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- Virginia Advances House Bill 357 to Revise Mandatory Secure Bond Rules
House Bill 357 removes certain automatic secure bond requirements and expands judicial discretion in bail determinations across Virginia.
- Virginia Advances Bill Expanding DEQ Drone Authority for Water Oversight
House Bill 950 adds the Department of Environmental Quality to agencies allowed warrantless drone use for monitoring water resources, wetlands, and erosion controls limited to permittees.
- Virginia House Panel Weighs Scope of Inhalant Sales Limits
A Criminal Subcommittee of the Virginia House of Delegates reviews a bill restricting retail sales of canister products with inhalant potential amid concerns it is overly broad.