a child subject to a child support order issued by a court or administrative agency is placed in the temporary custody of or committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice, such child support order shall be stayed as of the date of receipt of the juvenile by the Department and shall resume upon the juvenile's release from the custody of or commitment to Department. The bill requires the Department to notify the court or administrative agency that issued the child support order of such a placement or commitment of the juvenile and of the release of the juvenile from the custody of or commitment to the Department. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Courts Not Of Record Domestic Relations Juvenile Justice Child Support
HR-310	State (Virginia)	Nominating persons to be elected to juvenile and domestic Nominating persons to be elected to juvenile and domestic Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Courts Not Of Record Judges Justices And Other Elective Officers Juvenile And Domestic Relations District Courts Judicial Nominations
SR-112	State (Virginia)	Nominating persons to be elected to juvenile and domestic Nominating persons to be elected to juvenile and domestic Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Courts Not Of Record Judges Justices And Other Elective Officers Juvenile And Domestic Relations District Courts Judicial Nominations
SR-111	State (Virginia)	Nominating persons to be elected to general district court Nominating persons to be elected to general district court Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Courts Not Of Record Judges Justices And Other Elective Officers District Courts Judicial Nominations
HR-309	State (Virginia)	Nominating persons to be elected to general district court Nominating persons to be elected to general district court Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Courts Not Of Record Judges Justices And Other Elective Officers District Courts Judicial Nominations
HJR-782	State (Virginia)	Election of a Court of Appeals of Virginia Judge, Circuit Election of a Court of Appeals of Virginia Judge, Circuit Court Judges, General District Court Judges, Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Judges, members of the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission, a member of the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission, and the Auditor of Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Courts Not Of Record Courts Of Record Workers' Compensation Judicial Inquiry And Review Commission Circuit Courts Judges Justices And Other Elective Officers District Courts Juvenile And Domestic Relations District Courts Auditor Of Public Accounts Court Of Appeals Of Virginia
SB-1488	State (Virginia)	Reimbursement for cost of guardian ad litem. Requires a judge, in cases in which a guardian ad litem has been appointed for a child, to order the parent, parents, adoptive parent or parents of the child, or any other person with a legitimate interest who has filed a petition with the court, to reimburse the Commonwealth for the costs of the guardian ad litem. The bill provides that if a party is unable to pay, the judge may reduce or eliminate the reimbursement. This bill was incorporated into SB 1343. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Courts Not Of Record Minors Guardian Ad Litem
HB-2381	State (Virginia)	Dangerous dogs. Removes the requirement that a law-enforcement officer or animal control officer apply for a summons requiring a dog owner to appear before a general district court when the officer has reason to believe that the dog is dangerous. In the case of a dog that has bitten a cat or dog, the bill requires investigation by an officer for certain exemptions from the definition of "dangerous dog" to apply and removes an exemption for good cause as determined by a court. In the case of a dog that has bitten a person, the bill creates an exemption when an investigating officer finds that the injury is minor. The bill allows a court to use good cause as a reason to determine that a dog is not dangerous. The bill also reduces from 45 days to 30 days the period within which (i) an owner of a dog found to be dangerous is required to obtain a dangerous dog registration certificate and (ii) a convicted owner of a dangerous dog is required to comply with certain provisions. The bill contains technical amendments. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Courts Not Of Record Police Agriculture Animal Care And Food Law-enforcement Officers Dogs And Dog Laws District Courts
SB-1317	State (Virginia)	Spousal support; military disability benefits not considered income. Prohibits combat-related military disability benefits received by either spouse from being used to calculate spousal support. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Armed Forces Courts Not Of Record Domestic Relations Spousal Support
SB-1343	State (Virginia)	Reimbursement for cost of guardian ad litem. Codifies the requirement that, for cases in which a guardian ad litem has been appointed to represent a child, a judge shall order a parent, or other party with a legitimate interest who has filed a petition in such case, to reimburse the Commonwealth for the costs of the guardian. The bill provides that if a party is unable to pay, the judge may reduce or eliminate the reimbursement. The bill further provides that the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court shall administer the guardian ad litem program and report semiannually to the money committees the amounts paid and the amounts reimbursed under the program. This bill incorporates SB 1488. Democrat: 100% (2) 100% Democrat support	Courts Not Of Record Supreme Court Of Virginia Study Commissions Committees And Reports Guardian Ad Litem
SB-1290	State (Virginia)	Orders permitting prisoners to work on public works projects; sentencing. Provides that a circuit court or general district court judge may request any local governing body within the judicial circuit or district of such judge to establish prisoner workforces. The bill adds prisoner workforces to the list of authorized workplaces that a circuit court or general district court can order a prisoner to perform work and receive credit toward his sentence. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Courts Not Of Record Courts Of Record Prisons And Other Methods Of Correction Counties Cities And Towns Local Government And Officials Circuit Courts Prisoners Judges Justices And Other Elective Officers District Courts
SB-1300	State (Virginia)	Victims of domestic violence, etc.; firearms safety or training course. Creates the Virginia Firearms Safety and Training for Sexual and Domestic Violence Victims Fund. The bill provides that the Department of Criminal Justice Services may distribute funds from the Fund to reimburse an entity that offers a firearms safety or training course or class approved by the Department free of charge to victims of domestic violence, sexual abuse, stalking, or family abuse. The Department would not be permitted to issue reimbursements in excess of the amount available in the Fund. The bill also requires that, upon the issuance of a protective order, the petitioner for the order be provided with a list of such approved courses or classes. This bill is identical to HB 1853. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Courts Not Of Record Criminal Procedure Weapons Commonwealth Public Safety Criminal Justice Services Firearms Victims Of Crime
SB-1342	State (Virginia)	District courts; attorney fees. Provides that the jurisdictional limit for general district courts does not include any attorney fees. The bill requires that the amount of an appeal bond required for appeals from a district court include any amount awarded for attorney fees in the case. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Courts Not Of Record Professions And Occupations Lawyers District Courts
SB-1360	State (Virginia)	Department of Military Affairs; civil actions. Authorizes certain employees of the Department of Military Affairs to prepare, execute, file, and have served certain civil documents without the intervention of an attorney. The bill provides that its provisions do not authorize a nonattorney to file any legal document not specifically set forth in the bill. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Administration Of Government Courts Not Of Record
SB-1276	State (Virginia)	Dismissal of certain traffic violations for proof of compliance with law. Provides that a court may, in its discretion, dismiss a violation for failure to notify the Department of Motor Vehicles of change of address, for failure to register, title, or properly display license plates, for failure to pay local licensing fees or taxes, for failure to have certain safety equipment or having unsafe or defective equipment, or for improper tinting, if such a person can prove to the court compliance with the law on or before the court date and payment of court fees. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Courts Not Of Record Motor Vehicles Traffic Regulations And Violations
SB-1356	State (Virginia)	Informal truancy plans. Provides that a student may have multiple discretionary diversions for truancy so long as no previous diversion occurred during the same school year. The bill extends the time frame for an informal truancy plan from 90 days to 120 days. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Courts Not Of Record Education Students
SB-1288	State (Virginia)	Confidentiality of Department of Juvenile Justice records; gang task forces. Permits the Department of Juvenile Justice to disclose, at its discretion, the social reports and records of children who are committed to the Department to a gang task force, provided that its membership (i) consists of only representatives of state or local government or (ii) includes a law-enforcement officer who is present at the time of the disclosure. This bill is identical to HB 2287. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Courts Not Of Record Crimes And Offenses Generally Juvenile Justice Gangs

Title: Juvenile & domestic relations district court; jurisdiction over juveniles not present in U.S.