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Assault and battery; district court temporary recall judge; penalty. Adds a judge of a district court under temporary recall to the definition of "judge" as it relates to the crime of assault and battery, which is a Class 1 misdemeanor that is enhanced to a Class 6 felony with a mandatory minimum term of confinement of six months if such judge is engaged in his public duties at the time of the offense. This bill is a recommendation of the Committee on District Courts and is identical to HB 124.
Introduced
Jan 7, 2026
Last Action
Mar 10, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 0 co
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
Signed by Speaker
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB144)
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB144ER)
Signed by President
Enrolled
Passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB144)
Read third time
Read second time
Reported from Courts of Justice (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 0-A)
Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Read second time
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Rules suspended
Passed by for the day
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB144)
Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/12/2026 11:14 am)
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101361D
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
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Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Ryan T. McDougle