# Virginia SB804: Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; submission of annual report. Virginia SB804, Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; submission of annual report., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by R. Creigh Deeds (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0958)) (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB804-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia SB804 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; submission of annual report. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-23 - Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0958) - Sponsor: R. Creigh Deeds (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 11 (399 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; submission of annual report. Provides that the decision of whether to rescind or redact any portion of the annual report submitted by the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission shall be made by consensus of a majority of the Chairs of the House and Senate Committees for Courts of Justice and the ranking members of the minority party serving on such Committees. The bill provides that if no such action to rescind or redact any portion of the annual report is taken, the report shall be published within 30 days of submission. The bill provides that such 30-day time period shall begin the day the Commission submits the annual report to the General Assembly, and if the 30-day period expires on a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday, or day on which the General Assembly is lawfully closed, such period shall be extended to the next day that is not one of those days. The bill contains technical amendments. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More detailed, faster judge discipline reports: benefit, low. The Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission must file a yearly report by December 1. The report must show total complaints and who filed them (attorneys, judges, court staff, or the public). It must list dismissals for being outside its power, not stating a violation, or where no breach was found. I… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: R. Creigh Deeds (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | House amendment agreed to by Senate | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | House | Passed House with amendment Block Vote | pass | 99 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | House | Passed House with amendment Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 | | | 2026-03-02 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2026-02-27 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) | pass | 10 | 0 | | | 2026-02-17 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-17 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2026-02-17 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-02-16 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-16 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice | pass | 13 | 0 | | | 2026-02-16 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 39 | 0 | | ## Actions (36) - 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0958) (Governor) - 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 958 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor) - 2026-03-14: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-03-14: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB804) (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB804ER) (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Enrolled (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-03-06: House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Passed House with amendment Block Vote (99-Y 0-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-03-04: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House (House) - 2026-03-04: Passed House with amendment Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-03-04: Engrossed by House as amended (House) - 2026-03-04: committee amendment agreed to (House) - 2026-03-04: Read third time (House) - 2026-03-03: Read second time (House) - 2026-03-02: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-02-27: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-02-27: House subcommittee offered (House) - 2026-02-24: Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal (House) - 2026-02-24: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (House) - 2026-02-24: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-24: Placed on Calendar (House) - 2026-02-17: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Read second time (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB804) (Senate) - 2026-01-23: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (Senate) - 2026-01-23: Presented and ordered printed 26105246D (Senate) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1224745.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1224744.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-03-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1203364.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1203363.PDF) - Amendment, 2026-03-04: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194195.HTML) - Amendment, 2026-03-02: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1189452.HTML) - Amendment, 2026-02-27: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186424.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186961.HTML) - Introduced, 2026-01-23: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1096142.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1096141.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 - [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1224745.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1224744.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1203364.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1203363.PDF) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194195.HTML) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1189452.HTML) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186424.HTML) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186961.HTML) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1096142.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1096141.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) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB804-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).