Virginia SB 475 — Court Date Reminder Program; established.
Virginia, 2027. SB 475: Court Date Reminder Program; established.
Latest action
July 21, 2026 — Continued from last session
Summary
Court Date Reminder Program established. Establishes a Court Date Reminder Program, to be developed or procured by the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia, for the purpose of reminding criminal defendants to appear at each of their scheduled court appearances and to provide any related information. The bill directs the Program to send a text message notification to any defendant with a criminal case or traffic infraction in general district court or circuit court, allows a defendant to opt out of participating in the Program, and allows the Program administrator or his designee to use other communication methods to contact a defendant when such defendant is unable to receive text messages, including telephone, email, or other internet-based technology.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 16.1-262 and 46.2-388 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 2 of Title 17.1 an article numbered 9, consisting of sections numbered 17.1-296 through 17.1-299, relating to Court Date Reminder Program established.
Sponsors
- David W. Marsden — primary sponsor
- Lamont Bagby
- Lashrecse D. Aird
Bill text
Courts of Justice Substitute Read version ↗ Read version ↗ Read version ↗ Read version ↗
Introduced Read version ↗ Read version ↗
Recorded votes
No roll-call votes were supplied for this bill. This does not imply that no vote occurred.
Legislative history
- Continued from last session
- Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- Committee substitute printed 26106998D-S1
- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- Senate committee offered
- Incorporates SB442 (Bagby)
- Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB475)
- Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103729D
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