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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Jurors; payment in civil cases. [HB-1521]
Civil cases; payment of jurors. Provides that Civil cases; payment of jurors. Provides that jurors in all civil cases shall be paid by one or both of the parties at the discretion of the presiding judge. Under current law, such payment is made by the political subdivision in which the summons is issued.
Sponsored by: Rep. Geary Higgins
Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/13/2024
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Judges; maximum number each judicial district and circuit. [SB-710]
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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Drug Treatment Court Act; renames the Act as the Recovery Court Act. [HB-1471]
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: Rep. Karen Keys-Gamarra
Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/13/2024
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Clerks' offices; days of operation, clerks' authority to close office. [HB-1396]
Days of operation of clerks' offices; clerks' authority to close office. Allows the clerk of the circuit court of any county or city to close the clerk's office on (i) Christmas Eve; (ii) any day or portion of a day that the Governor declares as a holiday for state employees; and (iii) any day or portion of a day on which the Governor, Supreme Court, or Judicial Council authorizes state offices to be closed. Under current law, the clerk may only close the clerk's office once a judge authorizes such clerk to do so in these circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick Hope
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0482) on 04/04/2024
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General district and circuit courts; transfer, civil jurisdiction. [HB-1343]
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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Police and court records; expungement, term "otherwise dismissed." [SB-504]
Expungement of police and court records. Provides that, for the purposes of expungement of police and court records, the term "otherwise dismissed" means to render a legal action out of consideration in a different way or manner than a nolle prosequi or formal dismissal by the trial court. The bill specifies that the term "otherwise dismissed" also includes those circumstances when a person is charged with the commission of a crime, a civil offense, or any offense defined in relevant law and the initial charge is reduced or amended to another offense,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Scott Surovell
Senate Sustained Governor's Veto on 04/17/2024
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Abolition of juvenile fines and fees; criminal offenses. [SB-481]
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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Court of Appeals; appeal of interlocutory orders. [SB-509]
Court of Appeals; appeal of interlocutory orders. Provides that certain interlocutory orders shall not be appealable to the Court of Appeals unless the circuit court grants a party's motion to certify such order for interlocutory appeal.
Sponsored by: Sen. Scott Surovell
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0424) on 04/04/2024
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Abolition of juvenile fines and fees; criminal offenses. [HB-1263]
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: Rep. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker
Continued To 2025 In Finance And Appropriations (14-y 1-n) on 02/27/2024
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Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission; court records, online access to case management systems. [HB-1228]
Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission; court records; online access to case management systems. Provides that if a clerk of the circuit court provides secure remote access to nonconfidential court records, the clerk shall, by a signed agreement with the Director of the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission, provide secure remote access to such records to staff of the Commission. The bill clarifies that a clerk is not prohibited from providing online access to a case management system to any person designated by law to prepare sentencing guidelines.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick Hope
Left In Appropriations on 02/13/2024
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Nonresident plaintiff; security costs upon suit. [HB-1249]
Security for costs; suit or action by nonresident. Provides that in any plaintiff's suit or action by a nonresident of the Commonwealth, including a counterclaim plaintiff, cross-claim plaintiff, or third-party plaintiff, the court may order upon a motion made by a party to such suit or action and for good cause shown that such plaintiff must post security, in an amount not exceeding $250, within 60 days of entry of such order. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference. Security for costs; suit or action by nonresident.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Wren Williams
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0745) on 04/08/2024
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Traffic infractions; discretionary juvenile fines, costs, and fees. [HB-1264]
Juvenile fines, costs, and fees; traffic infractions; judicial discretion. Provides that any court costs, fines, and fees assessed to a juvenile or his parent or guardian in circuit court and juvenile and domestic relations district court related to prosecutions of traffic infractions are discretionary. Juvenile fines, costs, and fees; traffic infractions; judicial discretion. Provides that any court costs, fines, and fees assessed to a juvenile or his parent or guardian in circuit court and juvenile and domestic relations district court related
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Sponsored by: Rep. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker
House Sustained Governor's Veto on 04/17/2024
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Indigent defendant; rate of fees for legal representation. [HB-824]
Rate of fees; legal representation of indigent defendant. Limits the fees charged for the cost of court-appointed counsel or public defender representation to persons determined to be indigent to an amount no greater than the amount such person would have owed if such fees had been assessed on or before June 30, 2024. Rate of fees; legal representation of indigent defendant. Limits the fees charged for the cost of court-appointed counsel or public defender representation to persons determined to be indigent to an amount no greater than the amount
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Sponsored by: Rep. Delores McQuinn
Governor: Vetoed By Governor on 05/17/2024
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Adoption of initial discretionary sentencing guideline midpoints; violent felony offenses. [HB-653]
Adoption of initial discretionary sentencing guideline midpoints; violent felony offenses. Removes certain felony offenses from the list of violent felony offenses for the adoption of initial discretionary sentencing guideline midpoints.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carrie Coyner
Governor: Vetoed By Governor on 05/17/2024
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Forced labor or service; civil action for trafficking, penalties. [HB-633]
Forced labor or service; penalties. Expands the offense of abduction to penalize any person who, by force, intimidation or deception, and without legal justification or excuse, obtains the labor or services of another, or seizes, takes, transports, detains or secretes another person or threatens to do so. The bill also expands the offense of receiving money for procuring a person to penalize any person who causes another to engage in forced labor or services or provides or obtains labor or services by any act as described in the offense of abduction.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph McNamara
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0368) on 04/03/2024
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Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; increases membership, training requirements, report. [HB-556]
Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; membership; training requirements; Commission staff; JLARC study; report. Increases the membership of the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission (the Commission) from seven to nine members and reduces from 15 to 10 years the legal practice requirement of any member of the Commission. The bill further provides for staggered terms of the members of the Commission. The bill requires that members of the Commission complete a certain amount of education on judicial misconduct and correcting implicit bias. Judicial
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Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick Hope
Continued To 2025 In Rules By Voice Vote on 02/01/2024
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Land records; recording and indexing fees. [HB-414]
Land records; recording and indexing fees. Provides that no clerk of a circuit court shall assess separate recording and indexing fees for one document that contains two or more instruments that may serve independent legal purposes, including a record of a mortgage as a financing statement, unless the person presenting such document or instruments requests that such document or instruments be recorded and indexed in more than a single instance. The bill also provides that no recordation tax shall be required of a quitclaim deed between a grantor
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kelly Convirs-Fowler
Passed By Indefinitely In Finance And Appropriations (15-y 0-n) on 02/27/2024
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Judges; maximum number each judicial district and circuit. [HB-310]
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: Rep. Patrick Hope
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0525) on 04/05/2024
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Drug Treatment Court Act; renames the Act as the Recovery Court Act. [HB-292]
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: Rep. Sam Rasoul
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0025) on 03/08/2024
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Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; availability of complaint forms in courthouses. [HB-243]
Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; availability of complaint forms in courthouses. Requires that paper copies of any standardized form developed and utilized by the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission or by the Department of Magistrate Services in the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia for the filing of a complaint be made available to the public in the clerk's office in all state courts of the Commonwealth. The bill also requires that a sign be posted in all such courts, in a location accessible to the public,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Fernando Martinez
House Sustained Governor's Veto on 04/17/2024