Local pretrial services officers; duties and responsibilities, defendant interviews, assessments.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact § 19.2-152.4:3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to duties and responsibilities of local pretrial services officers; assessments.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Duties and responsibilities of local pretrial services officers; assessments. Requires a local pretrial services officer to conduct a risk assessment of defendants arrested on state and local warrants and who are detained in jails located in jurisdictions served by the local pretrial services agency while awaiting a hearing before any court that is considering or reconsidering bail, at initial appearance, advisement or arraignment, or at other subsequent hearings. Current law requires a local pr
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 526 (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
R. Creigh Deeds
Recorded votes
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 · 2026-02-27 · P · Y 10
Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 16-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-17 · P · Y 23, N 16, X 1
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-17 · P · Y 39, X 1
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-16 · P · Y 39, X 1
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (9-Y 3-N 1-A)Senate · 2026-02-16 · P · Y 9, N 3, X 2, A 1
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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