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type: "Bill"
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title: "Habeas corpus; reorganizes, updates outdated language, and removes unused provisions."
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description: "Reorganizes, updates outdated language, and removes unused provisions in several writ of habeas corpus statutes. The bill clarifies certain procedural issues such as service, venue, amendments for failure to name a proper party respondent, necessity of a response, and transfer for evidentiary hearings. This bill is a recommendation of the Judicial Council. This bill is identical to"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2019"
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identifier: "SB 1069"
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citation: "Virginia SB 1069 (2019)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Civil Remedies and Procedure"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Mark D. Obenshain"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2018-12-12"
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last_action: "2019-02-19"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f668de63-9489-4272-9d24-e21d76cf3d25"
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source_url: "http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+SB1069"
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source_hash: "306127dfaf7287e12ac610cf15804daafa9056e7b877a35c0c431bb9ba5bff04"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia SB 1069 (2019) — Habeas corpus; reorganizes, updates outdated language, and removes unused provisions.
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Reorganizes, updates outdated language, and removes unused provisions in several writ of habeas corpus statutes. The bill clarifies certain procedural issues such as service, venue, amendments for failure to name a proper party respondent, necessity of a response, and transfer for evidentiary hearings. This bill is a recommendation of the Judicial Council. This bill is identical to
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0048)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0048)
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2. **Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1069ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+SB1069ER)
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3. **Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101171D** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+SB1069)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Courts of Justice — **17–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Courts of Justice — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passed House BLOCK VOTE — **99–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed — **38–1** (pass) · upper
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- Read third time and passed Senate — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Mark D. Obenshain — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-12-12** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101171D `introduction`
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- **2018-12-12** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2019-01-28** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2019-02-04** Placed on Calendar
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- **2019-02-04** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2019-02-04** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2019-02-08** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2019-02-11** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2019-02-11** Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2019-02-12** Enrolled
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- **2019-02-12** Signed by Speaker
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- **2019-02-13** Signed by President
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- **2019-02-14** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 14, 2019
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- **2019-02-14** Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 21, 2019
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- **2019-02-19** Approved by Governor-Chapter 48 (effective 7/1/19) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f668de63-9489-4272-9d24-e21d76cf3d25`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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