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type: "Bill"
title: "Limitation on prosecution of felony due to lapse of time after finding of probable cause; exception."
description: "Limitation on prosecution of felony due to lapse of time after finding of probable cause; exceptions; competency evaluation. Provides that the speedy trial statute is tolled for an evaluation or restoration to determine a defendant's competency to stand trial. This bill is identical to HB 1845."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 804"
citation: "Virginia SB 804 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ryan T. McDougle"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 29
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-12-30"
last_action: "2025-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/01820559-500f-4f7d-8278-a72beddae47a"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB804"
source_hash: "d94919ff885cac4fde147ff0ea4a36101e10715af46ae994d4e372cdbd379752"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---
# Virginia SB 804 (2025) — Limitation on prosecution of felony due to lapse of time after finding of probable cause; exception.
Limitation on prosecution of felony due to lapse of time after finding of probable cause; exceptions; competency evaluation. Provides that the speedy trial statute is tolled for an evaluation or restoration to determine a defendant's competency to stand trial. This bill is identical to HB 1845.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012017.PDF)
2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1071194.PDF)
3. **Courts of Justice Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1019115.PDF)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1045527.PDF)
## Votes
- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) — **400** (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N) — **370** (pass) · upper
- Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **390** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 0-N) — **130** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) — **220** (pass) · lower
- Passed House (95-Y 0-N) — **950** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Ryan T. McDougle — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-12-30** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100239D `filing, introduction`
- **2024-12-30** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-09** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB804)
- **2025-01-13** Committee substitute printed 25104848D-S1 `substitution`
- **2025-01-13** Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-14** Rules suspended
- **2025-01-14** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)
- **2025-01-14** Passed by for the day
- **2025-01-15** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-01-15** Reading of substitute waived
- **2025-01-15** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute `substitution`
- **2025-01-16** Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-01-20** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB804)
- **2025-02-03** Placed on Calendar
- **2025-02-03** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2025-02-03** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-05** Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-07** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-02-10** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2025-02-10** Passed House (95-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2025-02-11** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2025-02-11** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB804ER) `passage`
- **2025-02-11** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB804)
- **2025-02-11** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-02-13** Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-02-18** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 18, 2025 `enrolled`
- **2025-02-18** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 `executive-receipt`
- **2025-03-18** Approved by Governor-Chapter 87 (Effective 07/01/25) `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-18** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0087)
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/01820559-500f-4f7d-8278-a72beddae47a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).