VirginiaRestorative justice practices; definitions, effect of participation, immunity from civil liability.
What it does
Restorative justice practices. Provides that participation in a restorative justice practice, as defined in the bill, shall not be used as evidence or as an admission of guilt, delinquency, or civil liability in current or subsequent legal proceedings against any participant. The bill also provides that restorative justice communications, defined in the bill, are not admissible in, or subject to discovery for, any legal proceeding, and disclosure of such communications shall not be compelled in any judicial or administrative proceeding, arbitration, or mediation.
More detail
The bill prohibits any person involved in a restorative justice practice, as defined in the bill, from testifying about any phase of such practice in any judicial or administrative proceeding, arbitration, or mediation except in certain circumstances enumerated in the bill. Lastly, the bill provides civil immunity for any person, who in good faith, discloses any restorative justice communication based on his belief that such disclosure is allowed pursuant to such provisions, provided that such disclosure was limited to solely address any such allowable disclosure.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 14Failed to Pass from conferenceLatest
- Mar 14Failed to Pass from conference
- Mar 14No further action taken
- Mar 12Senate insisted on substitute with amendmentMajor
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: fail.Lower
- Vote recorded Insist & Request R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 12Senate Conferees: Perry, Favola, McDougle
- Mar 12Conferees appointed by Senate
- Mar 12House Conferees: Hope, Keys-Gamarra, Kilgore
- Mar 12Conferees appointed by House
- Mar 12House acceded to request
- Mar 12Senate requested conference committeeMinor
- Mar 12Senate insisted on substitute with amendment Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Major
- Mar 12Senate substitute with amendment rejected by House (1-Y 95-N 0-A)Minor
- Mar 11Read third timeMinor
- Vote recorded Reconsider R. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 11Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (21-Y 19-N 0-A)Major
- Mar 11Engrossed by Senate - substitute with amendment
- Mar 11Senator Surovell Amendment agreed toMajor
- Mar 11Reading of amendment waived (Voice Vote)
- Mar 11Floor offered Senator Surovell Amendment
- Mar 11Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Mar 11Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Mar 11Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Mar 11Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- Mar 11Senator Perry Substitute withdrawnMajor
- Mar 11Floor offered Senator Perry Substitute
- Mar 10Passed by for the day
- Mar 10Read third timeMinor
- Mar 9Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 9Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Mar 9Rules suspended
- Mar 6Committee substitute printed 26109133D-S1Major
- Mar 5Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (8-Y 6-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 5Senate committee offered
- Feb 18Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Feb 18Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 17Read third time and passed House (61-Y 36-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 16Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 16committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Feb 16Read second timeMinor
- Feb 15Read first timeMinor
- Feb 13Committee substitute printed 26107493D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 13Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 6-N)Minor
- Feb 11Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 11House subcommittee offered
- Feb 7Assigned HCJ sub: CriminalMinor
- Jan 12Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Jan 12Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105104DIntroduced