VA HB 1027
Status unknownChildren; use of communication systems to facilitate certain offenses, exception.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did VA HB 1027 pass?
The current status of VA HB 1027 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-11): Continued to next session in Courts of Justice (Voice Vote)
What is VA HB 1027 about?
Use of communications systems to facilitate certain offenses involving children; exception. Provides that the crime of using communications systems to facilitate certain offenses involving children only applies when (i) the child involved is within the age ranges prescribed by law or (ii) the other person involved is a law-enforcement officer posing as a child within the age ranges prescribed by law while in the performance of his official duties.
Who sponsors VA HB 1027?
Wendell S. Walker is the primary sponsor of VA HB 1027.
Description
Use of communications systems to facilitate certain offenses involving children; exception. Provides that the crime of using communications systems to facilitate certain offenses involving children only applies when (i) the child involved is within the age ranges prescribed by law or (ii) the other person involved is a law-enforcement officer posing as a child within the age ranges prescribed by law while in the performance of his official duties.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-14
- Latest action
- 2026-02-11 — Continued to next session in Courts of Justice (Voice Vote)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Wendell S. Walkerprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-02-11
Continued to next session in Courts of Justice (Voice Vote)
2026-02-06
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1027)
2026-02-06
Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)
2026-02-06
House subcommittee offered
2026-02-05
Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal
referral-committee
2026-01-14
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee
2026-01-14
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103294D
filing,introduction
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Votes
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Related bills
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