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House of Delegates Committee on Courts of Justice

The Courts of Justice Committee deals with policy issues affecting criminal and civil procedure and penalties.

Committee Chair: Delegate Rob Bell

Committee Members: Bell (Chair), Adams, L.R. (Vice Chair), Kilgore, Leftwich, Campbell, J.L., Ransone, Campbell, R.R., Freitas, Ballard, Williams, Anderson, Watts, Herring, Hope, Bourne, Simon, Keam, Sullivan, Delaney, Scott, D.L.

The following bills have been reported out of the House Courts of Justice Committee for 2022.

• HB 16 Abuse and neglect of a child; safe haven defense.
• HB 17 Military honor guards and veterans service organizations; paramilitary activities, exception.
• HB 25 Earned sentence credits; possession of child pornography.
• HB 79 Certain traffic offenses; issuing citations.
• HB 104 Judicial emergency; administrative delays, prosecution of felony due to lapse of time.
• HB 108 Felony homicide; certain drug offenses, penalties.
• HB 117 Attorneys; examinations and issuance of licenses, requirements.
• HB 123 Firefighting, emerg. medical services, or law-enforcement equipment & vehicles; destroying, penalty.
• HB 135 Emergency custody and temporary detention; transportation of person when transfer of custody.
• HB 163 Emergency custody and temporary detention; governing transportation & custody of minors and adults.
• HB 212 Abortion; right to informed consent.
• HB 265 Multi-jurisdiction grand jury; investigation of elder abuse crimes.
• HB 282 Criminal records; effect of criminal convictions on licensure, data to be included in report.
• HB 304 Abortion; born alive human infant, failure to provide treatment and care, penalty.
• HB 350 Threats and harassment of certain officials and property; venue.
• HB 370 Uniform Fiduciary Income and Principal Act; replaces prior Act.
• HB 378 Jury duty; allowance increase.
• HB 397 Wrongful incarceration; compensation.
• HB 404 Sexual assault nurse & forensic examiners; testimony by two-way video conferencing.
• HB 409 Statute of limitations; promises not to plead.
• HB 422 Writ of actual innocence; previously unknown or unavailable nonbiological evidence, etc.
• HB 434 Criminal sexual assault; definition of intimate parts, penalty.
• HB 449 Personal property; distrained or levied on property, auctioneers or auction firms outside county.
• HB 451 Stalking; venue, penalty.
• HB 459 Real property; entering adjoining property to improve, etc., petitioning circuit court.
• HB 496 Abuse and neglect; financial exploitation, changes term incapacitated adults, penalties.
• HB 497 Misuse of power of attorney; financial exploitation of incapacitated adults by an agent, penalty.
• HB 502 Credit for time spent in confinement while awaiting trial; separate, dismissed, etc.
• HB 573 Statute of limitations; collection of medical debt.
• HB 614 Appeals bond; removes requirement for indigent parties to post, appeal of unlawful detainer.
• HB 623 Guardianship and conservatorship; duties of the guardian ad litem, report contents.
• HB 634 Guardianship visitation requirements; DARS shall convene a work group to review and evaluate.
• HB 643 Guardianship and conservatorship; periodic review hearings.
• HB 660 Search warrants; removes certain provisions in regard to execution of warrants.
• HB 671 Permanent protective orders; Hope Card Program created.
• HB 677 Posting of notices; electronic posting on public government website of the locality, etc.
• HB 678 Person under a disability; parties unknown.
• HB 682 Service of process; investigator employed by an attorney for the Commonwealth, etc.
• HB 684 Involuntary temporary detention; disclosure of health records.
• HB 711 Writ of vacatur; victims of sex trafficking, payment of fees or costs.
• HB 719 Physical evidence recovery kits; victim’s right to notification, storage.
• HB 731 Juvenile law-enforcement records; inspection of records.
• HB 733 Juvenile records; identification of children receiving coordinated services.
• HB 735 Earned sentence credits; repeals four-level classification system for awarding & calculation, etc.
• HB 736 Search warrants; execution.
• HB 738 Competency to stand trial; order for evaluation or treatment.
• HB 740 Catalytic converters; penalties.
• HB 744 Killing the fetus of another; guilty of manslaughter, penalties.
• HB 748 DNA data bank sample tracking system; replaces certain references in Code.
• HB 749 Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Victim Fund; purpose, guidelines.
• HB 755 Anti-Human Trafficking and Survivor Trust Fund; created, report.
• HB 756 Bail for a person accused of a crime that is an act of violence; notice to attorney.
• HB 758 Probation, revocation, and suspension of sentence; penalty.
• HB 760 Suspended sentence or probation; violation of the terms and conditions, technical violations.
• HB 761 Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; availability of complaint forms.
• HB 775 Religious freedom; applicability of certain executive orders.
• HB 782 Nonsuits; appeals from judgment of a general district court.
• HB 808 Support orders; income withholding order, employer fees.
• HB 812 Admission to bail; rebuttable presumptions against bail.
• HB 821 Judges; increases from six to seven the maximum number in the Thirty-first Judicial Circuit.
• HB 869 Adoption; court to refer case to child-placing agency.
• HB 887 Transfer on death deed; conveyance of cooperative interest.
• HB 993 Unlawful hazing; amends definition, civil and criminal liability, penalties.
• HB 1043 Youth sports league; background checks and training requirements for coaches and staff.
• HB 1066 Notice of probate; exception to notice.
• HB 1078 Firearms; limitations on use or transfer.
• HB 1080 Sex offenders in emergency shelters; notification, registration, penalty.
• HB 1119 Va. Retirement System; loss of benefits for certain felony convictions.
• HB 1132 Fiduciaries; payment of small amounts to certain persons without involvement, threshold amount.
• HB 1145 Civil actions; health care bills and records.
• HB 1147 Temporary detention; alternative custody.
• HB 1198 Attorney General; instituting/conducting crim. prosecutions for certain violence against children.
• HB 1212 Guardianship and conservatorship; notice of hearing, cross-petitions.
• HB 1234 Judgments; limitations on enforcement, extensions and renewals.
• HB 1236 Summons for unlawful detainer; notice to tenant, adverse employment actions prohibited.
• HB 1260 Guardianship; procedures for restriction of communication, visitation, or interaction.
• HB 1282 Sharing of forfeited assets; promoting law enforcement.
• HB 1285 Virginia State Bar; repeals sunset provision on Supreme Court’s authority to assess members.
• HB 1318 Probation violation guidelines; use of sentencing revocation report and discretionary sentencing.
• HB 1320 Discretionary sentencing guidelines; midpoint for violent felony offenses.
• HB 1327 Civil cases; reimbursement of costs.
• HB 1341 Local correctional facilities, etc.; transfer of individuals in need of behavioral health services.
• HB 1356 Fentanyl; selling, giving, etc., to another person, penalties.