VA HB 148

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Children; seizure, etc., of property used in connection with exploitation and solicitation.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did VA HB 148 pass?

The current status of VA HB 148 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-03-09): Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (8-Y 7-N)

What is VA HB 148 about?

Seizure, forfeiture, and destruction of property used in connection with the exploitation and solicitation of children. Requires the court, if the forfeiture is established to order the destruction of all audio and visual equipment, electronic equipment, devices, and other personal property used in connection with the possession, production, distribution, publication, sale, possession with intent to distribute, or making of child pornography, or in connection with the solicitation of a person less than 18 years of age, in violation of current law. The bill also (i) requires certain information to be provided by the law-enforcement agency responsible for the destruction, (ii) prohibits destruction of such items to be used in a criminal prosecution until all rights of appeal have been exhausted, and (iii) requires the law-enforcement agency to provide notice, by first-class mail, to the accused or other interested party, if known, and his attorney at least seven days prior to the destruction of the time and place the destruction will occur. This bill incorporates HB 274 and HB 688.

Who sponsors VA HB 148?

Wren M. Williams is the primary sponsor of VA HB 148, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: 2026-01-05
Latest action: 2026-03-09 — Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (8-Y 7-N)
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-01-05
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102533D
filing,introduction
2026-01-05
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee
2026-01-22
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB148)
2026-01-23
Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal
referral-committee
2026-01-26
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N)
substitution
2026-01-28
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 0-N)
committee-passage
2026-01-28
Incorporates HB274 (Walker)
2026-01-28
Incorporates HB688 (Zehr)
2026-01-29
Committee substitute printed 26106309D-H1
substitution
2026-01-30
Read first time
reading-1
2026-02-02
Read second time
reading-2
2026-02-02
committee substitute agreed to
substitution
2026-02-02
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
substitution
2026-02-03
Passed by for the day
2026-02-04
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N 0-A)
passage,reading-3
2026-02-04
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
2026-02-04
Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage
2026-02-05
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB148)
2026-02-05
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
2026-02-05
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee
2026-03-09
Senate committee offered
2026-03-09
Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (8-Y 7-N)
deferral

Versions

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Documents

Votes

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute
2026-01-26 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Vivian E. Watts: yes
- Karrie K. Delaney: yes
- Phil M. Hernandez: yes
- Rae Cousins: yes
- Katrina Callsen: yes
- Leslie Chambers Mehta: yes
- Charlie Schmidt: yes
- Wren M. Williams: yes
- Will Davis: yes
- Madison Whittle: not voting
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute
2026-01-28 · pass · 18-0
Member-level votes (22)
- Patrick A. Hope: yes
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado: yes
- Vivian E. Watts: yes
- Marcus B. Simon: yes
- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.: yes
- Karrie K. Delaney: yes
- Phil M. Hernandez: yes
- Rae Cousins: yes
- Atoosa R. Reaser: not voting
- Katrina Callsen: yes
- Karen Keys-Gamarra: not voting
- Leslie Chambers Mehta: not voting
- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie: yes
- Virgil Thornton: yes
- Charlie Schmidt: yes
- Terry G. Kilgore: yes
- James A. "Jay" Leftwich: yes
- Jason S. Ballard: yes
- Wren M. Williams: not voting
- Will Davis: yes
- Madison Whittle: yes
- Justin Pence: yes
H VOTE:
2026-02-04 · pass · 97-1
Member-level votes (100)
- Jessica L. Anderson: yes
- Bonita G. Anthony: yes
- Alex Q. Askew: yes
- Terry L. Austin: yes
- Jason S. Ballard: yes
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker: yes
- Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.: yes
- Gretchen M. Bulova: yes
- Katrina Callsen: yes
- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie: yes
- Betsy B. Carr: yes
- Stacey Annie Carroll: yes
- Mike A. Cherry: yes
- Nadarius E. Clark: yes
- Laura Jane Cohen: yes
- Joshua G. Cole: yes
- Nicole Cole: yes
- Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler: not voting
- Mitchell Cornett: yes
- Rae Cousins: yes
- Will Davis: yes
- Karrie K. Delaney: yes
- Lindsey Dougherty: yes
- Mark C. Downey: yes
- Michael B. Feggans: yes
- Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.: yes
- Lily V. Franklin: yes
- Margaret A. Franklin: yes
- Debra D. Gardner: yes
- Thomas A. Garrett, Jr.: yes
- Jackie H. Glass: yes
- Timothy P. Griffin: yes
- Elizabeth R. Guzman: yes
- Karen Hamilton: yes
- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.: yes
- Dan I. Helmer: yes
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr.: yes
- Phil M. Hernandez: yes
- Charniele L. Herring: yes
- M. Keith Hodges: yes
- Patrick A. Hope: yes
- Hillary Pugh Kent: yes
- Karen Keys-Gamarra: yes
- Terry G. Kilgore: yes
- Barry D. Knight: not voting
- Paul E. Krizek: yes
- Amy J. Laufer: yes
- James A. "Jay" Leftwich: yes
- Destiny LeVere Bolling: yes
- Alfonso H. Lopez: yes
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado: yes
- Marty Martinez: yes
- John Chilton McAuliff: yes
- Adele Y. McClure: yes
- Garrett McGuire: yes
- Ellen H. McLaughlin: yes
- Joseph P. McNamara: yes
- Delores L. McQuinn: yes
- Leslie Chambers Mehta: yes
- James W. Morefield: yes
- May Nivar: yes
- Delores Oates: yes
- Israel D. O'Quinn: yes
- Justin Pence: yes
- Eric Phillips: yes
- Kimberly Pope Adams: yes
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price: yes
- Sam Rasoul: yes
- Atoosa R. Reaser: yes
- David A. Reid: yes
- Chris S. Runion: yes
- Charlie Schmidt: yes
- Don Scott: yes
- Phillip A. Scott: yes
- Holly M. Seibold: yes
- Briana D. Sewell: yes
- Irene Shin: yes
- Marcus B. Simon: yes
- Shelly A. Simonds: yes
- JJ Singh: yes
- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.: yes
- Anne Ferrell Tata: yes
- Joshua E. Thomas: yes
- Virgil Thornton: yes
- Luke E. Torian: yes
- Kathy K.L. Tran: yes
- H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.: yes
- Wendell S. Walker: yes
- Jeion A. Ward: yes
- R. Lee Ware: yes
- Vivian E. Watts: yes
- Michael J. Webert: yes
- Madison Whittle: yes
- Bill Wiley: yes
- Rodney T. Willett: yes
- Wren M. Williams: yes
- Tony O. Wilt: yes
- Thomas C. Wright, Jr.: yes
- Scott A. Wyatt: yes
- Eric R. Zehr: no
Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice
2026-03-09 · pass · 8-7
Member-level votes (15)
- Scott A. Surovell: yes
- Mark D. Obenshain: no
- Ryan T. McDougle: no
- R. Creigh Deeds: no
- Richard H. Stuart: no
- William M. Stanley, Jr.: no
- Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
- Mark J. Peake: no
- Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
- Russet Perry: yes
- Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: no
- Kannan Srinivasan: yes
- Michael J. Jones: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB148

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