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Sex offenses prohibiting proximity to children; Park Authorities Act; penalty. Provides that every adult who is convicted of an offense prohibiting proximity to children, when the offense occurred on or after July 1, 2026, shall as part of his sentence be forever prohibited from going, for the purpose of having any contact whatsoever with children who are not in his custody, within 100 feet of the premises of any place owned or operated by an authority created pursuant to the Park Authorities Act that he knows or should know is a playground, athletic field or facility, or gymnasium.The bill also provides that any person convicted of an offense under the laws of any foreign country or any political subdivision thereof, or the United States or any political subdivision thereof, similar to any offense set forth in current law shall be forever prohibited from going, for the purpose of having any contact whatsoever with children who are not in his custody, within 100 feet of the premises of any place owned or operated by an authority created pursuant to the Park Authorities Act that he knows or has reason to know is a playground, athletic field or facility, or gymnasium.A violation of the bill's provisions is punishable as a Class 6 felony.
Introduced
Jan 8, 2026
Last Action
Mar 14, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 1 co
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB250)
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB250ER)
Enrolled
Signed by President
Signed by Speaker
Senate substitute agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Read third time
Rules suspended
Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/26/2026 12:59 pm)
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB250)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
Committee substitute printed 26108637D-S1
Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Read third time and passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
Read second time and engrossed
Read first time
Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB250)
Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/9/2026 10:15 am)
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102454D
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Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Vivian E. Watts