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HB 1027 VA
Introduced

Children; use of communication systems to facilitate certain offenses, exception.

VA · session 2026 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 14, 2026

Latest action (Feb 11, 2026) Continued to next session in Courts of Justice (Voice Vote)

Summary

Use of communications systems to facilitate certain offenses involving children; exception. Provides that the crime of using communications systems to facilitate certain offenses involving children only applies when (i) the child involved is within the age ranges prescribed by law or (ii) the other person involved is a law-enforcement officer posing as a child within the age ranges prescribed by law while in the performance of his official duties.

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Action history (7)
  1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103294D · lower
  2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · lower
  3. Feb 5, 2026 Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal · lower
  4. Feb 6, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
  5. Feb 6, 2026 Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) · lower
  6. Feb 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1027) · lower
  7. Feb 11, 2026 Continued to next session in Courts of Justice (Voice Vote) · lower

Text versions (4)

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  • Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
  • Courts of Justice Substitute · HTML
  • Introduced · PDF
  • Introduced · HTML

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