SB 804 VA

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Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; submission of annual report. Provides that the decision of whether to rescind or redact any portion of the annual report submitted by the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission shall be made by consensus of a majority of the Chairs of the House and Senate Committees for Courts of Justice and the ranking members of the minority party serving on such Committees. The bill provides that if no such action to rescind or redact any portion of the annual report is taken, the report shall be published within 30 days of submission. The bill provides that such 30-day time period shall begin the day the Commission submits the annual report to the General Assembly, and if the 30-day period expires on a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday, or day on which the General Assembly is lawfully closed, such period shall be extended to the next day that is not one of those days. The bill contains technical amendments.

• R. Creigh Deeds Democratic · primary

1. Jan 23, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26105246D · upper
2. Jan 23, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
3. Feb 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB804) · upper
4. Feb 16, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N) · upper
5. Feb 16, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
6. Feb 16, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
7. Feb 16, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
8. Feb 17, 2026 Read second time · upper
9. Feb 17, 2026 Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
10. Feb 17, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
11. Feb 17, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
12. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
13. Feb 24, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
14. Feb 24, 2026 Read first time · lower
15. Feb 24, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · lower
16. Feb 24, 2026 Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal · lower
17. Feb 27, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
18. Feb 27, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N) · lower
19. Mar 2, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) · lower
20. Mar 3, 2026 Read second time · lower
21. Mar 4, 2026 Read third time · lower
22. Mar 4, 2026 committee amendment agreed to · lower
23. Mar 4, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
24. Mar 4, 2026 Passed House with amendment (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
25. Mar 4, 2026 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House · lower
26. Mar 4, 2026 Passed House with amendment (99-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
27. Mar 6, 2026 House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
28. Mar 12, 2026 Enrolled · upper
29. Mar 12, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB804ER) · upper
30. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
31. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by President · upper
32. Mar 12, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB804) · upper
33. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · upper
34. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
35. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 958 (effective 7/1/2026) · 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.

• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• House Amendment · HTML
• Courts of Justice Amendment · HTML
• Courts of Justice Amendment · HTML
• Criminal Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML