The Courts of Justice Committee and its subcommittees reported a slate of criminal-justice and judicial-administration bills during the session recorded in the transcript. Several bills were carried in uncontested blocks; others were pulled for separate roll-call votes. Final tallies recorded in committee minutes ranged from unanimous approval to narrow margins, and one bill was tabled.

Why it matters: The committee handles a high volume of legislation affecting criminal penalties, evidence procedures, data sharing, forfeiture use, and property and conservation easements. Committee reporting moves bills to the next stage of consideration in the General Assembly and signals likely floor debate and conference work.

Most significant outcomes
- A block of seven uncontested bills was reported by the criminal subcommittee by a voice/roll result recorded as "about 16 to 0." Those bills were described in committee as including changes to motor-vehicle and youth-licensing enforcement, reckless-driving reductions, expanded exemptions for fentanyl-detection paraphernalia, protections for sports officials, drone-flight prohibitions over critical infrastructure, underage possession of tobacco/hemp penalties, and electronic-records service-of-process clarifications. (Transcript references: Senate Bill 7 50; Senate Bill 8 47; Senate Bill 9 24; Senate Bill 9 86; Senate Bill 12 72; Senate Bill 9 13 95; Senate Bill 14 12.)
- Senate Bill 14 16 (traffic infraction for failing to stop for pedestrians; misdemeanor if resulting in serious injury or death to a vulnerable road user) was pulled from the block and reported by roll call 15 to 3.
- Senate Bill 10 13 (substitute) providing a notice procedure when a defendant intends to assert an affirmative defense based on a diagnosed mental or neurocognitive disorder was reported on a roll call of 14 to 5.
- Senate Bill 11 91 (criminal sentencing commission data contribution to the Virginia Longitudinal Data System, with deidentification retained and commission control of data) initially reported 15 to 4 and, after a motion to reconsider, later reported 16 to 4.
- Senate Bill 13 24 (misdemeanors related to obstructing access to health-care facilities and restricted approaches near facility entrances) was reported 12 to 8 and, after reconsideration, later reported 12 to 9.
- Senate Bill 14 20 (substitute clarifying use of forfeited property and proceeds for law-enforcement equipment/training and restricting personal use) was reported 20 to 0.
- Senate Bill 11 58 (committee amendment reported) and companion bills in the second subcommittee were reported unanimously or by large margins (e.g., a block of four bills reported 20 to 0; one bill reported 21 to 0 after floor amendments in committee).
- Senate Bill 14 35 (conservation-easement compensation amendments) was laid on the table by roll call, 15 to 5, after discussion and proffered line amendments.

What committee members discussed and directed
Committee members and counsel noted technical drafting changes, conforming language to other bills, and enactment-clause timing to harmonize companion legislation. Where localities raised concerns (for example, on language in an acquisition/plat requirement), sponsors and staff indicated continued work on amendments and technical fixes prior to final floor action or conference. A number of bills carried enactment clauses or sunset provisions that committee members flagged for alignment with companion legislation.

Next steps
Bills reported by the committee proceed to the next stage of the General Assembly process (full committee or floor) as recorded. Several items were left for further drafting or conference committee work; one bill (Senate Bill 14 35) was tabled in committee pending further consideration or negotiation.

Votes at a glance (selected items from transcript with committee roll-call results)
- Senate Bill 7 50; Senate Bill 8 47; Senate Bill 9 24; Senate Bill 9 86; Senate Bill 12 72; Senate Bill 9 13 95; Senate Bill 14 12 — reported in an uncontested block (reported "about 16 to 0").
- Senate Bill 14 16 — reported 15 to 3 after being pulled from the block.
- Senate Bill 10 13 (substitute) — reported 14 to 5.
- Senate Bill 11 91 — initially reported 15 to 4; after reconsideration later reported 16 to 4.
- Senate Bill 13 24 — initially reported 12 to 8; after reconsideration later reported 12 to 9.
- Senate Bill 14 20 (substitute) — reported 20 to 0.
- Senate Bill 14 35 — laid on the table, 15 to 5.

This summary is based on the committee transcript records of motions, substitutes, and roll calls recorded at the times noted in the official transcript. The committee referenced model and statutory sections when describing bill changes, and counsel read statutory cross-references and notice periods for bills that amend existing proof or procedure requirements.