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Admission to bail; fixing terms of bail; mental health considerations. Requires the judicial officer, prior to conducting any hearing on the issue of bail, release, or detention, to obtain the person's criminal history and any emergency custody or temporary detention order or involuntary admission issued for such person. The bill also requires the judicial officer to consider any emergency custody or temporary detention order or involuntary admission issued for the person when determining admission to bail. Lastly, the bill requires the judicial officer to take into account the following factors in fixing the terms of bail if such person is admitted to bail: (i) whether the person is likely to obstruct or attempt to obstruct justice, or threaten, injure, or intimidate, or attempt to threaten, injure, or intimidate a family or household member as defined in relevant law; (ii) the history of the accused or juvenile, including medical, mental health, including any emergency custody or temporary detention order or involuntary admission issued pursuant to relevant law, or substance abuse treatment; (iii) any evidence the person provided indicating that such person (a) is currently pregnant, (b) has recently given birth, or (c) is currently nursing a child; and (iv) whether such person will be an unreasonable danger to himself, family or household members as defined in relevant law, or the public.
Introduced
Jan 8, 2026
Last Action
Feb 11, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 6 co
Continued to next session in Courts of Justice (Voice Vote)
Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)
House subcommittee offered
Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB240)
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103796D
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Get a plain-English explanation of what this bill does, who it affects, and why it matters.
Continued to next session in Courts of Justice (Voice Vote)
Debra D. Gardner
Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie
Nadarius E. Clark
Rozia A. Henson, Jr.
Rodney T. Willett