VirginiaThreats of death or bodily injury to a person or member of his family, etc.; penalty.
What it does
Threats of death or bodily injury or discharge of a firearm on school property; penalties. Clarifies that for crimes involving communicating in writing a threat to kill or do bodily injury, regardless of whether the person who is the object of such threat actually receives such threat, an electronically transmitted communication producing a visual or electronic message includes an email, a text message, or a message or post on any social media platform. The bill also clarifies that any person who communicates an oral threat of discharging a firearm within or on school property, at any school-sponsored event, or on a school bus and the threat would place the person who is the object of the threat, or is included in the threat, in reasonable apprehension of death or bodily harm is guilty of a Class 6 felony.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2025
- Mar 24Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0588)Latest
- Mar 24Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 588 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Mar 11Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 11Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025Minor
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 10Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1271)
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1271ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 21Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Conference report agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 21Conference report agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)Minor
- Feb 21Amended by conference committee
- Feb 20Delegates: Hope, Delaney, Williams
- Feb 20Conferees appointed by House
- Feb 19Senators: Perry, Salim, McDougle
- Vote recorded Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 19Conferees appointed by Senate
- Feb 19Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
- Feb 18House requested conference committeeMinor
- Feb 18House insisted on substituteMajor
- Feb 17House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N)
- Vote recorded House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N). Result: fail.Upper
- Feb 13Passed House with substitute (96-Y 0-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Passed House (96-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 13Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 13Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- Feb 13Read third timeMinor
- Feb 12Read second timeMinor
- Feb 12Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1271)
- Feb 11Impact statement from VCSC (SB1271)
- Feb 11Committee substitute printed 25107005D-H1Major
- Feb 10Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 6Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Feb 6Read first timeMinor
- Feb 6Placed on Calendar
- Feb 3Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 2Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1271)
- Jan 31Impact statement from VCSC (SB1271)
- Jan 31Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute
- Jan 31Senator Perry, Russet Substitute agreed to
- Jan 31Reading of substitute waived
- Jan 31Courts of Justice Substitute rejected
- Jan 31Read second timeMinor
- Jan 31Floor substitute printed 25106455D-S2 (Perry)
- Jan 31Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1271)
- Jan 30Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 30Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
- Jan 30Rules suspended
- Jan 29Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N 2-A)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N 2-A). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 28Impact statement from VCSC (SB1271)
- Jan 27Committee substitute printed 25106175D-S1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 1-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 27Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 1-N)Minor
- Jan 24Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1271)
- Jan 13Impact statement from VCSC (SB1271)
- Jan 8Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Jan 8Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104285DIntroduced