Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 933
Penalties for failure to appear; definition, contempt.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Marcus B. Simon (Democratic)
Cosponsors (1)
- Rae Cousins (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
Penalties for failure to appear; contempt. Provides that a court shall consider certain mitigating factors to determine whether the failure of any person to appear before any court or judicial officer as required was willful. Under current law, no mitigating factors are specified for a court or judicial officer to consider in determining whether a person willfully failed to appear. This bill is identical to SB 283.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:38 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 23, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 20, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 18, 2026 Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 10, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 4, 2026 House | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 28, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 6, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0241) - Apr 6, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 241 (effective 7/1/2026) - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB933) - Mar 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 - Mar 2, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President - Mar 2, 2026 · House
Signed by Speaker - Mar 2, 2026 · House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB933ER) - Mar 2, 2026 · House
Enrolled - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Senate substitute agreed to by House (64-Y 32-N 0-A) - Feb 23, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate with substitute (20-Y 18-N 0-A) - Feb 23, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute - Feb 23, 2026 · Senate
Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to - Feb 23, 2026 · Senate
Read third time - Feb 20, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) - Feb 20, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 20, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Feb 19, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute printed 26108204D-S1 - Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (9-Y 5-N) - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) - Feb 10, 2026 · House
Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) - Feb 9, 2026 · House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute - Feb 9, 2026 · House
committee substitute agreed to - Feb 9, 2026 · House
Read second time - Feb 6, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 4, 2026 · House
Committee substitute printed 26106485D-H1 - Feb 4, 2026 · House
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 7-N) - Jan 28, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 2-N) - Jan 28, 2026 · House
House subcommittee offered - Jan 23, 2026 · House
Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101390D