HB 124 VA

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Assault and battery; district court temporary recall judge; penalty. Adds a judge of a district court under temporary recall to the definition of "judge" as it relates to the crime of assault and battery, which is a Class 1 misdemeanor that is enhanced to a Class 6 felony with a mandatory minimum term of confinement of six months if such judge is engaged in his public duties at the time of the offense. This bill is a recommendation of the Committee on District Courts and is identical to SB 144.

• Atoosa R. Reaser Democratic · primary

1. Jan 2, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101360D · lower
2. Jan 2, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · lower
3. Jan 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/6/2026 3:10 pm) · lower
4. Jan 20, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB124) · 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 (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 (13-Y 0-N) · upper
14. Feb 25, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
15. Feb 26, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
16. Feb 26, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
17. Feb 26, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
18. Feb 27, 2026 Read third time · upper
19. Feb 27, 2026 Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
20. Mar 4, 2026 Enrolled · lower
21. Mar 4, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB124ER) · lower
22. Mar 4, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
23. Mar 4, 2026 Signed by President · upper
24. Mar 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB124) · lower
25. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
26. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
27. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 71 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
28. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0071) · 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
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML