OFFERED FOR CONSIDERATION 1/26/2026
SENATE BILL NO. 616
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
(Proposed by the Senate Committee for Courts of Justice
on ________________)
(Patron Prior to Substitute—Senator Mulchi)
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 16.1-253.4 and 19.2-152.8 of the Code of Virginia, relating to emergency protective orders; duration.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 16.1-253.4 and 19.2-152.8 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 16.1-253.4 . Emergency protective orders authorized in certain cases; penalty.