# Virginia SB869: Autism spectrum disorder or a developmental disability; custodial interrogation of person.

Virginia SB869, Autism spectrum disorder or a developmental disability; custodial interrogation of person., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Barbara A. Favola (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-02-18 (Left in Courts of Justice) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB869-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB869
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Autism spectrum disorder or a developmental disability; custodial interrogation of person.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-03
- Last action: 2025-02-18, Left in Courts of Justice
- Sponsor: Barbara A. Favola (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Courts of Justice
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (101 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Custodial interrogation of a person with autism spectrum disorder or a developmental disability; best practices for conducting interviews or interrogations. Adds best practices for conducting interviews or interrogations, including reading constitutional rights to the list of compulsory minimum and in-service training standards for law-enforcement officers on communicating with individuals with an intellectual disability or a developmental disability.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Barbara A. Favola (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-12 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations | pass | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-02-04 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-31 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-29 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute | pass | 14 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (19)

- 2025-02-18: Left in Courts of Justice (House)
- 2025-02-12: Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-02-11: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal (House)
- 2025-02-07: Read first time (House)
- 2025-02-07: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (House)
- 2025-02-07: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2025-02-04: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB869) (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Reading of substitute waived (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Read second time (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Committee substitute printed 25105906D-S1 (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A) (Senate)
- 2025-01-03: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (Senate)
- 2025-01-03: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102658D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2025-01-29: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1033499.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1033498.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-01-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013664.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013663.PDF)

## Related bills

- HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted)
- SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed)
- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
- SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed)
- HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor)

## Sources
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1033499.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1033498.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013664.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013663.PDF)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB869-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).