Drug-related investigations; use of confidential informants.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact § 9.1-102 of the Code of Virginia, relating to use of confidential informants in drug-related investigations.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Use of confidential informants in drug-related investigations. Directs the Department of Criminal Justice Services to establish a model policy for the use of confidential informants in drug-related investigations and to include in such model policy that (i) no individual currently on probation or pretrial may serve as a confidential informant without notice to his probation, pretrial services, or parole officer; (ii) no individual who has, within the last six months, been found to have
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 742 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Mike A. Cherry
Recorded votes
Senate amendment agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-06 · P · Y 97, X 2
Passed Senate with amendment (38-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-04 · P · Y 38, X 2
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-03 · P · Y 40
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (13-Y 0-N 2-A)Senate · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 13, A 2
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-17 · P · Y 97, X 3
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-11 · P · Y 22
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-11 · P · Y 7
Reported from Public Safety with amendment(s) and rereferred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-06 · P · Y 22
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and rereferred to Appropriations (7-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-05 · P · Y 7
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Acts of Assembly Chapter 742.