HB317
Damage or trespass to public services or utilities or critical infrastructure; penalties.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Chief Patron:
Kimberly Pope Adams (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Damage or trespass to public services or utilities or critical infrastructure; penalties.
Adds the intentional destruction of or damage to any fixture, equipment, or information technology system that is used to provide, process, transmit, or maintain public services, public utilities, or other critical infrastructure, as defined in relevant law, to the existing offense of damage or trespass to public services or utilities. ... (More) The bill contains technical amendments. This bill incorporates HB 769. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/09/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104279D
- 01/09/2026 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/12/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/12/2026 11:09 am)
- 01/15/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB317)
- 02/10/2026 - House: Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal
- 02/10/2026 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 02/11/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/11/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/2026 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 02/13/2026 - House: Incorporates HB769 (Herring)
- 02/13/2026 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26107740D-H1
- 02/15/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/16/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/16/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/16/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB317)
- 02/16/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/23/2026 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/25/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/02/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/2/2026 9:16 am)
- 03/04/2026 - House: Enrolled
- 03/04/2026 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB317ER)
- 03/04/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/05/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB317)
- 03/10/2026 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
- 03/10/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
