Criminal cases; request for a jury to ascertain range of punishment, etc.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact §§ 19.2-262.01 and 19.2-295 of the Code of Virginia, relating to criminal cases; request for a jury to ascertain punishment.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Criminal cases; request for a jury to ascertain punishment. Provides that an accused may withdraw a request for a jury to ascertain punishment up until the commencement of the sentencing proceeding. The bill also provides that counsel for either party shall have the right to examine jurors regarding the potential punishment, or range or ranges of punishment, regardless of whether the jury will ascertain punishment and that the court or counsel for either party may inform any person or juror duri
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 6, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 1036 (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
Leslie Chambers Mehta
Recorded votes
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-04-22 · P · Y 21, N 18, X 1
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (63-Y 36-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-04-22 · P · Y 63, N 36, X 1
Senate amendments agreed to by House (63-Y 34-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-12 · P · Y 63, N 34, X 2
Passed Senate with amendments (21-Y 19-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-11 · P · Y 21, N 19
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-10 · P · Y 40
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (9-Y 6-N)Senate · 2026-03-09 · P · Y 9, N 6
Read third time and passed House (63-Y 34-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-10 · P · Y 63, N 34, X 3
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 7-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-04 · P · Y 15, N 7
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-30 · P · Y 7, N 3
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.
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