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Threats of death or bodily injury or discharge of a firearm on school property; penalties. Clarifies that for crimes involving communicating in writing a threat to kill or do bodily injury, regardless of whether the person who is the object of such threat actually receives such threat, an electronically transmitted communication producing a visual or electronic message includes an email, a text message, or a message or post on any social media platform. The bill also clarifies that any person who communicates an oral threat of discharging a firearm within or on school property, at any school-sponsored event, or on a school bus and the threat would place the person who is the object of the threat, or is included in the threat, in reasonable apprehension of death or bodily harm is guilty of a Class 6 felony.
Introduced
Jan 8, 2025
Last Action
Mar 24, 2025
Session
VA 2025
Sponsors
1 primary · 0 co
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0588)
Approved by Governor-Chapter 588 (Effective 07/01/25)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1271)
Signed by President
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1271ER)
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled
Conference report agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Amended by conference committee
Delegates: Hope, Delaney, Williams
Conferees appointed by House
Conferees appointed by Senate
Senators: Perry, Salim, McDougle
Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
House insisted on substitute
House requested conference committee
House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N)
Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
Passed House with substitute (96-Y 0-N)
Read third time
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1271)
Read second time
Impact statement from VCSC (SB1271)
Committee substitute printed 25107005D-H1
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
Read first time
Placed on Calendar
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1271)
Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute
Senator Perry, Russet Substitute agreed to
Reading of substitute waived
Courts of Justice Substitute rejected
Read second time
Floor substitute printed 25106455D-S2 (Perry)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1271)
Impact statement from VCSC (SB1271)
Rules suspended
Passed by for the day
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N 2-A)
Impact statement from VCSC (SB1271)
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 1-N)
Committee substitute printed 25106175D-S1
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1271)
Impact statement from VCSC (SB1271)
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104285D
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
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Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0588)