Court Date Reminder Program; established, report.
Sponsored By: Patrick A. Hope (Democratic)
In Committee
Summary
Court Date Reminder Program established. Establishes a Court Date Reminder Program, to be developed or procured by the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia, for the purpose of reminding criminal defendants to appear at each of their scheduled court appearances. The bill directs the Program to send a text message notification to any defendant with a criminal case in general district court or circuit court for whom the court has a telephone number prior to any scheduled hearing that requires his appearance and allows a defendant to opt out of participating in the Program. The Program has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027.The bill also directs the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court to convene a Court Date Reminder Program work group to advise on the implementation and expansion of the Program and submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Supreme Court of Virginia and the Chairs of the House and Senate Committees for Courts of Justice by December 1, 2026.
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Bill Overview
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Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Patrick A. Hope
Democratic • House
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
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Actions Timeline
Continued from last session
7/21/2026SenateContinued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
3/3/2026SenateReported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations Block Vote (13-Y 0-N)
2/23/2026SenateReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2/16/2026SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
2/16/2026SenateRead third time and passed House Block Vote (96-Y 0-N 0-A)
2/13/2026HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute
2/12/2026Housecommittee substitute agreed to
2/12/2026HouseRead second time
2/12/2026HouseRead first time
2/11/2026HouseFiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB885)
2/9/2026HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
2/9/2026HouseReported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
2/9/2026HouseAssigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
2/5/2026HouseCommittee substitute printed 26106715D-H1
2/4/2026HouseReported from Courts of Justice with substitute and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
2/4/2026HouseHouse subcommittee offered
2/2/2026HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N)
2/2/2026HouseAssigned HCJ sub: Criminal
1/30/2026HouseFiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB885)
1/27/2026HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
1/13/2026HousePrefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101227D
1/13/2026House
Bill Text
Substitute
2/4/2026
Substitute
2/2/2026
Introduced
1/13/2026
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