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HB 294 VA
Passed One Chamber

Malicious bodily injury to correctional officers; penalties.

VA · session 2027 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 9, 2026

Latest action (Jul 21, 2026) Continued from last session

Summary

Virginia House Bill 294 would modify provisions regarding malicious bodily injury to correctional officers and would address penalties. The bill would amend the Virginia Code to establish or modify penalties for intentional injury to correctional staff.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill (from the OpenStates abstract — no full text available yet) — neutral, and may be imperfect.

Official abstract

A BILL to amend and reenact § 18.2-51.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to malicious bodily injury to correctional officers; penalties.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (15)
  1. Jan 9, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103868D · lower
  2. Jan 9, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/9/2026 4:50 pm) · lower
  3. Jan 9, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · lower
  4. Jan 14, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB294) · lower
  5. Feb 10, 2026 Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal · lower
  6. Feb 11, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) · lower
  7. Feb 13, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 8-N) · lower
  8. Feb 15, 2026 Read first time · lower
  9. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
  10. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (88-Y 8-N 0-A) · lower
  11. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
  12. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
  13. Feb 25, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 7-N) · upper
  14. Mar 4, 2026 Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) · upper
  15. Jul 21, 2026 Continued from last session · upper

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