SB 47 VA

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Impersonation of law-enforcement officer while committing additional act; penalties. Provides that any person who impersonates a law-enforcement officer (i) while committing or attempting to commit aggravated murder, first or second degree murder, abduction, rape, forcible sodomy, object sexual penetration, aggravated sexual battery, or sexual battery or (ii) while circumventing, bypassing, or attempting to circumvent or bypass any security measure of any business, commercial building, residence, building owned or leased by the Commonwealth or any agency thereof, or building owned or leased by a locality or any agency thereof is guilty of a Class 6 felony. A second or subsequent offense is punishable as a Class 5 felony.

• Christie New Craig Republican · primary

1. Nov 24, 2025 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100776D · upper
2. Nov 24, 2025 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
3. Dec 5, 2025 Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (12/5/2025 4:10 pm) · upper
4. Jan 7, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB47) · upper
5. Jan 21, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
6. Jan 21, 2026 Courts of Justice Substitute · upper
7. Jan 23, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26105928D-S1 · upper
8. Jan 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/23/2026 11:20 am) · upper
9. Jan 24, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB47) · 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 with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N) · lower
25. Feb 20, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N) · lower
26. Mar 2, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) · lower
27. Mar 3, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/3/2026 8:51 am) · upper
28. Mar 3, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108352D-H1 · lower
29. Mar 3, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety · lower
30. Mar 4, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB47) · upper
31. Mar 4, 2026 Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) · lower
32. Mar 6, 2026 Read second time · lower
33. Mar 9, 2026 Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar · lower
34. Mar 9, 2026 Passed by for the day · lower
35. Mar 10, 2026 Passed by for the day · lower
36. Mar 11, 2026 Read third time · lower
37. Mar 11, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
38. Mar 11, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
39. Mar 11, 2026 Passed House with substitute (75-Y 24-N 0-A) · lower
40. Mar 11, 2026 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House · lower
41. Mar 11, 2026 Passed House with substitute (99-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
42. Mar 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/11/2026 1:02 pm) · upper
43. Mar 12, 2026 House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
44. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · upper
45. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB47ER) · upper
46. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
47. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
48. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · upper
49. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
50. Apr 1, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB47) · upper
51. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 875 (effective 7/1/2026) · 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.

• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
• Courts of Justice Substitute · HTML
• Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
• Courts of Justice Substitute · HTML
• Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
• Courts of Justice Substitute · HTML
• Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
• Courts of Justice Substitute · HTML
• Criminal Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Criminal Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML