SB 70 VA

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Delinquency petition; referral to court service unit. Provides that at any point prior to the commencement of an adjudication hearing on a petition alleging that a child is delinquent, the court, upon request of the child with consent of the attorney for the Commonwealth, if a party to the case, may refer the delinquency charge back to the court service unit in writing and the intake officer shall proceed informally pursuant to relevant law. Additionally, the bill provides that upon such referral, the court shall dismiss the petition and order that the court records pertaining to the petition be expunged pursuant to relevant law. Lastly, the bill allows an intake officer to proceed informally on a complaint alleging a child is in need of services, in need of supervision, or delinquent if the juvenile has previously been proceeded against informally. Current law does not permit proceeding informally when a juvenile (i) commits a violent juvenile felony or (ii) is alleged delinquent for an offense that would be a felony if committed by an adult if such juvenile had previously been (a) proceeded against informally by intake or (b) adjudicated delinquent for a prior offense that would be a felony if committed by an adult. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Commission on Youth. This bill is identical to HB 438.

• Barbara A. Favola Democratic · primary

1. Dec 17, 2025 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101683D · upper
2. Dec 17, 2025 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
3. Jan 21, 2026 Courts of Justice Substitute · upper
4. Jan 21, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N) · upper
5. Jan 23, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26105830D-S1 · upper
6. Jan 23, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
7. Jan 23, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
8. Jan 23, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
9. Jan 23, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
10. Jan 26, 2026 Read second time · upper
11. Jan 26, 2026 Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to · upper
12. Jan 26, 2026 Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
13. Jan 26, 2026 Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to · upper
14. Jan 26, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
15. Jan 27, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
16. Jan 28, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB70) · upper
17. Feb 3, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
18. Feb 3, 2026 Read first time · lower
19. Feb 3, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · lower
20. Feb 18, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 7-N) · lower
21. Feb 18, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108198D-H1 · lower
22. Feb 20, 2026 Read second time · lower
23. Feb 23, 2026 Floor offered Delegate LeVere Bolling Amendment · lower
24. Feb 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB70) · upper
25. Feb 23, 2026 Read third time · lower
26. Feb 23, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
27. Feb 23, 2026 Delegate LeVere Bolling Floor amendment agreed to · lower
28. Feb 23, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute as amended · lower
29. Feb 23, 2026 Passed House with substitute with amendment (63-Y 34-N 0-A) · lower
30. Feb 25, 2026 House substitute with amendment agreed to by Senate · upper
31. Feb 27, 2026 Enrolled · upper
32. Feb 27, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB70ER) · upper
33. Feb 27, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB70) · upper
34. Feb 27, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
35. Feb 27, 2026 Signed by President · upper
36. Mar 4, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB70) · upper
37. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · upper
38. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
39. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 614 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
40. Apr 13, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0614) · executive

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.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• House Amendment · HTML
• Delegate LeVere Bolling Amendment · HTML
• Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
• Courts of Justice Substitute · 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