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Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session

Virginia SB 35

Juvenile & domestic relations district courts; delinquent juv., mental health/disability evaluation.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Summary

Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED

Juvenile and domestic relations district courts; delinquent juveniles; mental health or disability evaluations. Provides that if a juvenile and domestic relations district court finds a juvenile to be delinquent, the court may, before final disposition of the case, direct the appropriate public agency to evaluate such juvenile's mental health or disability needs using an interdisciplinary team approach. The bill requires that any report be filed with the clerk of court and copies provided to all attorneys representing parties in the matter no later than 72 hours prior to the hearing set by the court. The bill permits the juvenile and domestic relations district court, in the alternative, to consider an existing report from an interdisciplinary team if such interdisciplinary team met not more than 90 days prior to the finding that the juvenile is delinquent.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:04 AM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Mar 2, 2026
House		Reported from Courts of JusticepassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 20, 2026
House		Subcommittee recommends reportingpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 6, 2026
Senate		Passage RpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 4, 2026
Senate		Constitutional reading dispensed RpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 3, 2026
Senate		Reported from Finance and AppropriationspassSet your home in Virginia to see
Jan 19, 2026
Senate		Reported from Courts of JusticepassSet your home in Virginia to see

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