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Bill Limitation on prosecution of felony due to lapse of time after finding of probable cause; certified misdemeanors. Limitation on prosecution of felony due to lapse of time after finding of probable cause; certified misdemeanors. Provides that the existing statutory speedy trial protections applicable to a felony prosecution also apply to a misdemeanor certified to circuit court pursuant to relevant law. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Criminal Justice Conference. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2025 HB 1858 Virginia HB 1858 (2025)
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Virginia HB 1858 (2025) — Limitation on prosecution of felony due to lapse of time after finding of probable cause; certified misdemeanors.

Limitation on prosecution of felony due to lapse of time after finding of probable cause; certified misdemeanors. Provides that the existing statutory speedy trial protections applicable to a felony prosecution also apply to a misdemeanor certified to circuit court pursuant to relevant law. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Criminal Justice Conference.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
  3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N) — 970 (pass) · lower
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — 80 (pass) · lower
  • Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — 390 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) — 220 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) — 140 (pass) · upper
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (38-Y 0-N) — 380 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Jonathan "Jed" Arnold — primary (person)
  • Ian T. Lovejoy — cosponsor (person)
  • Timothy P. Griffin — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2025-01-06 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102300D filing, introduction
  • 2025-01-06 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
  • 2025-01-14 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal referral-committee
  • 2025-01-15 Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
  • 2025-01-17 Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2025-01-21 Read first time reading-1
  • 2025-01-22 Read second time and engrossed reading-2
  • 2025-01-23 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2025-01-24 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
  • 2025-01-24 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
  • 2025-02-05 Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2025-02-07 Rules suspended
  • 2025-02-07 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (38-Y 0-N)
  • 2025-02-07 Passed by for the day
  • 2025-02-10 Read third time reading-3
  • 2025-02-10 Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2025-02-12 Enrolled enrolled
  • 2025-02-12 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1858ER) passage
  • 2025-02-12 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1858)
  • 2025-02-12 Signed by Speaker passage
  • 2025-02-15 Signed by President passage
  • 2025-02-18 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 18, 2025 enrolled, executive-receipt
  • 2025-02-18 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 executive-receipt
  • 2025-03-18 Approved by Governor-Chapter 83 (Effective 07/01/25) executive-signature
  • 2025-03-18 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0083)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0fd9aada-d513-4000-8eac-dfaa68ff77b6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).