Jury service; exemptions upon request, certain caretakers of persons with serious health conditions.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact § 8.01-341.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to exemptions from jury service upon request; certain caretakers of persons with serious health conditions.” Read the full text
2026 session
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 (a) 16 years of age or younger who requires continuous care by him during normal court hours or (b) 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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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 2, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 988 (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
Stella G. Pekarsky
Recorded votes
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-04-22 · P · Y 96, X 4
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (35-Y 4-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-04-22 · P · Y 35, N 4, X 1
Passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-04 · P · Y 99
Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-04 · P · Y 97, X 2
Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 22
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-18 · P · Y 10
Read third time and passed Senate (30-Y 10-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-01-22 · P · Y 30, N 10
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-01-20 · P · Y 40
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (13-Y 2-N)Senate · 2026-01-19 · P · Y 13, N 2
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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