VirginiaJury service; exemptions upon request, certain caretakers of persons with serious health conditions.
What it does
Exemptions from jury service upon request; certain caretakers of persons with serious health conditions. Adds as persons who may be exempt from jury service upon request (i) a person with legal custody of and responsible for the care of a child under 18 years of age who has a serious health condition and (ii) the familial caretaker, defined in the bill, of a person with a serious health condition.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 11Governor's recommendation received by SenateLatest
- Mar 14Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 14Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026Minor
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 10Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 10Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB107ER)Major
- Mar 10EnrolledMinor
- Mar 4Passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A)Major
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 4Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- Mar 4Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed House
- Mar 4Read third timeMinor
- Mar 3Read second timeMinor
- Mar 2Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 18Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 17Assigned HCJ sub: CivilMinor
- 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 (SB107)
- Jan 22Read third time and passed Senate (30-Y 10-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 21Engrossed by Senate as amended
- Jan 21Courts of Justice Amendments agreed to (Voice Vote)Major
- Jan 21Read second timeMinor
- Jan 20Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 20Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Jan 20Rules suspended
- Jan 19Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (13-Y 2-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 19Senate committee offered
- Jan 2Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Jan 2Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101396DIntroduced