Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; submission of annual report.
Summary
Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; submission of annual report. Provides that the decision of whether to rescind or redact any portion of the annual report submitted by the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission shall be made by consensus of a majority of the Chairs of the House and Senate Committees for Courts of Justice and the ranking members of the minority party serving on such Committees. The bill provides that if no such action to rescind or redact any portion of the annual report is taken, the report shall be published within 30 days of submission. The bill provides that such 30-day time period shall begin the day the Commission submits the annual report to the General Assembly, and if the 30-day period expires on a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday, or day on which the General Assembly is lawfully closed, such period shall be extended to the next day that is not one of those days. The bill contains technical amendments.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 23, 2026
Signed Apr 13, 2026
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What changed between versions
Introduced
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Enrolled
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3 edits
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Mar 12, 2026
MINOR
The bill progressed from introduction to final enrollment, retaining the core requirement for the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission to submit an annual report on judicial misconduct. The primary substantive change is the addition of a 30-day window for the General Assembly to review the report and decide whether to redact sensitive information before it is made public.
Scope change
The bill's scope regarding the Commission's reporting duties remains unchanged; however, the public release mechanism was modified to include a specific review period.
TIMELINE
Added a mandatory 30-day review period after the report is submitted to the General Assembly, during which the Assembly can vote to redact or release the report publicly.
Clarified that the 30-day clock starts on the day the Commission submits the report to the General Assembly.
TECHNICAL
Added provisions stating that if the 30-day deadline falls on a weekend or legal holiday, the deadline extends to the next business day.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 17, 2026 · House of Delegates Mar 4, 2026
How they voted
39–0
Passed
Total votes 39
Feb 17, 2026
D
Democratic20
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
14
Committee
7
Amendments
3
Apr 13, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 958 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Mar 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB804ER)
upper
Mar 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House with amendment (99-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House with amendment (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
committee amendment agreed to
lower
Mar 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee offered
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Committee
Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Feb 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Feb 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 23, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Jan 23, 2026
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 26105246D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Creigh Deeds
DDemocratic
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