# Virginia SB475: Court Date Reminder Program; established.

Virginia SB475, Court Date Reminder Program; established., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by David W. Marsden (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-02-11 (Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)) (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB475
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Court Date Reminder Program; established.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-02-11, Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- Sponsor: David W. Marsden (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Finance and Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (30 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## 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 and to provide any related information. The bill directs the Program to send a text message notification to any defendant with a criminal case or traffic infraction in general district court or circuit court, allows a defendant to opt out of participating in the Program, and allows the Program administrator or his designee to use other communication methods to contact a defendant when such defendant is unable to receive text messages, including telephone, email, or other internet-based technology.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: David W. Marsden (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-11 | Senate | Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-04 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 |   |

## Actions (8)

- 2026-02-11: Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Committee substitute printed 26106998D-S1 (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Senate committee offered (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Incorporates SB442 (Bagby) (Senate)
- 2026-01-26: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB475) (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103729D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2026-02-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132596.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132595.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-04: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127210.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127209.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1090433.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1090432.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed)
- HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)
- HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed)
- HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed)

## Sources
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132596.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132595.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127210.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127209.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1090433.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1090432.PDF)

## Related
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026)
- [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026)
- [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026)
- [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB475-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).