HB 671 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Jurors; exemptions from jury service upon request, competency to perform jury duty.

Summary
Jurors; exemptions from jury service upon request; competency to perform jury duty. Provides that no person shall be deemed incompetent to serve on any jury on the basis of disability if the person would otherwise be competent to serve if provided with reasonable accommodation. The bill also provides that any person under a disability that substantially impairs the person's ability to perform jury duty shall be exempt from jury duty upon such person's request.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Signed Apr 6, 2026
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What changed between versions

Enrolled Chaptered · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill converts the legislative text from an 'Enrolled' draft to the final 'Chaptered' version, adding official chapter numbering, approval dates, and specific formatting consistent with the Virginia Code. The substantive legal content regarding jury service exemptions and eligibility remains unchanged.
Scope change
The scope of the law itself did not change; only the document's status and formatting were updated to reflect its enactment.
TECHNICAL

Added official chapter number (Chapter 198) and the specific approval date (April 6, 2026) to the header.

Adjusted line breaks and spacing to conform to the standard format of the Virginia Code of Laws.

Corrected a minor grammatical phrasing in the blindness exemption clause to improve clarity.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 20, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 3, 2026

How they voted

390
Passed
Total votes 39
Feb 20, 2026
D Democratic20
20 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
29
Key actions
13
Committee
6
Amendments
5
Apr 6, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 198 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Mar 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB671ER)
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Senate amendment agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
(S5020) Passed Senate with amendment Block Vote (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Courts of Justice Amendment agreed to
upper
Feb 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (13-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 (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
committee amendments agreed to
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (19-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Committee
Assigned HCJ sub: Civil
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors

Sponsors