Summonses of a juvenile; custody, visitation, and support proceedings.
Summary
Summonses of a juvenile; custody, visitation, and support proceedings. Provides that the court may direct the issuance of a summons to a juvenile on its own motion or upon request of a party to a custody or visitation petition. The bill further provides that the court may direct the issuance of a summons to a juvenile on its own motion or for good cause shown by a party to a support proceeding requesting the issuance of such a summons. The bill is a recommendation of the Committee on District Courts.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 7, 2025
Signed Mar 24, 2025
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MINOR
This bill converts HB 2115 from an enrolled draft to an officially enacted chapter of Virginia law. The substantive text of the statute remains unchanged, with only formatting and layout adjustments made to comply with official publication standards.
TECHNICAL
Removed draft session headers and replaced them with official chapter designation (Chapter 531) and approval date (March 24, 2025).
Adjusted text formatting and spacing to match official legislative publication standards.
No substantive policy changes were made to the actual content of § 16.1-263 regarding juvenile summonses.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 14, 2025 · House of Delegates Jan 30, 2025
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
Feb 14, 2025
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
78% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Mar 24, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 531 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Feb 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2115ER)
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 31, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Civil
lower
Jan 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Karen Keys-Gamarra
DDemocratic
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