Virginia House of Delegates Committee Agendas

House Courts of Justice Committee
Chair: Hope, Patrick A.

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Meeting Date & Time: 01/17/2025 15 minutes after adjournment of House
Location: House Committee Room C - 206
Additional Resource(s):
Public Comments
Active item: Meeting Adjourned
Video: Archived
Committee Clerk:
(804) 698-1542 (Johnson); (804) 698-1544 (Aaronson)
DLS Contact:
(804) 698 - 1815 (Olwine), (804) 698-1829 (Hatcher), (804) 698 - 1831 (Heard)

A. Announcements and Administrative Actions

Strike HB1584 at request of patron (recorded vote)

Refer HB1977 to Public Safety (voice vote)

Refer to HB2188 to Public Safety (voice vote)

Refer HB1586 to Appropriations (voice vote)

Bill(s) Patron
HB1584 Ballard Unlawful detainer actions; no rental agreement between owner and occupant; immediate execution of writ of possession.
HB1586 Ware Claims; Michael Haas; compensation for wrongful inclusion on sex offender registry.
HB1977 Hernandez Weapons; possession prohibited in a hospital that provides mental health or developmental services.
HB2188 Freitas Designated illegal acts; transfer of prisoners convicted of acts.

B. Block Vote (uncontested) Criminal Subcommittee - Delegate Watts

Bill(s) Patron
HB1553 Williams Court of Appeals; procedure on appeal; criminal cases.
HB1568 Wiley Law-enforcement jurisdiction; Frederick County Sheriff's Dept. jurisdiction in/upon certain bldgs.
HB1642 Hayes Criminal justice purpose; artificial intelligence-based tool, definitions.
HB1734 Delaney Sex Trafficking Response Coordinator; name change.
HB1858 Arnold Limitation on prosecution of felony due to lapse of time after finding of probable cause; certified misdemeanors.
HB1874 Henson Retired or former law-enforcement officers; definition, publication of personal information.
HB2111 Herring Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission; increase membership.

C. Contested Criminal Subcommittee - Delegate Watts

Report and Refer to Appropriations HB1711, HB1728 and HB1661

Bill(s) Patron
HB1661 Jones Deferred or installment payment agreements; universal minimum payments.
HB1665 Jones Fines, restitution, forfeiture, penalties, other costs; criminal and traffic cases; itemized statement.
HB1711 Bulova Mass Violence Care Fund; definitions, established.
HB1728 Delaney Child victims and witnesses; using two-way closed-circuit television.
HB1757 Hernandez Compensation of court-appointed counsel.
HB1886 McClure Defendants; payment of costs when proceedings deferred and person placed on probation.

D. Block Vote (uncontested) Civil Subcommittee - Delegate Simon

Incorporate HB1644 (Hope) into HB1912 (Reaser) - voice vote

Bill(s) Patron
HB1605 Callsen Uniform Trust Code; qualified trustee; definition.
HB1644 Hope Wills, trusts, and fiduciaries; Consumer Price Index adjustments.
HB1721 Watts Uniform Easement Relocation Act.
HB1770 Martinez Uniform Trust Code; adds "electronic" to definitions in Code.
HB1781 Sullivan Foreign protective orders in cases of family abuse; enforcement.
HB1871 Emergency Simon Transfer on death deeds; inter vivos deed conveying real property to another.
HB1912 Reaser Wills, trusts, and fiduciaries; Consumer Price Index adjustments, modification of uneconomic trust.

E. Contested Civil Subcommittee - Delegate Simon

Bill(s) Patron
HB1690 Convirs-Fowler Eminent domain; documents provided to landowner.
HB1730 Delaney Civil actions; liability of employer or principal for criminal sexual assault by employee or agent.
HB1775 Sullivan Divorce; adultery, filing, parties living separate and apart.

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