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type: "Bill"
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title: "Restraints on juveniles; use in court prohibited, exceptions."
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description: "Use of restraints on juveniles in court prohibited; exceptions. Prohibits the use of instruments of restraint, as defined in the bill, on a juvenile appearing before the juvenile and domestic relations district court unless, upon motion of the attorney for the Commonwealth or on the court's own motion sua sponte, the court makes a finding that (i) the use of such restraints is necessary (a) to prevent physical harm to such juvenile or another person, (b) because such juvenile has a history of disruptive courtroom behavior that has placed others in potentially harmful situations or presents a substantial threat of serious harm to himself or others as evidenced by recent behavior, or (c) because such juvenile presents a substantial risk of flight from the courtroom and (ii) there are no less restrictive alternatives to such restraints that will prevent flight of or harm to such juvenile or another person, including court personnel or law-enforcement officers. The bill provides that the juvenile shall be entitled to an attorney prior to a hearing on the use of instruments of restraint. The bill also requires the court to provide the juvenile's attorney an opportunity to be heard before the court orders the use of instruments of restraint, and the juvenile's attorney may waive the juvenile's appearance at such hearing. Lastly, the bill requires the court, if such restraints are ordered, to communicate to the parties the basis of the decision either orally or in writing. This bill is identical to HB 2222."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2025"
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identifier: "SB 1255"
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citation: "Virginia SB 1255 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Lamont Bagby"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 34
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2025-01-08"
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last_action: "2025-03-24"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2ab24523-fb5f-4c61-83f7-c43aef8d4316"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB1255"
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source_hash: "ffabef83f0fbe7007d70731d77ef170f8b1169e814030ad66264161616189bf2"
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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 1255 (2025) — Restraints on juveniles; use in court prohibited, exceptions.
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Use of restraints on juveniles in court prohibited; exceptions. Prohibits the use of instruments of restraint, as defined in the bill, on a juvenile appearing before the juvenile and domestic relations district court unless, upon motion of the attorney for the Commonwealth or on the court's own motion sua sponte, the court makes a finding that (i) the use of such restraints is necessary (a) to prevent physical harm to such juvenile or another person, (b) because such juvenile has a history of disruptive courtroom behavior that has placed others in potentially harmful situations or presents a substantial threat of serious harm to himself or others as evidenced by recent behavior, or (c) because such juvenile presents a substantial risk of flight from the courtroom and (ii) there are no less restrictive alternatives to such restraints that will prevent flight of or harm to such juvenile or another person, including court personnel or law-enforcement officers. The bill provides that the juvenile shall be entitled to an attorney prior to a hearing on the use of instruments of restraint. The bill also requires the court to provide the juvenile's attorney an opportunity to be heard before the court orders the use of instruments of restraint, and the juvenile's attorney may waive the juvenile's appearance at such hearing. Lastly, the bill requires the court, if such restraints are ordered, to communicate to the parties the basis of the decision either orally or in writing. This bill is identical to HB 2222.
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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. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018519.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1076803.PDF)
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3. **Courts of Justice Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1025911.PDF)
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4. **Courts of Justice Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1042485.PDF)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1049836.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Passed House (95-Y 0-N) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
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- Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- House substitute agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N) — **38–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Lamont Bagby — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-08** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103554D `filing, introduction`
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- **2025-01-08** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-20** Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-01-21** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2025-01-21** Rules suspended
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- **2025-01-21** Passed by for the day
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- **2025-01-22** Committee substitute printed 25105484D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2025-01-22** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-01-22** Reading of substitute waived
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- **2025-01-22** Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
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- **2025-01-22** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute-SB1255S1 `substitution`
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- **2025-01-23** Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-01-31** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1255)
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- **2025-02-04** Placed on Calendar
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- **2025-02-04** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2025-02-04** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-05** Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-02-05** Committee substitute printed 25106789D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2025-02-07** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1255)
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- **2025-02-07** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-10** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2025-02-10** Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
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- **2025-02-10** Engrossed by House - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2025-02-10** Passed House with substitute (95-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2025-02-12** House substitute agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N) `substitution`
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- **2025-02-17** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2025-02-17** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1255ER) `passage`
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- **2025-02-17** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2025-02-18** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1255)
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- **2025-02-20** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2025-02-20** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025 `enrolled`
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- **2025-02-20** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-03-24** Approved by Governor-Chapter 470 (Effective 07/01/25) `executive-signature`
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- **2025-03-24** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0470)
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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/2ab24523-fb5f-4c61-83f7-c43aef8d4316`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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