VA SB55 | 2026 | Regular Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Passed on April 8 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-08 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0480)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Passed on April 8 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-08 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0480)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Sex offenses prohibiting proximity to children; state parks; penalty. Provides that every adult who is convicted of an offense prohibiting proximity to children, when the offense occurred on or after July 1, 2026, shall as a part of his sentence be forever prohibited from going, for the purpose of having any contact whatsoever with children who are not in his custody, within 100 feet of a playground, athletic field or facility, or gymnasium he knows or has reason to know is located on the premises of a state park. A violation is a Class 6 felony.
Title
Sex offenses; prohibiting proximity to children on premises of state parks, penalty.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2026-03-09 - House - Passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-03-04 - House - Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-02 - House - Reported from Courts of Justice and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-20 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-02-02 - Senate - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-01-29 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-01-28 - Senate - Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-01-19 - Senate - Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-04 - House - Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-02 - House - Reported from Courts of Justice and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-20 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-02-02 - Senate - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-01-29 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-01-28 - Senate - Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-01-19 - Senate - Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-08 | Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0480) | |
| 2026-04-08 | Approved by Governor-Chapter 480 (effective 7/1/2026) | |
| 2026-03-14 | Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 | |
| 2026-03-14 | Senate | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 |
| 2026-03-13 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2026-03-13 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2026-03-13 | Senate | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB55) |
| 2026-03-13 | Senate | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB55ER) |
| 2026-03-13 | Senate | Enrolled |
| 2026-03-09 | House | Passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) |
| 2026-03-09 | House | Read third time |
| 2026-03-06 | House | Read second time |
| 2026-03-04 | House | Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) |
| 2026-03-03 | House | Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety |
| 2026-03-02 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) |
| 2026-02-20 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 0-N) |
| 2026-02-18 | House | Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal |
| 2026-02-05 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2026-02-05 | House | Read first time |
| 2026-02-05 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2026-02-02 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) |
| 2026-01-30 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute |
| 2026-01-30 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) |
| 2026-01-30 | Senate | Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to |
| 2026-01-30 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2026-01-29 | Senate | Passed by for the day |
| 2026-01-29 | Senate | Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) |
| 2026-01-29 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) |
| 2026-01-29 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 2026-01-28 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N) |
| 2026-01-27 | Senate | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB55) |
| 2026-01-21 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 26105714D-S1 |
| 2026-01-19 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) |
| 2026-01-19 | Senate | Senate committee offered |
| 2026-01-07 | Senate | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB55) |
| 2025-12-05 | Senate | Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (12/5/2025 4:12 pm) |
| 2025-12-05 | Senate | Fiscal Impact statement From VSCC (12/5/2025 4:08 pm) |
| 2025-11-26 | Senate | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2025-11-26 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100464D |
