HB 885 VA
Court Date Reminder Program; established, report.
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Summary
Virginia House Bill 885 would establish the Court Date Reminder Program to help ensure individuals appear for scheduled court dates. The bill would amend the Virginia Code to create the program, would establish a work group to oversee it, and would require reporting on the program's implementation and effectiveness.
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Official abstract
A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-388 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 2 of Title 17.1 an article numbered 9, consisting of sections numbered 17.1-296, 17.1-297, and 17.1-298, relating to Court Date Reminder Program established; work group; report.
Sponsor (1)
- Patrick A. Hope Democratic · primary
14 coauthors / cosponsors
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker · cosponsor
- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie · cosponsor
- Joshua G. Cole Democratic · cosponsor
- Rae Cousins Democratic · cosponsor
- Lindsey Dougherty Democratic · cosponsor
- Margaret A. Franklin · cosponsor
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr. Democratic · cosponsor
- Karen Keys-Gamarra Democratic · cosponsor
- May Nivar Democratic · cosponsor
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price Democratic · cosponsor
- Charlie Schmidt Democratic · cosponsor
- Joshua E. Thomas Democratic · cosponsor
- Virgil Thornton Democratic · cosponsor
- Kathy K.L. Tran Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (22)
- Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101227D · lower
- Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · lower
- Jan 27, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB885) · lower
- Jan 30, 2026 Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal · lower
- Feb 2, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
- Feb 2, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N) · lower
- Feb 4, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) · lower
- Feb 4, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106715D-H1 · lower
- Feb 5, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay · lower
- Feb 9, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB885) · lower
- Feb 9, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) · lower
- Feb 9, 2026 Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) · lower
- Feb 11, 2026 Read first time · lower
- Feb 12, 2026 Read second time · lower
- Feb 12, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
- Feb 12, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
- Feb 13, 2026 Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
- Feb 16, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
- Feb 16, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
- Feb 23, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N) · upper
- Mar 3, 2026 Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · upper
- Jul 21, 2026 Continued from last session · upper
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