SB 714 VA

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Duties and responsibilities of local pretrial services officers; assessments. Requires a local pretrial services officer to conduct a risk assessment of defendants arrested on state and local warrants and who are detained in jails located in jurisdictions served by the local pretrial services agency while awaiting a hearing before any court that is considering or reconsidering bail, at initial appearance, advisement or arraignment, or at other subsequent hearings. Current law requires a local pretrial services officer to interview such defendants. The bill also provides that each local pretrial services officer may conduct defendant interviews as appropriate and when available resources permit.

• R. Creigh Deeds Democratic · primary

1. Jan 14, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26100870D · upper
2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
3. Jan 29, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB714) · upper
4. Feb 16, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
5. Feb 16, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (9-Y 3-N 1-A) · upper
6. Feb 16, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
7. Feb 16, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
8. Feb 16, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
9. Feb 17, 2026 Read second time · upper
10. Feb 17, 2026 Courts of Justice Amendments agreed to · upper
11. Feb 17, 2026 Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote) · upper
12. Feb 17, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
13. Feb 17, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
14. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 16-N 0-A) · upper
15. Feb 18, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB714) · upper
16. Feb 24, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
17. Feb 24, 2026 Read first time · lower
18. Feb 24, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · lower
19. Feb 24, 2026 Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal · lower
20. Feb 27, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) · lower
21. Mar 2, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) · lower
22. Mar 3, 2026 Read second time · lower
23. Mar 4, 2026 Read third time · lower
24. Mar 4, 2026 Passed House (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 (99-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
27. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled · upper
28. Mar 10, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB714ER) · upper
29. Mar 10, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
30. Mar 10, 2026 Signed by President · upper
31. Mar 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB714) · upper
32. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · upper
33. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
34. Apr 8, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 526 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
35. Apr 8, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0526) · 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.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Courts of Justice Amendment · HTML
• Courts of Justice Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML