VirginiaMalicious bodily injury to correctional officers; penalties.
What it does
Malicious bodily injury to correctional officers; penalties. Provides that if any person maliciously causes bodily injury to another by any means, including the means set out in existing law, with intent to maim, disfigure, disable, or kill, and knowing or having reason to know that such other person is a correctional officer, as defined in relevant law, engaged in the performance of his public duties as a correctional officer, such person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for a period of not less than five years nor more than 30 years and, subject to existing law, a fine of not more than $100,000; upon conviction, the sentence of such person shall include a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of two years. The bill also provides that if any person unlawfully, but not maliciously, with the intent aforesaid, causes bodily injury to another by any means, knowing or having reason to know such other person is a correctional officer engaged in the performance of his public duties as a correctional officer, he is guilty of a Class 6 felony, and upon conviction, the sentence of such person shall include a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of one year.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Mar 4Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)Latest
- Vote recorded Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 25Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 7-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 18Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Feb 18Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 17Read third time and passed House (88-Y 8-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 16Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Feb 15Read first timeMinor
- Feb 13Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 8-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 11Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 10Assigned HCJ sub: CriminalMinor
- Jan 14Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB294)
- Jan 9Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Jan 9Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/9/2026 4:50 pm)
- Jan 9Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103868DIntroduced
- Mar 4Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)Latest