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Sex offenses prohibiting proximity to children; state parks; 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 a 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 a playground, athletic field or facility, or gymnasium he knows or has reason to know is located on the premises of a state park. A violation is a Class 6 felony.
Introduced
Nov 26, 2025
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
Signed by Speaker
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB55)
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB55ER)
Signed by President
Enrolled
Passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)
Read third time
Read second time
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety
Reported from Courts of Justice and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 0-N)
Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal
Read first time
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Placed on Calendar
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Read second time
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
Rules suspended
Passed by for the day
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB55)
Committee substitute printed 26105714D-S1
Senate committee offered
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB55)
Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (12/5/2025 4:12 pm)
Fiscal Impact statement From VSCC (12/5/2025 4:08 pm)
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100464D
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Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
J.D. "Danny" Diggs
Christie New Craig