VirginiaDelinquency petition; referral to court service unit.
What it does
Delinquency petition; referral to court service unit. Provides that at any point prior to the commencement of an adjudication hearing on a petition alleging that a child is delinquent, the court, upon request of the child with consent of the attorney for the Commonwealth, if a party to the case, may refer the delinquency charge back to the court service unit in writing and the intake officer shall proceed informally pursuant to relevant law. Additionally, the bill provides that upon such referral, the court shall dismiss the petition and order that the court records pertaining to the petition be expunged pursuant to relevant law.
More detail
Lastly, the bill allows an intake officer to proceed informally on a complaint alleging a child is in need of services, in need of supervision, or delinquent if the juvenile has previously been proceeded against informally. Current law does not permit proceeding informally when a juvenile (i) commits a violent juvenile felony or (ii) is alleged delinquent for an offense that would be a felony if committed by an adult if such juvenile had previously been (a) proceeded against informally by intake or (b) adjudicated delinquent for a prior offense that would be a felony if committed by an adult. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Commission on Youth. This bill is identical to HB 438.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Apr 13Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0614)Latest
- Apr 13Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 614 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Mar 10Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 10Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026Minor
- Mar 4Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB70)
- Feb 27Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 27Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 27Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB70)
- Feb 27Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB70ER)Major
- Feb 27EnrolledMinor
- Feb 25House substitute with amendment agreed to by SenateMajor
- Vote recorded Concur House Amendment R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 23Passed House with substitute with amendment (63-Y 34-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 23Engrossed by House - committee substitute as amendedMajor
- Feb 23Delegate LeVere Bolling Floor amendment agreed toMajor
- Feb 23committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Feb 23Read third timeMinor
- Feb 23Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB70)
- Feb 23Floor offered Delegate LeVere Bolling Amendment
- Feb 20Read second timeMinor
- Feb 18Committee substitute printed 26108198D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 18Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 7-N)Minor
- Feb 3Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Feb 3Read first timeMinor
- Feb 3Placed on Calendar
- Jan 28Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB70)
- Jan 27Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 26Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Jan 26Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- Jan 26Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Jan 26Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- Jan 26Read second timeMinor
- Jan 23Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 23Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- Jan 23Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Jan 23Rules suspended
- Jan 23Committee substitute printed 26105830D-S1Major
- Jan 21Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 21Courts of Justice Substitute
- 2025
- Dec 17Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Dec 17Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101683DIntroduced