SB743
Damage or trespass to public services or utilities or critical infrastructure; penalties.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 14, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Chief Patron:
Lashrecse Aird (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, cable television, broadband, or other critical infrastructure, as defined in relevant law, to the existing offense of damage or trespass to public ... (More) services or utilities. The bill contains technical amendments. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/19/2026 - Senate: Presented and ordered printed 26104434D
- 01/19/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/21/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/21/2026 11:05 am)
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26105842D-S1
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/6/2026 10:52 am)
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB743)
- 02/24/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/24/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/24/2026 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/27/2026 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 03/02/2026 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/2026 - House: Read second time
- 03/04/2026 - House: Read third time
- 03/04/2026 - House: Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/04/2026 - House: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- 03/04/2026 - House: Passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB743ER)
- 03/10/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB743)
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
- 03/14/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
