Jason Ballard
- Republican
- Delegate
- District 42
Threats to discharge a firearm within or at buildings or means of transportation; penalties. Provides that any person (i) who makes and communicates to another by any means any threat to bomb, burn, destroy, discharge a firearm within or at, or in any manner damage any place of assembly, building or other structure, or means of transportation or (ii) who communicates to another, by any means, information, knowing the same to be false, as to the existence of any peril of bombing, burning, destruction, discharging of a firearm within or at, or damage to any such place of assembly, building or other structure, or means of transportation is guilty of a Class 5 felony, provided, however, that if such person is under 18 years of age, he is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Under current law, any person 15 years of age or older (i) who makes and communicates to another by any means any threat to bomb, burn, destroy, or in any manner damage any place of assembly, building or other structure, or means of transportation or (ii) who communicates to another, by any means, information, knowing the same to be false, as to the existence of any peril of bombing, burning, destruction, or damage to any such place of assembly, building or other structure, or means of transportation is guilty of a Class 5 felony. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Criminal Justice Conference.
A BILL to amend and reenact ยง 18.2-83 of the Code of Virginia, relating to threats to discharge a firearm within or at buildings or means of transportation; penalties.
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Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
Read second time and engrossed
Read first time
Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1583)
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103755D
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
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