SB 198 VA

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A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 19.2-271.6:1, relating to admissibility of statements by individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities in certain cases.

• Barbara A. Favola Democratic · primary

1. Jan 9, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104790D · upper
2. Jan 9, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
3. Feb 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB198) · upper
4. Feb 9, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
5. Feb 9, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) · upper
6. Feb 10, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26105843D-S1 · upper
7. Feb 11, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (13-Y 2-N) · upper
8. Feb 12, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
9. Feb 12, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
10. Feb 12, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
11. Feb 13, 2026 Read second time · upper
12. Feb 13, 2026 Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to · upper
13. Feb 13, 2026 Finance and Appropriations Amendment agreed to · upper
14. Feb 13, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute as amended (Voice Vote) · upper
15. Feb 16, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 17-N 0-A) · upper
16. Feb 19, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
17. Feb 19, 2026 Read first time · lower
18. Feb 19, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · lower
19. Feb 19, 2026 Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal · lower
20. Feb 20, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
21. Feb 20, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 3-N) · lower
22. Feb 25, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB198) · upper
23. Mar 2, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) · lower
24. Mar 9, 2026 Tabled in Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) · lower

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Courts of Justice Amendment · HTML
• Courts of Justice Amendment · HTML
• Criminal Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Finance and Appropriations Amendment · HTML
• Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
• Courts of Justice Substitute · HTML
• Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
• Courts of Justice Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML