Legislation - HB0626

Title: Custodial Interrogation of Minors - Admissibility of Statements (Exonerated 5 Act)
Sponsored by: Delegates Acevero, Ivey, Alston, Fair, Fennell, Martinez, McCaskill, Ruff, Simpson, Stinnett, Taylor, Turner, Woods, and Woorman
Status: In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Establishing a certain rebuttable presumption that a statement made by a minor during a custodial interrogation is involuntary and is inadmissible in a juvenile or criminal proceeding against the minor if the law enforcement officer intentionally used information known by the officer to be false in order to elicit the statement.

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Details

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0165 Session: 2025 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/30/2026 Legislative Date 1/30/2026 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Custodial Interrogation of Minors - Admissibility of Statements (Exonerated 5 Act) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/02/2026 Legislative Date 2/02/2026 Action Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	1/30/2026	1/30/2026	First Reading Judiciary
			Text - First - Custodial Interrogation of Minors - Admissibility of Statements (Exonerated 5 Act)
House	2/02/2026	2/02/2026	Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.

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