Delinquency petition; referral to court service unit.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact §§ 16.1-260 and 16.1-306 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 8 of Chapter 11 of Title 16.1 a section numbered 16.1-277.3, relating to delinquency petition; referral to court service unit.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Delinquency petition; referral to court service unit. Provides that at any point prior to the commencement of an adjudication hearing on a petition alleging that a child is delinquent, the court, upon request of the child with consent of the attorney for the Commonwealth, if a party to the case, may refer the delinquency charge back to the court service unit in writing and the intake officer shall proceed informally pursuant to relevant law. Additionally, the bill provides that upon such referra
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Where it is
Introduced · Dec 17, 2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter 614 (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
2
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Barbara A. FavolaDestiny LeVere Bolling
Recorded votes
House substitute with amendment agreed to by SenateSenate · 2026-02-25 · P · Y 39, X 1
Passed House with substitute with amendment (63-Y 34-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-23 · P · Y 63, N 34, X 2
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 7-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-18 · P · Y 15, N 7
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-01-27 · P · Y 39, X 1
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-01-23 · P · Y 39, X 1
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-01-21 · P · Y 15
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 614.