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Penalties for failure to appear; contempt. Provides that a court shall consider certain mitigating factors to determine whether the failure of any person to appear before any court or judicial officer as required was willful. Under current law, no mitigating factors are specified for a court or judicial officer to consider in determining whether a person willfully failed to appear. This bill is identical to HB 933.
Introduced
Jan 13, 2026
Last Action
Mar 14, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 0 co
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB283)
Enrolled
Signed by President
Signed by Speaker
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB283ER)
Passed House (64-Y 35-N 0-A)
Read third time
Read second time
Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 7-N)
Placed on Calendar
Read first time
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Read second time
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)
Rules suspended
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (36-Y 0-N 0-A)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB283)
Committee substitute printed 26107528D-S1
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (9-Y 6-N)
Senate committee offered
Racial and Ethnic Impact Statement From JLARC (1/27/2026 3:08 pm)
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101354D
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Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026