Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HB 2726: Magistrates; power to issue arrest warrants.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
HB 2726 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Magistrates; power to issue arrest warrants. Primary sponsor: Eric Zehr (Republican). Most recent recorded action (January 24, 2025): Stricken from docket by Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N).
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Power of magistrates to issue arrest warrants. Prohibits a magistrate from issuing an arrest warrant for an offense upon the basis of a complaint by a person other than a law-enforcement officer or an animal control officer without prior authorization by the attorney for the Commonwealth or by a law-enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the alleged offense. Current law places such prohibition only on felony offenses.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Zehr | Primary sponsor | Republican | House | 51 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Stricken from docket by Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
- Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- Presented and ordered printed 25104052D