VirginiaThreats to discharge a firearm within or at buildings or means of transportation; penalties.
What it does
Threats to discharge a firearm within or at buildings or means of transportation; penalties. Provides that any person (i) who makes and communicates to another by any means any threat to bomb, burn, destroy, discharge a firearm within or at, or in any manner damage any place of assembly, building or other structure, or means of transportation or (ii) who communicates to another, by any means, information, knowing the same to be false, as to the existence of any peril of bombing, burning, destruction, discharging of a firearm within or at, or damage to any such place of assembly, building or other structure, or means of transportation is guilty of a Class 5 felony, provided, however, that if such person is under 18 years of age, he is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Under current law, any person 15 years of age or older (a) who makes and communicates to another by any means any threat to bomb, burn, destroy, or in any manner damage any place of assembly, building or other structure, or means of transportation or (b) who communicates to another, by any means, information, knowing the same to be false, as to the existence of any peril of bombing, burning, destruction, or damage to any such place of assembly, building or other structure, or means of transportation is guilty of a Class 5 felony.
More detail
This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Criminal Justice Conference.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Mar 24Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0368)Latest
- Mar 24Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 368 (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 (HB1583)
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1583ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 22Conference report agreed to by House (99-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 (99-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 22Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)Minor
- Feb 22Amended by conference committee
- Feb 20Delegates: Simon, Feggans, Ballard
- Vote recorded Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Senate insisted on amendment (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 20Conferees appointed by House
- Feb 20Senators: Perry, Salim, McDougle
- Feb 20Conferees appointed by Senate
- Feb 20House acceded to request
- Feb 20Senate requested conference committeeMinor
- Feb 20Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N)Major
- Feb 19Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1583)
- Vote recorded Senate substitute rejected by House (2-Y 95-N). Result: fail.Lower
- Feb 19Senate substitute rejected by House (2-Y 95-N)
- Feb 18Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 18Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 18Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- Feb 18Reading of substitute waived
- Feb 18Read third timeMinor
- Feb 17Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 17Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- Feb 17Rules suspended
- Feb 14Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 13Impact statement from VCSC (HB1583)
- Feb 12Committee substitute printed 25107383D-S1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 12Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Feb 5Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Feb 5Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 4Passed House (99-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed House (99-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 4Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- Feb 4Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)Passed House
- Feb 3Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Feb 2Read first timeMinor
- Jan 31Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 31Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- Jan 29Assigned Courts sub: CriminalMinor
- Jan 9Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1583)
- Jan 1Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Jan 1Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103755DIntroduced