OFFERED FOR CONSIDERATION 1/28/2026
HOUSE BILL NO. 127
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
(Proposed by the House Committee for Courts of Justice
on ________________)
(Patron Prior to Substitute—Delegate Callsen)
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 19.2-158 and 19.2-159 of the Code of Virginia, relating to court appearance of a person not free on bail.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 19.2-158 and 19.2-159 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 19.2-158 . When person not free on bail shall be informed of right to counsel and amount of bail.