VirginiaChildren; seizure, etc., of property used in connection with exploitation and solicitation.
What it does
Seizure, forfeiture, and destruction of property used in connection with the exploitation and solicitation of children. Requires the court, if the forfeiture is established to order the destruction of all audio and visual equipment, electronic equipment, devices, and other personal property used in connection with the possession, production, distribution, publication, sale, possession with intent to distribute, or making of child pornography, or in connection with the solicitation of a person less than 18 years of age, in violation of current law. The bill also (i) requires certain information to be provided by the law-enforcement agency responsible for the destruction, (ii) prohibits destruction of such items to be used in a criminal prosecution until all rights of appeal have been exhausted, and (iii) requires the law-enforcement agency to provide notice, by first-class mail, to the accused or other interested party, if known, and his attorney at least seven days prior to the destruction of the time and place the destruction will occur.
More detail
This bill incorporates HB 274 and HB 688.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 9Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (8-Y 7-N)Latest
- Vote recorded Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 9Senate committee offered
- Feb 5Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Feb 5Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 5Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB148)
- Feb 4Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 4Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- Feb 4Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N 0-A)Passed House
- Feb 3Passed by for the day
- Feb 2Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 2committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Feb 2Read second timeMinor
- Jan 30Read first timeMinor
- Jan 29Committee substitute printed 26106309D-H1Major
- Jan 28Incorporates HB688 (Zehr)
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 28Incorporates HB274 (Walker)
- Jan 28Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 0-N)Minor
- Jan 26Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 23Assigned HCJ sub: CriminalMinor
- Jan 22Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB148)
- Jan 5Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Jan 5Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102533DIntroduced
- Mar 9Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (8-Y 7-N)Latest