HB 250 VA

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Sex offenses prohibiting proximity to children; Park Authorities Act; 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 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 the premises of any place owned or operated by an authority created pursuant to the Park Authorities Act that he knows or should know is a playground, athletic field or facility, or gymnasium.The bill also provides that any person convicted of an offense under the laws of any foreign country or any political subdivision thereof, or the United States or any political subdivision thereof, similar to any offense set forth in current law shall 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 the premises of any place owned or operated by an authority created pursuant to the Park Authorities Act that he knows or has reason to know is a playground, athletic field or facility, or gymnasium.A violation of the bill's provisions is punishable as a Class 6 felony.

• Vivian E. Watts Democratic · primary

1. Jan 8, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102454D · lower
2. Jan 8, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · lower
3. Jan 9, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/9/2026 10:15 am) · lower
4. Jan 15, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB250) · 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 (21-Y 0-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 Block Vote (97-Y 0-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 23, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · upper
14. Feb 25, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) · upper
15. Feb 25, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108637D-S1 · upper
16. Feb 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/26/2026 12:59 pm) · lower
17. Feb 26, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
18. Feb 26, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
19. Feb 26, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
20. Feb 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB250) · lower
21. Feb 27, 2026 Read third time · upper
22. Feb 27, 2026 Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to · upper
23. Feb 27, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
24. Feb 27, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
25. Mar 3, 2026 Senate substitute agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
26. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled · lower
27. Mar 10, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB250ER) · lower
28. Mar 10, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
29. Mar 10, 2026 Signed by President · upper
30. Mar 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB250) · lower
31. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · lower
32. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
33. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 96 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
34. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0096) · 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
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML