Virginia Subject | Jury Service and Jurors

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State	Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
VA	HB63	Veto	Criminal cases; request for a jury to ascertain punishment. Provides that an accused may withdraw a request for a jury to ascertain punishment up until the commencement of the sentencing proceeding. The bill also provides that counsel for either part... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-17 House sustained Governor's veto
VA	HB76	Pass	Foreman of grand jury; oaths of jurors and witnesses. Clarifies the oath of the foreman and other grand jurors. This bill is a recommendation of the Judicial Council of Virginia. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 713 (effective 7/1/24)
VA	HB1443	Pass	Trial by jury; contact with jurors after trial prohibited; penalty. Creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for any defendant who knowingly and intentionally contacts, with the intent to harass, intimidate, or threaten, a juror regarding such juror's service a... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-05 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0561)
VA	HB156	Pass	Exemptions from jury service upon request; age. Increases from 70 to 73 the age at which a person is exempt from jury service upon request. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0071)
VA	SB638	Pass	Exemptions from jury service upon request; age. Increases from 70 to 73 the age at which a person is exempt from jury service upon request. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0072)
VA	HB432	Pass	Making copy of jury panel available to counsel. Increases from three to five full business days before a trial the timeframe within which the clerk or sheriff or other officer responsible for notifying jurors to appear in court for the trial of a cas... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0040)
VA	HB1521	Intro 25%	Civil cases; payment of jurors. Provides that Civil cases; payment of jurors. Provides that jurors in all civil cases shall be paid by one or both of the parties at the discretion of the presiding judge. Under current law, such payment is made by the... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-02-13 To House Courts of Justice Committee