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type: "Bill"
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title: "Bail for a person accused of a crime that is an act of violence; notice to attorney."
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description: "Bail for a person accused of a crime that is an act of violence; notice to attorney for the Commonwealth. Requires a magistrate to transmit within 24 hours a copy of the checklist for bail determination form to the attorney for the Commonwealth when a magistrate conducts a bail hearing for a person arrested on a warrant or capias for an act of violence. The bill also provides that transmission of such copy to the attorney for the Commonwealth may be by facsimile or other electronic means. This bill is identical to SB 614."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2022"
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identifier: "HB 756"
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citation: "Virginia HB 756 (2022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Les R. Adams"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 29
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2022-01-11"
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last_action: "2022-04-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/894862a8-7db6-4022-b018-ab0388c08116"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB756"
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source_hash: "49d0379c72ae6bcce967c56533b90ac7542d4bd7e20fbb11b5f7eb179e36058f"
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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 HB 756 (2022) — Bail for a person accused of a crime that is an act of violence; notice to attorney.
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Bail for a person accused of a crime that is an act of violence; notice to attorney for the Commonwealth. Requires a magistrate to transmit within 24 hours a copy of the checklist for bail determination form to the attorney for the Commonwealth when a magistrate conducts a bail hearing for a person arrested on a warrant or capias for an act of violence. The bill also provides that transmission of such copy to the attorney for the Commonwealth may be by facsimile or other electronic means. This bill is identical to SB 614.
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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. **CHAP0047** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0047)
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2. **HB756ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB756ER)
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3. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102432D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB756)
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4. **Printed as engrossed 22102432D-E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB756E)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (18-Y 0-N) — **18–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Judiciary (10-Y 1-N) — **10–1** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — **38–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passed Senate (37-Y 2-N) — **37–2** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Passage #2 (100-Y 0-N) — **99–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Les R. Adams — primary (person)
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- Anne Ferrell Tata — cosponsor (person)
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- Bill D. Wiley — cosponsor (person)
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- C. Matthew Fariss — cosponsor (person)
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- Chris S. Runion — cosponsor (person)
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- Christopher T. Head — cosponsor (person)
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- Daniel W. Marshall, III — cosponsor (person)
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- Dave A. LaRock — cosponsor (person)
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- Emily M. Brewer — cosponsor (person)
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- G. "John" Avoli — cosponsor (person)
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- Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- James A. "Jay" Leftwich — cosponsor (person)
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- James E. Edmunds, II — cosponsor (person)
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- Jason S. Ballard — cosponsor (person)
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- John J. McGuire, III — cosponsor (person)
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- Kathy J. Byron — cosponsor (person)
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- Kim A. Taylor — cosponsor (person)
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- M. Keith Hodges — cosponsor (person)
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- Margaret B. Ransone — cosponsor (person)
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- Michael J. Webert — cosponsor (person)
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- Phillip A. Scott — cosponsor (person)
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- R. Lee Ware — cosponsor (person)
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- Robert B. Bell — cosponsor (person)
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- Ronnie R. Campbell — cosponsor (person)
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- Roxann L. Robinson — cosponsor (person)
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- Scott A. Wyatt — cosponsor (person)
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- Tara A. Durant — cosponsor (person)
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- Terry G. Kilgore — cosponsor (person)
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- Terry L. Austin — cosponsor (person)
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- Thomas C. Wright, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Tony O. Wilt — cosponsor (person)
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- Wendell S. Walker — cosponsor (person)
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- William C. Wampler III — cosponsor (person)
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- Wren M. Williams — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-01-11** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102432D `introduction`
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- **2022-01-11** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2022-01-20** Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1 `referral-committee`
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- **2022-01-21** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-01-28** Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (18-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2022-02-01** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2022-02-02** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2022-02-02** Committee amendments agreed to
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- **2022-02-02** Engrossed by House as amended HB756E
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- **2022-02-02** Printed as engrossed 22102432D-E
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- **2022-02-03** Read third time and passed House Block Vote (99-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2022-02-03** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-02-03** Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
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- **2022-02-03** Passed House (100-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2022-02-03** VOTE: Passage #2 (100-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-02-04** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2022-02-04** Referred to Committee on the Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-14** Impact statement from DPB (HB756E)
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- **2022-02-16** Reported from Judiciary (10-Y 1-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2022-02-18** Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-02-21** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2022-02-21** Passed Senate (37-Y 2-N) `passage`
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- **2022-02-23** Enrolled
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- **2022-02-23** Signed by Speaker
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- **2022-02-23** Signed by President
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- **2022-02-24** Impact statement from DPB (HB756ER)
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- **2022-03-09** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 9, 2022
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- **2022-03-09** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
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- **2022-04-01** Approved by Governor-Chapter 47 (effective 7/1/22) `executive-signature`
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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/894862a8-7db6-4022-b018-ab0388c08116`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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