SB1271
Threats of death or bodily injury to a person or member of his family, etc.; penalty.
Status:
Enacted
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Threats of death or bodily injury or discharge of a firearm on school property; penalties.
Clarifies that for crimes involving communicating in writing a threat to kill or do bodily injury, regardless of whether the person who is the object of such threat actually receives such threat, an electronically transmitted communication producing a visual or electronic message includes an email, a text message, or a ... (More) message or post on any social media platform. The bill also clarifies that any person who communicates an oral threat of discharging a firearm within or on school property, at any school-sponsored event, or on a school bus and the threat would place the person who is the object of the threat, or is included in the threat, in reasonable apprehension of death or bodily harm is guilty of a Class 6 felony. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/08/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104285D
- 01/08/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/13/2025 - Senate: Impact statement from VCSC (SB1271)
- 01/24/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1271)
- 01/27/2025 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 1-N)
- 01/27/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 01/27/2025 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 25106175D-S1
- 01/28/2025 - Senate: Impact statement from VCSC (SB1271)
- 01/29/2025 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N 2-A)
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1271)
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Floor substitute printed 25106455D-S2 (Perry)
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Read second time
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Courts of Justice Substitute rejected
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Senator Perry, Russet Substitute agreed to
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Impact statement from VCSC (SB1271)
- 02/02/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1271)
- 02/03/2025 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/2025 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/06/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/06/2025 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/07/2025 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 02/10/2025 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2025 - House: Committee substitute printed 25107005D-H1
- 02/11/2025 - Senate: Impact statement from VCSC (SB1271)
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1271)
- 02/12/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/13/2025 - House: Read third time
- 02/13/2025 - House: Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- 02/13/2025 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/13/2025 - House: Passed House with substitute (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N)
- 02/18/2025 - House: House insisted on substitute
- 02/18/2025 - House: House requested conference committee
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Senators: Perry, Salim, McDougle
- 02/20/2025 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/20/2025 - House: Delegates: Hope, Delaney, Williams
- 02/21/2025 - Amended by conference committee
- 02/21/2025 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/2025 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/2025 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/2025 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1271ER)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1271)
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2025 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
- 03/11/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/24/2025 - Approved by Governor-Chapter 588 (Effective 07/01/25)
- 03/24/2025 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0588)
