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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Judges; nominations for election to general district court. [HR-39]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Nominating persons to be elected to general district court judgeships.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michelle Lopes-Maldonado
Presented, Ordered Printed 24105477d on 01/24/2024
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Judges; election in Court of Appeals of Virginia, circuit court, etc. [HJR-99]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Elections ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
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, a member of the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission, members of the State Corporation Commission, and a member of the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michelle Lopes-Maldonado
Presented, Ordered Printed 24106153d on 01/24/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Judges; nominations for election to juvenile and domestic relations district court. [HR-40]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Nominating persons to be elected to juvenile and domestic relations district court judgeships.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michelle Lopes-Maldonado
Presented, Ordered Printed 24105480d on 01/24/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Drug Treatment Court Act; renames the Act as the Recovery Court Act. [SB-725]
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[Mental Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Drug Treatment Court Act; name change. Renames the Drug Treatment Court Act as the Recovery Court Act. The bill also directs the Supreme Court of Virginia to rename the state Drug Treatment Court Advisory Committee as the Recovery Court Advisory Committee.
Sponsored by: Sen. Todd Pillion
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0130) on 03/20/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Judges; maximum number each judicial district and circuit. [SB-710]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Maximum number of judges in each judicial district and circuit. Increases by one the maximum number of authorized juvenile and domestic relations district court judges in the Twentieth and Thirty-first Judicial Districts. The bill also increases by one the maximum number of authorized circuit court judges in the First, Ninth, Fifteenth, and Twenty-fifth Judicial Circuits. This bill is a recommendation of the Committee on District Courts and the Judicial Council of Virginia.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer Boysko
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0606) on 04/05/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Judges; maximum number in each judicial district. [SB-686]
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[Law Enforcement ]
Maximum number of judges in each judicial district. Increases from five to six the maximum number of authorized juvenile and domestic relations district court judges in the Thirty-first Judicial District.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeremy McPike
Incorporated By Courts Of Justice on 01/24/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Juveniles; adjudication of delinquency. [HB-1420]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Juveniles; adjudication of delinquency. Specifies that a delinquent child is a child 11 years of age or older who has committed a delinquent act. Currently, there is no minimum age for a child to be adjudicated delinquent. The bill provides that if a juvenile younger than 11 years of age is found to have committed a delinquent act, the juvenile shall not be proceeded upon as delinquent; however, the court may make any orders of disposition authorized for a child in need of services or a child in need of supervision. The bill includes in the definition
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Sponsored by: Rep. Vivian Watts
House Sustained Governor's Veto on 04/17/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
School boards; placement in alternative education programs, disclosure of certain information. [HB-1385]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
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School boards; placement in alternative education programs; disclosure of certain information in delinquency cases. Requires the clerk of any court in which a disposition is entered or deferred in any proceeding where a student is charged with an offense that, pursuant to relevant law, is required to be disclosed to the superintendent of the school division in which the student is enrolled to, upon request of any such division superintendent, provide additional information that may be relevant to such student's placement in an alternative education
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Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Milde
Continued To 2025 In Education By Voice Vote on 02/07/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Public schools; transfer and management of scholastic records, disclosure of information in court. [HB-1383]
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[Criminal Justice ]
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Public schools; transfer and management of scholastic records; disclosure of information in court notices; transfer of disciplinary records; requirements. Requires the superintendent of any school division to, upon receiving notification of the disposition in a delinquency case concerning a student who is not enrolled in such school division, forward such notification to the superintendent of the school division where such student is enrolled or where such student intends to enroll, as evidenced by the receipt of a request from the other school
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Sponsored by: Rep. Joshua Cole
Stricken From Docket By Education (19-y 2-n) on 02/07/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
State psychiatric hospitals; temporary detention orders, delayed admission to determine med. needs. [SB-653]
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[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
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[Criminal Justice ]
State psychiatric hospitals; temporary detention orders; delayed admission to determine medical needs. Allows state psychiatric hospitals to delay admission of an individual under a temporary detention order until the state psychiatric hospital has determined that the individual does not have potentially life-threatening medical needs that require immediate evaluation and treatment that the state psychiatric hospital is incapable of providing. This bill is a recommendation of the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission and the Behavioral Health
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Sponsored by: Sen. Tara Durant
Stricken At Request Of Patron In Courts Of Justice (12-y 0-n) on 01/29/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
General district and circuit courts; transfer, civil jurisdiction. [HB-1343]
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[Criminal Justice ]
Civil jurisdiction of general district courts and circuit courts; transfer. Provides that while a matter is pending in general district court, upon motion of either the plaintiff or defendant seeking to increase the amount of the claim, the court is required to order a transfer to circuit court without requiring that the case first be dismissed or that the plaintiff suffer a nonsuit. Similarly, the bill provides that while a matter is pending in circuit court, upon motion of either the plaintiff or defendant seeking to decrease the amount of the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Amanda Batten
Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/13/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Fines, costs, forfeitures, penalties, etc.; duty of attorneys for the Commonwealth. [SB-637]
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[Criminal Justice ]
Collections of fines, costs, forfeitures, penalties, etc.; duty of attorneys for the Commonwealth; consultation with clerk. Requires that at least 30 days prior to the execution of a contract with a private attorney or private collection agency to undertake the collection of fines, costs, forfeitures, penalties, and restitution, the attorney for the Commonwealth shall consult with the clerk of the circuit court. Collections of fines, costs, forfeitures, penalties, etc.; duty of attorneys for the Commonwealth; consultation with clerk. Requires that
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Sponsored by: Sen. Emily Brewer
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0518) on 04/04/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Failure to appear; contempt of court, penalties. [SB-643]
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[Public Safety ]
Penalties for failure to appear; contempt. Provides that any person (i) charged with a felony offense or misdemeanor offense or (ii) convicted of a felony offense or misdemeanor offense and execution of sentence is suspended who willfully fails to appear before any court or judicial officer as required may be punished for contempt. Under current law, such person is guilty of a Class 6 felony, if charged with a felony, or a Class 1 misdemeanor, if charged with a misdemeanor, for such a violation. The bill excludes from such penalty persons who are
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Sponsored by: Sen. Creigh Deeds
Read Third Time And Defeated By Senate (20-y 20-n) on 02/13/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Discharge plans; copies to public elementary and secondary schools. [SB-575]
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[Children and Youth ]
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Discharge plans; copies to public elementary and secondary schools. Provides that, prior to the discharge of any minor admitted to inpatient treatment (i) who is a student at a public elementary or secondary school and (ii) for whom the facility deems (a) such discharge poses a threat of violence or physical harm to self and others or (b) additional educational services are needed, such facility is required to provide to the school's mental health professional or school counselor the portions of such discharge plan relevant to the threat of violence
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Obenshain
Continued To 2025 In Education By Voice Vote on 02/28/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Juveniles; expungement and sealing of court records. [SB-482]
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Expungement and sealing of juvenile court records. Provides for the sealing of juvenile court records in those instances where a juvenile was found guilty of a delinquent act that would be a felony if committed by an adult and such juvenile has attained the age of 18 years and three years have elapsed since the date of the last hearing in the case of such juvenile. Under current law, such records are open to the public. The bill also provides that any juvenile court records that may be expunged shall be expunged when the juvenile who is the subject
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lashrecse Aird
Continued To 2025 In Courts Of Justice (15-y 0-n) on 02/05/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Juvenile & domestic relations district ct.; parent filing petion for protective order against minor. [SB-502]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
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Petitions in juvenile and domestic relations district court; parents; minors. Prohibits the parent of a minor residing in the same home as such parent from filing a petition for a family abuse protective order against such minor, provided that the minor has not otherwise been emancipated pursuant to law. The bill also authorizes the parent, guardian, or other person standing in loco parentis of a minor to file a petition for a child in need of services or in need of supervision with the clerk of the juvenile and domestic relations district court
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Sponsored by: Sen. Scott Surovell
Failed To Pass In Senate on 03/09/2024
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Public schools; transfer & management of scholastic records, disclosure of info. in court notices. [SB-443]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Public schools; transfer and management of scholastic records; disclosure of information in court notices; transfer of disciplinary records; requirements. Requires the superintendent of any school division to, upon receiving notification of the disposition in a delinquency case concerning a student who is not enrolled in such school division, forward such notification to the superintendent of the school division where such student is enrolled or where such student intends to enroll, as evidenced by the receipt of a request from the other school
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Sponsored by: Sen. Tara Durant
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0008) on 03/08/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Minors; parental admission for inpatient treatment. [SB-460]
[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Parental admission of minors for inpatient treatment. Clarifies that for the purposes of admission of a minor to a willing mental health facility for inpatient treatment, the finding required to be made by a qualified evaluator that the minor appears to have a mental illness serious enough to warrant inpatient treatment may include a finding of substance abuse and such inpatient treatment may be related to such mental illness, which may include substance abuse. The bill also specifies that a temporary detention order shall not be required for a
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dave Marsden
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0710) on 04/08/2024
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Abolition of juvenile fines and fees; criminal offenses. [SB-481]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Abolition of juvenile fines and fees; criminal offenses. Abolishes court costs, fines, and fees assessed to a juvenile or his parent or other persons responsible for his care in circuit court and juvenile and domestic relations district court related to prosecutions of criminal offenses. Abolition of juvenile fines and fees; criminal offenses. Abolishes court costs, fines, and fees assessed to a juvenile or his parent or other persons responsible for his care in circuit court and juvenile and domestic relations district court related to prosecutions
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lashrecse Aird
Continued To 2025 In Finance And Appropriations (15-y 0-n) on 02/07/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
School boards; placement in alternative education programs, disclosure of certain information. [SB-444]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
School boards; placement in alternative education programs; disclosure of certain information in delinquency cases. Authorizes a court in which a disposition is entered or deferred in any proceeding where a student is charged with an offense that, pursuant to relevant law, is required to be disclosed to the superintendent of the school division in which the student is enrolled to, upon written request of any such division superintendent, provide a copy of the court order ordering any conditions upon such disposition or deferred disposition to such
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Sponsored by: Sen. Tara Durant
Left In Education on 03/06/2024