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SB 345 VA
Passed One Chamber

Guardianship/conservatorship of incapacitated adult; right to request counsel, right to a jury trial.

VA · session 2027 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 13, 2026

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

Summary

Virginia Senate Bill 345 modifies provisions governing guardianship or conservatorship of incapacitated adults. The bill protects the right to request counsel and the right to a jury trial for incapacitated adults in guardianship or conservatorship proceedings.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill (from the OpenStates abstract — no full text available yet) — neutral, and may be imperfect.

Official abstract

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 64.2-2006 and 64.2-2007 of the Code of Virginia, relating to guardianship or conservatorship of incapacitated adult; right to request counsel; right to a jury trial.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (22)
  1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100750D · upper
  2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
  3. Jan 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB345) · upper
  4. Feb 4, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
  5. Feb 4, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
  6. Feb 6, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107128D-S1 · upper
  7. Feb 10, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
  8. Feb 11, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
  9. Feb 11, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  10. Feb 11, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
  11. Feb 12, 2026 Read second time · upper
  12. Feb 12, 2026 Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to · upper
  13. Feb 12, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
  14. Feb 13, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  15. Feb 18, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
  16. Feb 18, 2026 Read first time · lower
  17. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · lower
  18. Feb 19, 2026 Assigned HCJ sub: Civil · lower
  19. Feb 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB345) · upper
  20. Feb 25, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 1-N) · lower
  21. Mar 2, 2026 Continued to next session in Courts of Justice (Voice Vote) · lower
  22. Jul 21, 2026 Continued from last session · lower

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