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| Bill | Person arrested for a felony; release of accused on secured or unsecured bond. | Release of accused on secured or unsecured bond. Removes the conditions requiring that any person arrested for a felony who (i) has previously been convicted of a felony, (ii) is presently on bond for an unrelated arrest in any jurisdiction, or (iii) is on probation or parole be released only upon a secure bond. Additionally, the bill adds to the factors a judicial officer shall consider in making a bail determination (a) the person's current bond status for an unrelated arrest in any jurisdiction and (b) whether the person is on probation or parole. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | HB 357 | Virginia HB 357 (2026) |
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Virginia HB 357 (2026) — Person arrested for a felony; release of accused on secured or unsecured bond.
Release of accused on secured or unsecured bond. Removes the conditions requiring that any person arrested for a felony who (i) has previously been convicted of a felony, (ii) is presently on bond for an unrelated arrest in any jurisdiction, or (iii) is on probation or parole be released only upon a secure bond. Additionally, the bill adds to the factors a judicial officer shall consider in making a bail determination (a) the person's current bond status for an unrelated arrest in any jurisdiction and (b) whether the person is on probation or parole.
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 Amendment (committee substitute) — source
- Criminal Subcommittee Amendment (committee substitute) — source
- Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Passage R — 20–18 (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) — 8–1 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Courts of Justice — 8–5 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) — 15–7 (pass) · lower
- H VOTE: — 62–35 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Katrina Callsen — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-12 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102354D
filing, introduction - 2026-01-12 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee - 2026-01-23 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB357)
- 2026-01-23 Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal
referral-committee - 2026-01-28 House subcommittee offered
- 2026-01-28 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 1-N)
- 2026-02-04 Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (15-Y 7-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-06 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-02-09 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-02-09 committee amendments agreed to
amendment-passage - 2026-02-09 Engrossed by House as amended
- 2026-02-10 Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-11 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 2026-02-11 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee - 2026-02-18 Reported from Courts of Justice (8-Y 5-N 1-A)
committee-passage - 2026-02-19 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB357)
- 2026-02-20 Rules suspended
- 2026-02-20 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-02-20 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 2026-02-23 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-02-23 Passed Senate (20-Y 18-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-02-25 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-02-25 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB357ER)
passage - 2026-02-25 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-02-25 Signed by President
passage - 2026-02-25 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB357)
- 2026-03-10 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2026-03-10 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt - 2026-04-06 Approved by Governor-Chapter 123 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature - 2026-04-06 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0123)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e93023d9-73d7-423b-8e3d-cd23b260e2c7. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).