2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB1227: Person not free on bail; court appearance.

Legislative Summary

Court appearance of a person not free on bail. Makes various changes to provisions regarding bail hearings, including (i) the appointment of counsel for the accused, (ii) the information provided to counsel for the accused, (iii) a requirement that counsel for the accused be provided with adequate time to confer with the accused prior to any bail hearing, and (iv) the compensation of counsel for the accused. Effective in due course, the bill provides that the chief judge in each circuit shall create a plan to be completed by November 1, 2025, that establishes the means by which the jurisdiction will meet these requirements. The remainder of the bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2026.

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Bill History

1/8/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104427D
Senate
1/8/2025
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Senate
1/27/2025
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 2-N 3-A)
Senate
1/27/2025
Committee substitute printed 25105675D-S1
Senate
1/28/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1227)
Senate
2/5/2025
Left in Finance and Appropriations
Senate

Roll Call Votes

Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 2-N 3-A)
1/27/2025
9
Yea
2
Nay
3
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/8/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Finance and Appropriations(Senate)

Sponsors

Democrat: 1
Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Lashrecse Aird
Lashrecse Aird
Democrat

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text1/27/202523.0 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/27/202523.2 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/8/202522.3 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/28/2025131.0 KB