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| Bill | Ancillary traffic infractions; certification. | Certification of ancillary traffic infractions. Allows the court to certify any ancillary traffic infraction to the clerk of the circuit court upon certification of any felony offense, provided that the attorney for the Commonwealth and the accused consent to such certification. Current law only allows ancillary misdemeanor offenses to be certified. As introduced, the bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Criminal Justice Conference. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | HB 128 | Virginia HB 128 (2026) |
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Virginia HB 128 (2026) — Ancillary traffic infractions; certification.
Certification of ancillary traffic infractions. Allows the court to certify any ancillary traffic infraction to the clerk of the circuit court upon certification of any felony offense, provided that the attorney for the Commonwealth and the accused consent to such certification. Current law only allows ancillary misdemeanor offenses to be certified. As introduced, the bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Criminal Justice Conference.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
- Courts of Justice Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Reported from Courts of Justice — 18–0 (pass) · lower
- Reconsider R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Passage R — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — 97–1 (pass) · lower
- Passage R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting — 11–0 (pass) · lower
- H VOTE: — 98–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute — 15–0 (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Katrina Callsen — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-02 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102420D
filing, introduction - 2026-01-02 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee - 2026-01-21 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB128)
- 2026-01-22 Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal
referral-committee - 2026-01-23 Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
- 2026-01-28 Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-01-30 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-02-02 Read second time and engrossed
reading-2 - 2026-02-03 Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-04 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 2026-02-04 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee - 2026-03-09 Senate committee offered
- 2026-03-09 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-03-09 Committee substitute printed 26107132D-S1
substitution - 2026-03-10 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB128)
- 2026-03-10 Rules suspended
- 2026-03-10 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-03-10 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 2026-03-11 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-03-11 Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- 2026-03-11 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
substitution - 2026-03-11 Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-03-11 Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-03-11 Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-03-12 Senate substitute agreed to by House (97-Y 1-N 0-A)
substitution - 2026-03-30 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-03-30 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB128ER)
passage - 2026-03-30 Signed by President
passage - 2026-03-31 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB128)
- 2026-03-31 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-03-31 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2026-03-31 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt - 2026-04-08 Approved by Governor-Chapter 363 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature - 2026-04-08 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0363)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/81c1f01d-f31b-436b-b0ac-56c9e1fb6ff1. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).