Jury service; exemption for fire marshals.
Summary
Exemption from jury service; fire marshals. Adds the State Fire Marshal and any officer appointed as a fire marshal to the list of persons automatically exempt from jury service.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 12, 2026
Signed Apr 6, 2026
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What changed between versions
Courts of Justice Substitute
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Chaptered
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1 edit
MINOR
The bill was formally enacted and renumbered as Chapter 117 of the 2026 Virginia Acts. The substantive content of the law regarding jury service exemptions for fire marshals remains unchanged, with no new policy, eligibility, or funding modifications.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; the text of the exemption list is identical to the previous version.
TECHNICAL
The document was converted from a House substitute bill to an officially approved Chaptered Act, including the addition of approval dates and official chapter numbers.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 20, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 3, 2026
How they voted
39–0
Passed
Total votes 39
Feb 20, 2026
D
Democratic20
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
9
Committee
5
Apr 6, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 117 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Feb 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB350ER)
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Feb 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 4, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N 0-A)
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Committee
Assigned HCJ sub: Civil
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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