SB 55 VA

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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.

• J.D. "Danny" Diggs Republican · primary

1. Nov 26, 2025 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100464D · upper
2. Nov 26, 2025 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
3. Dec 5, 2025 Fiscal Impact statement From VSCC (12/5/2025 4:08 pm) · upper
4. Dec 5, 2025 Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (12/5/2025 4:12 pm) · upper
5. Jan 7, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB55) · upper
6. Jan 19, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
7. Jan 19, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
8. Jan 21, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26105714D-S1 · upper
9. Jan 27, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB55) · upper
10. Jan 28, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N) · upper
11. Jan 29, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
12. Jan 29, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
13. Jan 29, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
14. Jan 29, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
15. Jan 30, 2026 Read second time · upper
16. Jan 30, 2026 Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to · upper
17. Jan 30, 2026 Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) · upper
18. Jan 30, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
19. Feb 2, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
20. Feb 5, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
21. Feb 5, 2026 Read first time · lower
22. Feb 5, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · lower
23. Feb 18, 2026 Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal · lower
24. Feb 20, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 0-N) · lower
25. Mar 2, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) · lower
26. Mar 3, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety · lower
27. Mar 4, 2026 Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) · lower
28. Mar 6, 2026 Read second time · lower
29. Mar 9, 2026 Read third time · lower
30. Mar 9, 2026 Passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
31. Mar 13, 2026 Enrolled · upper
32. Mar 13, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB55ER) · upper
33. Mar 13, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB55) · upper
34. Mar 13, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
35. Mar 13, 2026 Signed by President · upper
36. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · upper
37. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
38. Apr 8, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 480 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
39. Apr 8, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0480) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

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