SB 559 VA

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Forgery; venue. Clarifies that the venue provision for prosecution of forgery applies to forging public records, etc., forging coin or bank notes, and forging, uttering, etc., other writings.

• Bryce E. Reeves Republican · primary

1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100647D · upper
2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
3. Jan 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB559) · upper
4. Feb 11, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) · upper
5. Feb 13, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
6. Feb 13, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (36-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
7. Feb 13, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
8. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · upper
9. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
10. Feb 16, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
11. Feb 16, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
12. Feb 16, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
13. Feb 16, 2026 Blank Action · upper
14. Feb 20, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
15. Feb 20, 2026 Read first time · lower
16. Feb 20, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · lower
17. Feb 21, 2026 Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal · lower
18. Feb 25, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) · lower
19. Mar 2, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) · lower
20. Mar 2, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108692D-H1 · lower
21. Mar 3, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB559) · upper
22. Mar 3, 2026 Read second time · lower
23. Mar 4, 2026 Read third time · lower
24. Mar 4, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
25. Mar 4, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
26. Mar 4, 2026 Passed House with substitute (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
27. Mar 4, 2026 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House · lower
28. Mar 4, 2026 Passed House with substitute (99-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
29. Mar 6, 2026 House substitute agreed to by Senate (38-Y 2-N 0-A) · upper
30. Mar 12, 2026 Enrolled · upper
31. Mar 12, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB559ER) · upper
32. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
33. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by President · upper
34. Mar 13, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB559) · upper
35. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · upper
36. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
37. Apr 8, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 507 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
38. Apr 8, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0507) · 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
• Criminal Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Criminal Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML