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Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session

Virginia SB 713

Sheriffs; courthouse and courtroom security, concurrent jurisdiction of certain officers, etc.

  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 PASSED

Sheriffs; courthouse and courtroom security; physical location of courthouse or courtroom. Clarifies that, where a courtroom of a locality is located within the courthouse of a different county, city, or town, the sheriff, any deputy sheriff, or any law-enforcement officer of such locality shall have (i) the same police powers within and on the surrounding property of the courthouse as in his own jurisdiction and (ii) concurrent jurisdiction while present within or on the surrounding property of such courthouse, or while traveling to and returning from such courthouse, and engaged in the performance of his official duties to enforce certain laws of the Commonwealth.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Mar 4, 2026
House		H VOTE:passSet your home in Virginia to see
Mar 4, 2026
House		H VOTE:passSet your home in Virginia to see
Mar 2, 2026
House		Reported from Courts of JusticepassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 18, 2026
House		Subcommittee recommends reportingpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 3, 2026
Senate		Passage RpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Jan 30, 2026
Senate		Constitutional reading dispensed RpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Jan 28, 2026
Senate		Reported from Courts of Justice with substitutepassSet your home in Virginia to see

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