HB885
Court Date Reminder Program; established, report.
Status:
In Senate
Latest Action:
Feb. 13, 2026
House: Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)
Chief Patron:
Patrick Hope (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Court Date Reminder Program established.
Establishes a Court Date Reminder Program, to be developed or procured by the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia, for the purpose of reminding criminal defendants to appear at each of their scheduled court appearances. The bill directs the Program to send a text message notification to any ... (More) defendant with a criminal case in general district court or circuit court for whom the court has a telephone number prior to any scheduled hearing that requires his appearance and allows a defendant to opt out of participating in the Program. The Program has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027.The bill also directs the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court to convene a Court Date Reminder Program work group to advise on the implementation and expansion of the Program and submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Supreme Court of Virginia and the Chairs of the House and Senate Committees for Courts of Justice by December 1, 2026. (Less)
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Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101227D
- 01/13/2026 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/27/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB885)
- 01/30/2026 - House: Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal
- 01/30/2026 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 02/02/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/02/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/2026 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 02/04/2026 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/04/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26106715D-H1
- 02/05/2026 - House: Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
- 02/07/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/09/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB885)
- 02/09/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/09/2026 - House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/12/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/12/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/12/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/13/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)
