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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Protective orders; prohibits parent of a minor from filing a petition for family abuse order, etc. [HB-244]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Protective order in case of family abuse; parents; minors. Prohibits the parent of a minor 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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Fernando Martinez
Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/13/2024
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Family or household member; clarifies definition, penalty. [HB-172]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Family or household member; definition; penalty. Adds to the definition of family or household member, for the purposes of definitions relating to juvenile and domestic relations district courts and multiple criminal and procedural statutes, an individual who is a legal custodian of a juvenile. Family or household member; definition; penalty. Adds to the definition of family or household member, for the purposes of definitions relating to juvenile and domestic relations district courts and multiple criminal and procedural statutes, an individual
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Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick Hope
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0273) on 04/02/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Adoption; parental placement and agency adoption. [HB-112]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
Adoption; parental placement and agency adoption. Makes Adoption; parental placement and agency adoption. Makes various changes to statutes governing parental placement and agency adoptions. The bill authorizes a hospital to release a child to his adoptive parents when the birth parent has executed a health care power of attorney. The bill provides that when a juvenile and domestic relations district court enters an order waiving the consent of one or both birth parents who have failed, without good cause, to appear at a hearing to execute consent
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Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Sullivan
Incorporated By Courts Of Justice on 01/26/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Juveniles; adjudication of delinquency. [SB-23]
[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: Sen. Mamie Locke
Senate Sustained Governor's Veto on 04/17/2024
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Judges; nominations for election to juvenile and domestic relations district court. [SR-163]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Nominating persons to be elected to juvenile and domestic relations district court judgeships.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Edwards
Presented And Ordered Printed 23107378d on 02/22/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Judges; nominations for election to general district court. [SR-162]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Nominating persons to be elected to general district court judgeships.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Edwards
Presented And Ordered Printed 23107377d on 02/22/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Judges; election in circuit court, general district court, etc. [HJR-845]
[Elections ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Election of Circuit Court Judges, General District Court Election of Circuit Court Judges, General District Court Judges, Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Judges, and a member of the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission.
Sponsored by: Rep. Les Adams
Presented 23107385d on 02/22/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Judges; nominations for election to general district court. [HR-404]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Nominating persons to be elected to general district court judgeships.
Sponsored by: Rep. Les Adams
Presented 23107211d on 02/22/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Judges; nominations for election to juvenile and domestic relations district court. [HR-405]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Nominating persons to be elected to juvenile and domestic relations district court judgeships.
Sponsored by: Rep. Les Adams
Presented 23107212d on 02/22/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Judges; nominations for election to juvenile and domestic relations district court. [SR-97]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Nominating persons to be elected to juvenile and domestic relations district court judgeships.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Edwards
Presented And Ordered Printed 23104648d on 01/23/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Judges; nominations for election to general district court. [SR-96]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Nominating persons to be elected to general district court judgeships.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Edwards
Presented And Ordered Printed 23104645d on 01/23/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Protective orders; extensions and continuances, other monetary relief, penalty. [SB-1532]
[Crime ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Protective orders; extensions and continuances; penalty. Provides that if a petitioner files a written motion requesting a hearing to extend a permanent protective order, the court may issue an ex parte protective order until the extension hearing, which shall be held within 15 days of the issuance of such ex parte protective order and may be held after the expiration of the permanent protective order. If the respondent fails to appear at the extension hearing because the respondent was not personally served with such motion, a new date for the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Creigh Deeds
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0621) on 03/26/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Judges, retired, etc.; increases per diem compensation for substitute judges. [SB-1486]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
Retired judges temporarily recalled to service; per diem compensation. Raises from $200 to $400 the per diem compensation for any justice, judge, member of the State Corporation Commission, or member of the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission who is retired and who is temporarily recalled to service. Retired judges temporarily recalled to service; per diem compensation. Raises from $200 to $400 the per diem compensation for any justice, judge, member of the State Corporation Commission, or member of the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission
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Sponsored by: Sen. Joseph Morrissey
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0328) on 03/23/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Involuntary temporary detention; termination of a period of detention. [HB-2410]
[Mental Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Duration of involuntary temporary detention. Includes the termination of a period of involuntary temporary detention, if the minor or individual has been admitted to a facility of temporary detention, on any day or part of a day on which the clerk's office is lawfully closed as a reason to extend the duration of the period of involuntary temporary detention for adults and juveniles. Duration of involuntary temporary detention. Includes the termination of a period of involuntary temporary detention, if the minor or individual has been admitted to
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Sponsored by: Rep. Vivian Watts
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0636) on 03/26/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Child protective orders; violation, penalty. [SB-1472]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Violations of child protective orders; penalty. Provides that a violation of a permanent child protective order is punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Stanley
Passed By Indefinitely In Judiciary (8-y 6-n) on 02/06/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Judges; nominations for election to juvenile and domestic relations district court. [HR-252]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Nominating persons to be elected to juvenile and domestic relations district court judgeships.
Sponsored by: Rep. Les Adams
Taken Up For Immediate Consideration on 01/23/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Judges; election of a justice and various judges. [HJR-558]
[Elections ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Election of a Supreme Court of Virginia Justice, Court of Election of a Supreme Court of Virginia Justice, Court of Appeals of Virginia Judges, Circuit Court Judges, General District Court Judges, Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Judges, and members of the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission.
Sponsored by: Rep. Les Adams
Taken Up For Immediate Consideration on 01/23/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Judges; nominations for election to general district court. [HR-251]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Nominating persons to be elected to general district court judgeships.
Sponsored by: Rep. Les Adams
Taken Up For Immediate Consideration on 01/23/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Child abuse or neglect; definition, child engaging in independent activities without supervision. [SB-1367]
[Children and Youth ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Public Safety ]
Child abuse or neglect; definition; independent activities. Clarifies that no child whose parent or other person responsible for his care allows the child to engage in independent activities without adult supervision shall for that reason alone be considered to be an abused or neglected child, provided that (i) such independent activities are appropriate based on the child's age, maturity, and physical and mental abilities and (ii) such lack of supervision does not constitute conduct that is so grossly negligent as to endanger the health or safety
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer McClellan
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0568) on 03/26/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Community services boards; information to certain defendants, services provided by boards. [SB-1267]
[Mental Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Community Development ]
Information to certain defendants; services of community services boards. Requires general district courts, juvenile and domestic relations district courts, and circuit courts, in cases in which a defendant is found not guilty of any offense after a trial at which evidence of the defendant's mental condition at the time of the alleged offense was introduced, to make available to the defendant information regarding services provided by the community services board and how such services may be accessed. The bill requires each community services board
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Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Favola
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0218) on 03/22/2023