Courts of Justice - Criminal Subcommittee Agenda
Chair: Watts, Vivian E.
Last Updated: 02/24/2026 12:13 PM
Meeting Date & Time: 02/25/2026 15 minutes after adjournment of full House Finance Committee Add to Calendar
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Location: House Committee Room C - 206
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Committee Clerk: Avery McDaniel (804) 698-1544
DLS Contact: Troy Hatcher (804) 698-1829
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| Bill(s) | Patron | Title |
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| SB111 | Craig | Trespassing on Emergency vehicles; prohibition, penalty. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 18.2-160.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to prohibition on trespassing on emergency vehicles; penalty. Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 1/20/2026 - Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) • 1/20/2026 - Passed by for the day • 1/21/2026 - Read second time • 1/21/2026 - Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) • 1/22/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) Criminal |
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| SB142 | McDougle | Retail tobacco/hemp; sale of products intended for smoking to persons younger than 21 years of age. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 18.2-371.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to sale of retail tobacco products and hemp products intended for smoking to persons younger than 21 years of age; civil penalty paid to locality. Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/13/2026 - Read second time • 2/13/2026 - Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) • 2/13/2026 - Rules suspended • 2/13/2026 - Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A) • 2/13/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (38-Y 0-N 0-A) Criminal |
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| SB559 | Reeves | Forgery; venue. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 19.2-245.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to forgery; venue. Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/16/2026 - Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) • 2/16/2026 - Rules suspended • 2/16/2026 - Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) • 2/16/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) • 2/16/2026 - Blank Action Criminal |
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| SB673 | Mulchi | Cyberstalking; penalty. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 6 of Chapter 4 of Title 18.2 a section numbered 18.2-60.6, relating to cyberstalking; penalty. Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/16/2026 - Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute • 2/16/2026 - Engrossed • 2/16/2026 - Reading of substitute waived • 2/17/2026 - Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/17/2026 8:47 am) • 2/17/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) Criminal |
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| SB689 | Mulchi | Oral threat to kill or to do bodily harm; employees of local or state dept. of social serv. penalty. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 18.2-60 of the Code of Virginia, relating to oral threat to kill or to do bodily harm; employees of local or state department of social services; penalty. Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/16/2026 - Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) • 2/16/2026 - Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote) • 2/16/2026 - Printed as engrossed 26101814D-E • 2/17/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N 0-A) • 2/20/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB689) Related Bills: HB1159 (Cherry) Criminal |
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| SB778 | Obenshain | Display of obscene material to a minor unlawful; penalty. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 18.2-374.4 of the Code of Virginia, relating to display of obscene material to a minor unlawful; penalty. Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/13/2026 - Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) • 2/13/2026 - Rules suspended • 2/13/2026 - Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A) • 2/13/2026 - Rules suspended • 2/13/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (38-Y 0-N 0-A) Criminal |
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