HB 2726 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Magistrates; power to issue arrest warrants.

Summary
Power of magistrates to issue arrest warrants. Prohibits a magistrate from issuing an arrest warrant for an offense upon the basis of a complaint by a person other than a law-enforcement officer or an animal control officer without prior authorization by the attorney for the Commonwealth or by a law-enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the alleged offense. Current law places such prohibition only on felony offenses.
Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Jan 24, 2025
Floor votes · House of Delegates Jan 24, 2025

How they voted

220
Passed
Total votes 22
Jan 24, 2025
D Democratic12
12 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican10
10 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Jan 24, 2025
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (22-0)
house of delegates
Jan 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 17, 2025
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 25104052D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
Party
State
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Photo of Eric Zehr
Eric Zehr
RRepublican
VA
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