Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB570
Legislation Overview
Title: Search warrants; unattended deaths.
Description: Search warrants; unattended deaths. Authorizes the issuance of a search warrant to search any place for (i) a dead human body where, at the time of death, the decedent was not being attended to by a physician or (ii) evidence of the cause or manner of death of such a body.
Session: 2026 Regular Regular Session
Last Action: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Last Action Date: January 14, 2026
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Tammy Brankley Mulchi (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 14, 2026 | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103541D |
| Senate | Jan 14, 2026 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 14, 2026 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
