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HB 441 VA
Passed One Chamber

Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; reform, increases membership.

VA · session 2027 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 12, 2026

Latest action (Jul 21, 2026) Continued from last session

Summary

Virginia House Bill 441 would reform the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission and increase its membership. The bill would amend the Virginia Code to modify the commission's structure and operations.

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Official abstract

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 17.1-100, 17.1-901, 17.1-902, 17.1-903, 17.1-913, and 17.1-914 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 17.1-902.1, relating to the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; reform.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (17)
  1. Jan 12, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104937D · lower
  2. Jan 12, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · lower
  3. Jan 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB441) · lower
  4. Jan 30, 2026 Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal · lower
  5. Feb 4, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
  6. Feb 4, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) · lower
  7. Feb 11, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) · lower
  8. Feb 11, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106142D-H1 · lower
  9. Feb 13, 2026 Read first time · lower
  10. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
  11. Feb 16, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
  12. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
  13. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
  14. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
  15. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
  16. Mar 5, 2026 Continued to next session in Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N) · upper
  17. Jul 21, 2026 Continued from last session · upper

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