Center for Rural Virginia; name change. Renames the Center for Rural Virginia as the Senator Frank M. Ruff, Jr. Center for Rural Virginia. This bill is identical to SB 704.
Revocation of advance directive; divorce or annulment; custody or visitation. Provides that the authority of an agent to make health care decisions pursuant to an advance directive shall be revoked upon the filing of either (i) an action for the divorce or annulment of the marriage between the declarant of such advance directive and the agent or (ii) a petition for custody or visitation of a child or children born of such declarant and such agent. The provisions of the bill apply to advance directives executed on or after July 1, 2024.
Bail; violation of conditions of release; report available to attorney for the Commonwealth and counsel of record. Requires that any report of a violation of any pretrial condition of release provided to the court shall be sent by the pretrial services agency to the attorney for the Commonwealth and the counsel of record for the accused or juvenile, or directly to the accused or juvenile if such person is not represented by counsel.
Commending the Honorable Kathy J. Byron.
Commending the Honorable L. Kaye Kory.
Drug Treatment Court Act; name change. Renames the Drug Treatment Court Act as the Recovery Court Act. The bill also directs the Supreme Court of Virginia to rename the state Drug Treatment Court Advisory Committee as the Recovery Court Advisory Committee. This bill is identical to SB 725.
Quitclaim and release property rights. Authorizesthe Department of Conservation and Recreation to quitclaim and releasecertain real property rights related to a portion of real estateowned by the Department related to an offsite well and water systemserving New River Trail State Park in Wythe County.
Making copy of jury panel available to counsel. Increases from three to five full business days before a trial the timeframe within which the clerk or sheriff or other officer responsible for notifying jurors to appear in court for the trial of a case must make available to all counsel of record a copy of the jury panel to be used for the trial of such case.
Celebrating the life of the Honorable OnzleeWare.
Commending Vivian Rivera-Maysonet.
