SB 861

  • Virginia Senate Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Jan 03, 2025
  • Passed Senate Jan 27, 2025
  • Passed House Feb 12, 2025
  • Governor

Escape from jail or custody; penalty.

Abstract

Escape from jail or custody; penalty. Specifies that the definition of law-enforcement officer that currently applies for the crime of assault and battery of a law-enforcement officer shall be used for the purposes of the crimes related to escaping from jail or custody of a law-enforcement officer. This bill is identical to HB 2406.

An Act to amend and reenact ยงยง 18.2-478 and 18.2-479 of the Code of Virginia, relating to escape from jail or custody; penalty.

Bill Sponsors (3)

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Actions


Feb 20, 2025

Senate

Signed by President

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025

Senate

Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025

Senate

Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB861)

Feb 17, 2025

Senate

Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB861ER)

House

Signed by Speaker

Senate

Enrolled

Feb 12, 2025

House

Public Safety Substitute rejected

House

Passed House (97-Y 0-N)

House

Read third time

Feb 11, 2025

House

Read second time

Senate

Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB861)

Feb 07, 2025

House

Reported from Public Safety with substitute (20-Y 1-N)

House

Committee substitute printed 25106914D-H1

Senate

Impact statement from VCSC (SB861)

Feb 04, 2025

House

Referred to Committee on Public Safety

House

Read first time

House

Placed on Calendar

Jan 27, 2025

Senate

Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)

Jan 24, 2025

Senate

Read second time

Senate

Engrossed by Senate

Jan 23, 2025

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)

Senate

Passed by for the day

Senate

Rules suspended

Jan 22, 2025

Senate

Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

Jan 15, 2025

Senate

Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

Jan 07, 2025

Senate

Impact statement from VCSC (SB861)

Jan 03, 2025

Senate

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

Senate

Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100237D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Enrolled HTML PDF
Public Safety Substitute HTML PDF HTML PDF
Introduced HTML PDF

Related Documents

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Impact statement from VCSC (SB861) PDF PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB861) PDF PDF

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