2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB1431: Admission to bail; risk assessment.

Legislative Summary

Admission to bail; risk assessment. Provides that a judicial officer shall (i) require an evidence-based pretrial risk assessment be prepared prior to admitting an offender to bail, (ii) review such risk assessment, and (iii) obtain the person's criminal history when such person was arrested for the commission or attempted commission of a second or subsequent violent felony.

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Bill History

1/17/2025
Presented and ordered printed 25104794D
Senate
1/17/2025
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Senate
1/27/2025
Impact statement from CLG (SB1431)
Senate
1/27/2025
Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice with letter (8-Y 6-N)
Senate

Roll Call Votes

Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice with letter (8-Y 6-N)
1/27/2025
8
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/17/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Dave Marsden
Dave Marsden
Democrat

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text1/27/20257.4 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/17/20256.7 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/26/2025184.0 KB