VirginiaDamage or trespass to public services or utilities or critical infrastructure; penalties.
What it does
Damage or trespass to public services or utilities or critical infrastructure; penalties. Adds the intentional destruction of or damage to any fixture, equipment, or information technology system that is used to provide, process, transmit, or maintain public services, public utilities, cable television, broadband, or other critical infrastructure, as defined in relevant law, to the existing offense of damage or trespass to public services or utilities. The bill contains technical amendments and is identical to HB 317.
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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 6Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0106)Latest
- Apr 6Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 106 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Mar 14Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 14Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026Minor
- Mar 11Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB743)
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 10Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 10Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB743ER)Major
- Mar 10EnrolledMinor
- Mar 4Passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A)Major
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 4Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- Mar 4Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed House
- Mar 4Read third timeMinor
- Mar 3Read second timeMinor
- Mar 2Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 24Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Feb 24Read first timeMinor
- Feb 24Placed on Calendar
- Feb 16Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB743)
- Feb 13Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (38-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 13Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 13Rules suspended
- Feb 13Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)Major
- Feb 13Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- Feb 13Read second timeMinor
- Feb 12Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 12Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 12Rules suspended
- Feb 11Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 6Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/6/2026 10:52 am)
- Feb 6Committee substitute printed 26105842D-S1Major
- Feb 4Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 4Senate committee offered
- Jan 21Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/21/2026 11:05 am)
- Jan 19Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Jan 19Presented and ordered printed 26104434DIntroduced