HB 872 VA

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Possession of portable electronic device in district or circuit court. Requires the chief judge of each general district court, juvenile and domestic relations district court, and circuit court to set a policy regarding the use and possession of portable electronic devices by visitors to the court. The bill authorizes such chief judge to condition the use and possession of portable electronic devices upon certain limitations. The bill also requires that any such policy be conspicuously posted at the entrance of the courthouse and available on the Virginia Judicial System's website, the district or circuit court's individual website, or a local government website that also has information about such district or circuit court.

• Rae Cousins Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103145D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · lower
3. Jan 29, 2026 Assigned HCJ sub: Civil · lower
4. Feb 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB872) · lower
5. Feb 2, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 1-N) · lower
6. Feb 4, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106903D-H1 · lower
7. Feb 4, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) · lower
8. Feb 6, 2026 Read first time · lower
9. Feb 9, 2026 Read second time · lower
10. Feb 9, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
11. Feb 9, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
12. Feb 10, 2026 Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
13. Feb 11, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
14. Feb 11, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
15. Feb 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB872) · lower
16. Feb 25, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (9-Y 6-N) · upper
17. Feb 25, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
18. Feb 27, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
19. Feb 27, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
20. Feb 27, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
21. Feb 27, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108387D-S1 · upper
22. Mar 2, 2026 Read third time · upper
23. Mar 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB872) · lower
24. Mar 2, 2026 Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to · upper
25. Mar 2, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
26. Mar 2, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute (23-Y 17-N 0-A) · upper
27. Mar 4, 2026 Senate substitute agreed to by House (88-Y 6-N 0-A) · lower
28. Mar 11, 2026 Enrolled · lower
29. Mar 11, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB872ER) · lower
30. Mar 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB872) · lower
31. Mar 11, 2026 Signed by President · upper
32. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
33. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · lower
34. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
35. Apr 11, 2026 Governor's recommendation received by House · 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.

• Governor's Recommendation · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · 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
• Civil Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Civil Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML