VirginiaImpersonation of law-enforcement officer while committing additional act; penalties.
What it does
Impersonation of law-enforcement officer while committing additional act; penalties. Provides that any person who impersonates a law-enforcement officer (i) while committing or attempting to commit aggravated murder, first or second degree murder, abduction, rape, forcible sodomy, object sexual penetration, aggravated sexual battery, or sexual battery or (ii) while circumventing, bypassing, or attempting to circumvent or bypass any security measure of any business, commercial building, residence, building owned or leased by the Commonwealth or any agency thereof, or building owned or leased by a locality or any agency thereof is guilty of a Class 6 felony. A second or subsequent offense is punishable as a Class 5 felony.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 13Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 875 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Apr 1Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB47)
- Mar 31Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 31Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026Minor
- Mar 31Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 30Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 30Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB47ER)Major
- Mar 30EnrolledMinor
- Mar 12House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Major
- Vote recorded Concur House Substitute R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 11Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/11/2026 1:02 pm)
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 11Passed House with substitute (99-Y 0-N 0-A)Major
- Mar 11Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- Mar 11Passed House with substitute (75-Y 24-N 0-A)Passed House
- Mar 11Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Mar 11committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Mar 11Read third timeMinor
- Mar 10Passed by for the day
- Mar 9Passed by for the day
- Mar 9Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
- Mar 6Read second timeMinor
- Mar 4Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Appropriations. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 4Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB47)
- Mar 3Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public SafetyMinor
- Mar 3Committee substitute printed 26108352D-H1Major
- Mar 3Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/3/2026 8:51 am)
- Mar 2Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 20Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 20Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
- Feb 18Assigned HCJ sub: CriminalMinor
- Feb 5Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Feb 5Read first timeMinor
- Feb 5Placed on Calendar
- Feb 2Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 30Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Jan 30Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
- Jan 30Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- Jan 30Read second timeMinor
- Jan 29Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 29Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- Jan 29Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Jan 29Rules suspended
- Jan 28Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 24Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB47)
- Jan 23Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/23/2026 11:20 am)
- Jan 23Committee substitute printed 26105928D-S1Major
- Jan 21Courts of Justice Substitute
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 21Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Jan 7Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB47)
- 2025
- Dec 5Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (12/5/2025 4:10 pm)
- Nov 24Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Nov 24Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100776DIntroduced