SB 743 VA
Damage or trespass to public services or utilities or critical infrastructure; penalties.
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Summary
Damage or trespass to public services or utilities or critical infrastructure; penalties. Adds the intentional destruction of or damage to any fixture, equipment, or information technology system that is used to provide, process, transmit, or maintain public services, public utilities, cable television, broadband, or other critical infrastructure, as defined in relevant law, to the existing offense of damage or trespass to public services or utilities. The bill contains technical amendments and is identical to HB 317.
Sponsor (1)
- Lashrecse D. Aird Democratic · primary
1 coauthor / cosponsor
- Jennifer B. Boysko Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (36)
- Jan 19, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26104434D · upper
- Jan 19, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
- Jan 21, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/21/2026 11:05 am) · upper
- Feb 4, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
- Feb 4, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
- Feb 6, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26105842D-S1 · upper
- Feb 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/6/2026 10:52 am) · upper
- Feb 11, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
- Feb 12, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
- Feb 12, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
- Feb 12, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
- Feb 13, 2026 Read second time · upper
- Feb 13, 2026 Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to · upper
- Feb 13, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
- Feb 13, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
- Feb 13, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
- Feb 13, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (38-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
- Feb 16, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB743) · upper
- Feb 24, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
- Feb 24, 2026 Read first time · lower
- Feb 24, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · lower
- Mar 2, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) · lower
- Mar 3, 2026 Read second time · lower
- Mar 4, 2026 Read third time · lower
- Mar 4, 2026 Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
- Mar 4, 2026 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House · lower
- Mar 4, 2026 Passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
- Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled · upper
- Mar 10, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB743ER) · upper
- Mar 10, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
- Mar 10, 2026 Signed by President · upper
- Mar 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB743) · upper
- Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · upper
- Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
- Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 106 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
- Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0106) · executive
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