SB47
Impersonation of law-enforcement officer while committing additional act; penalties.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 12, 2026
Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Chief Patron:
Christie New Craig (R)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Impersonation of law-enforcement officer while committing additional act; penalties.
Provides that any person who impersonates a law-enforcement officer (i) while committing or attempting to commit aggravated murder, first or second degree murder, abduction, rape, forcible sodomy, object sexual penetration, aggravated sexual battery, or sexual battery or (ii) while circumventing, bypassing, or attempting to circumvent or bypass any security measure ... (More) of any business, commercial building, or residence is guilty of a Class 6 felony. A second or subsequent offense is punishable as a Class 5 felony. (Less)-
Bill History
- 11/24/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100776D
- 11/24/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 12/05/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (12/5/2025 4:10 pm)
- 01/07/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB47)
- 01/21/2026 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 01/21/2026 - Senate: Courts of Justice Substitute
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26105928D-S1
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/23/2026 11:20 am)
- 01/24/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB47)
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/30/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 01/30/2026 - Senate: Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- 01/30/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
- 01/30/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/05/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/05/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/05/2026 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/18/2026 - House: Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal
- 02/19/2026 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 02/20/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/2026 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 03/02/2026 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/3/2026 8:51 am)
- 03/03/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26108352D-H1
- 03/03/2026 - House: Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety
- 03/04/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB47)
- 03/04/2026 - House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/2026 - House: Read second time
- 03/09/2026 - House: Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
- 03/09/2026 - House: Passed by for the day
- 03/10/2026 - House: Passed by for the day
- 03/11/2026 - House: Read third time
- 03/11/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 03/11/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 03/11/2026 - House: Passed House with substitute (75-Y 24-N 0-A)
- 03/11/2026 - House: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- 03/11/2026 - House: Passed House with substitute (99-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/11/2026 1:02 pm)
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
