Restricts gun access model confidence 80%
Adds consideration of whether a firearm was used in the offense to the factors a judicial officer must weigh when deciding on admission to bail and the terms of bail, so more weight is placed on firearm involvement when restricting pretrial release.
(ii) whether a firearm is alleged to have been used in the commission of the offense;
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Stage: Committee · step 2 of 6
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill amends Virginia bail statutes to require judicial officers to consider whether a firearm was used in the offense as one of the explicit factors in deciding whether to admit someone to bail and in fixing the terms of bail. This provision substantively addresses firearms by increasing the relevance of firearm use to pretrial detention decisions. The bill also expands consideration of mental health history (including emergency custody and involuntary admission orders) in bail decisions, but this does not match any of the listed topics.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-21 | H | Continued from last session |
| 2026-02-11 | H | Continued to next session in Courts of Justice (Voice Vote) |
| 2026-02-06 | H | Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) |
| 2026-02-02 | H | House subcommittee offered |
| 2026-01-30 | H | Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal |
| 2026-01-20 | H | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB240) |
| 2026-01-08 | H | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2026-01-08 | H | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103796D |