Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB1413
Legislation Overview
Title: Limitation on sentence upon revocation of suspension of sentence; technical violations.
Description: Limitation on sentence upon revocation of suspension of sentence; technical violations. Provides that when conducting a revocation hearing, the court shall consider at the same revocation hearing all alleged technical violations that occurred prior to such revocation hearing and have not been previously considered by the court. The bill also requires that when a defendant has been taken into custody for an alleged violation for which the court may impose not more than 14 days of active incarceration, the court shall adjudicate such violation within 14 days of the defendant being taken into custody. The bill states that if such violation is not adjudicated within 14 days of the defendant being taken into custody, the defendant shall be admitted to bail, unless (i) such defendant consents to being further detained while awaiting adjudication or sentencing or (ii) the Commonwealth has established, by clear and convincing evidence, that the defendant presents a significant risk of harm to himself or the community based on substance use disorder or serious mental illness and has been referred for residential treatment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the bill provides that no such defendant shall be held in custody awaiting adjudication of or sentencing on such alleged technical violation for longer than 30 days. The bill also adds the following as technical violations: (a) failure to pay any fines or costs or complete community service, (b) failure to enter into or complete any court-ordered treatment, or (c) failure to comply with any condition of monitoring or appear in court. Lastly, the bill clarifies that the use, possession, or distribution of marijuana or related paraphernalia is a technical violation.
Session: 2026 Regular Regular Session
Last Action: Committee Referral Pending
Last Action Date: January 22, 2026
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Charlie Schmidt (D)
Percentage of House of Delegates sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 22, 2026 | Presented and ordered printed 26103278D |
| House | Jan 22, 2026 | Committee Referral Pending |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 22, 2026 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
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Link: link to state bill page
