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SB 798 VA
Introduced

Boyd-Graves Conference, et al.; work group to address legal deserts within the Commonwealth, report.

VA · session 2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 23, 2026

Latest action (Feb 11, 2026) Continued to next session in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)

Summary

Boyd-Graves Conference and Virginia Criminal Justice Conference; work group to address legal deserts within the Commonwealth; report. Directs the Boyd-Graves Conference, in conjunction with the Virginia Criminal Justice Conference, to convene a work group of relevant stakeholders to make recommendations for legislative solutions to address the disparities in the geographical distribution of available legal services within the Commonwealth. The bill directs the work group to report its findings and recommendations to the Chairs of the House and Senate Committees for Courts of Justice by November 1, 2026.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (4)

  1. Jan 23, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26104548D · upper
  2. Jan 23, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
  3. Feb 11, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
  4. Feb 11, 2026 Continued to next session in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) · upper

Text versions (4)

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  • Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
  • Courts of Justice Substitute · HTML
  • Introduced · PDF
  • Introduced · HTML

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