HB1277
Aggravated murder; admission to bail, creates rebuttable presumption against bail.
Summary
As Introduced. Aggravated murder; admission to bail; rebuttable presumption against bail; magistrates.
Creates a rebuttable presumption against bail for certain criminal offenses enumerated in the bill. The bill requires the court to consider certain factors when determining whether the presumption against bail has been rebutted and whether there are appropriate conditions of release. The bill also expands the information a judicial officer ... (More) can consider for determining bail, including any involuntary admission or commitment order within the previous three years, and provides that any person arrested for a felony who (i) has never been convicted of a violent offense, as defined in ? 19.2-297.1, but his current arrest is for a violent felony, or (ii) has been convicted within the previous 10 years of three or more offenses, provided that each such offense is a Class 1 misdemeanor or felony and that the defendant has been at liberty between such convictions, may be released only upon a secure bond. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/14/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103298D
- 01/14/2026 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/15/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/15/2026 11:18 am)
- 02/04/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1277)
- 02/07/2026 - House: Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal
- 02/10/2026 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 02/18/2026 - House: Left in Committee Courts of Justice
