SB70
Delinquency petition; referral to court service unit.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Chief Patron:
Barbara Favola (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Delinquency petition; referral to court service unit.
Permits a court, upon request of the child with consent of the attorney for the Commonwealth, to refer a delinquency petition to the court service unit in writing for an informal proceeding. The bill requires that the petition and all records pertaining to such delinquency charge except intake forms be ... (More) expunged. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Commission on Youth. (Less)-
Bill History
- 12/17/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101683D
- 12/17/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/21/2026 - Senate: Courts of Justice Substitute
- 01/21/2026 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26105830D-S1
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/26/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 01/26/2026 - Senate: Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- 01/26/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 01/26/2026 - Senate: Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- 01/26/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 01/27/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB70)
- 02/03/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/03/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/03/2026 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/17/2026 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 02/18/2026 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
- 02/18/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26108198D-H1
- 02/20/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/23/2026 - House: Floor Offered
- 02/23/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB70)
- 02/23/2026 - House: Read third time
- 02/23/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/23/2026 - House: Delegate LeVere Bolling Floor amendment agreed to
- 02/23/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute as amended
- 02/23/2026 - House: Passed House with substitute with amendment (63-Y 34-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/25/2026 - Senate: House substitute with amendment agreed to by Senate
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Enrolled
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB70ER)
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB70)
- 02/27/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB70)
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
- 03/10/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
