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 the court shall consider all technical violations that are alleged to have occurred after a prior sentencing or revocation hearing as single technical violation and adjudicate the case as such, with punishment imposed pursuant to relevant law. The bill also prohibits the court from treating multiple technical violations during a single probationary period between such prior sentencing or revocation hearing as separate cases or adjudicate such violations at separate hearings. The bill 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 docket such case as soon as practicable, and any such case shall be given precedence on the docket. 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 expands the list of technical violations and provides that it shall be a defense to an alleged violation if the defendant can show that he has substantially complied with his probation obligations.
Session: 2026 Regular Regular Session
Last Action: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Last Action Date: February 18, 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 |
| Senate | Feb 18, 2026 | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) |
| Senate | Feb 18, 2026 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| House | Feb 17, 2026 | Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) |
| House | Feb 16, 2026 | Read second time |
| House | Feb 16, 2026 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute |
| House | Feb 16, 2026 | committee substitute agreed to |
| House | Feb 15, 2026 | Read first time |
| House | Feb 13, 2026 | Committee substitute printed 26107431D-H1 |
| House | Feb 13, 2026 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 6-N) |
| House | Feb 11, 2026 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N) |
| House | Feb 11, 2026 | House subcommittee offered |
| House | Feb 7, 2026 | Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal |
| House | Feb 4, 2026 | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1413) |
| House | Jan 22, 2026 | Presented and ordered printed 26103278D |
| House | Jan 22, 2026 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 13, 2026 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 11, 2026 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 11, 2026 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 22, 2026 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
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Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N) | 02/11/2026 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 6-N) | 02/13/2026 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) | 02/17/2026 | 62 | 35 | 0 | 3 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
