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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. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Criminal Justice Conference.
Introduced
Jan 1, 2025
Last Action
Mar 24, 2025
Session
VA 2025
Sponsors
1 primary · 36 co
Approved by Governor-Chapter 368 (Effective 07/01/25)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0368)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
Signed by President
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1583)
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1583ER)
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled
Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
Amended by conference committee
Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N)
Delegates: Simon, Feggans, Ballard
Conferees appointed by House
Senators: Perry, Salim, McDougle
Conferees appointed by Senate
House acceded to request
Senate requested conference committee
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1583)
Senate substitute rejected by House (2-Y 95-N)
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Read third time
Reading of substitute waived
Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
Rules suspended
Passed by for the day
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
Impact statement from VCSC (HB1583)
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Committee substitute printed 25107383D-S1
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
Read second time and engrossed
Read first time
Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1583)
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103755D
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Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0368)
Jason S. Ballard
Jonathan "Jed" Arnold
Terry L. Austin
Amanda E. Batten
Ellen H. Campbell
Mike A. Cherry
Mark L. Earley, Jr.
N. Baxter Ennis
Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.
W. Chad Green
M. Keith Hodges
Terry G. Kilgore
James A. "Jay" Leftwich
Ian T. Lovejoy
Paul V. Milde
James W. Morefield
Israel D. O'Quinn
Robert D. Orrock, Sr.
Chris S. Runion
Kim A. Taylor
H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.
Wendell S. Walker
Michael J. Webert
Wren M. Williams
Tony O. Wilt
Scott A. Wyatt