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type: "Bill"
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title: "Jurors; exemptions from jury service upon request, competency to perform jury duty."
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description: "Jurors; exemptions from jury service upon request; competency to perform jury duty. Provides that no person shall be deemed incompetent to serve on any jury on the basis of disability if the person would otherwise be competent to serve if provided with reasonable accommodation. The bill also provides that any person under a disability that substantially impairs the person's ability to perform jury duty shall be exempt from jury duty upon such person's request."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 671"
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citation: "Virginia HB 671 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Michelle Lopes Maldonado"]
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version_count: 7
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action_count: 29
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2026-01-13"
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last_action: "2026-04-06"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/77ff95de-b5e7-4494-bc65-5f55abbb23e6"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB671"
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source_hash: "351fe1b52a04041529437060b6f72cd7e9d485f04ae0a354d1c570807b369e10"
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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 671 (2026) — Jurors; exemptions from jury service upon request, competency to perform jury duty.
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Jurors; exemptions from jury service upon request; competency to perform jury duty. Provides that no person shall be deemed incompetent to serve on any jury on the basis of disability if the person would otherwise be competent to serve if provided with reasonable accommodation. The bill also provides that any person under a disability that substantially impairs the person's ability to perform jury duty shall be exempt from jury duty upon such person's request.
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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/1085431.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216737.PDF)
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3. **Civil Subcommittee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1096809.HTML)
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4. **Courts of Justice Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171254.HTML)
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5. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1103086.PDF)
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6. **Senate Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177101.HTML)
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7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1181534.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) — **19–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passage R — **38–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **97–0** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) — **10–0** (pass) · lower
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- H VOTE: — **98–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment — **13–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Michelle Lopes Maldonado — primary (person)
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- Amy J. Laufer — cosponsor (person)
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- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — cosponsor (person)
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- Elizabeth R. Guzman — cosponsor (person)
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- Jennifer D. Carroll Foy — cosponsor (person)
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- Jessica L. Anderson — cosponsor (person)
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- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie — cosponsor (person)
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- Laura Jane Cohen — cosponsor (person)
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- Leslie Chambers Mehta — cosponsor (person)
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- Nadarius E. Clark — cosponsor (person)
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- Patrick A. Hope — cosponsor (person)
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- Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Stacey Annie Carroll — cosponsor (person)
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- Virgil Thornton — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-13** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102084D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-13** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-22** Assigned HCJ sub: Civil `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-26** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
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- **2026-01-28** Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (19-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-01-30** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-02** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-02** committee amendments agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-02-02** Engrossed by House as amended
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- **2026-02-03** Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-04** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-02-04** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-18** Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (13-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-20** Rules suspended
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- **2026-02-20** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-02-20** Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-02-23** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-02-23** Courts of Justice Amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-02-23** Engrossed by Senate as amended
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- **2026-02-23** (S5020) Passed Senate with amendment Block Vote (38-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-02-25** Senate amendment agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-03-02** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-02** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB671ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-02** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-02** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-10** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-10** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-06** Approved by Governor-Chapter 198 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-06** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0198)
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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/77ff95de-b5e7-4494-bc65-5f55abbb23e6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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