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SB743 Senate Bill
Signed by Governor
2026-04-06

Damage or trespass to public services or utilities or critical infrastructure; penalties.

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 services or utilities. The bill contains technical amendments and is identical to HB 317.

Bill Details

State

Virginia

Session

2026 Regular Regular Session

Chamber

Senate

Official Source

lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB743

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Sponsors

Lashrecse Aird (Sen - D)
Jennifer Boysko (Sen - D)

Action History

2026-04-06 Approved by Governor-Chapter 106 (effective 7/1/2026)
2026-03-14 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
2026-03-14 S Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
2026-03-11 S Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB743)
2026-03-10 S Signed by President
2026-03-10 H Signed by Speaker
2026-03-10 S Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB743ER)
2026-03-10 S Enrolled
2026-03-04 H Passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-03-04 H Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
2026-03-04 H Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-03-04 H Read third time
2026-03-03 H Read second time
2026-03-02 H Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
2026-02-24 H Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2026-02-24 H Read first time
2026-02-24 H Placed on Calendar
2026-02-16 S Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB743)
2026-02-13 S Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-13 S Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-13 S Rules suspended
2026-02-13 S Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)
2026-02-13 S Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
2026-02-13 S Read second time
2026-02-12 S Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
2026-02-12 S Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-12 S Rules suspended
2026-02-11 S Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
2026-02-06 S Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/6/2026 10:52 am)
2026-02-06 S Committee substitute printed 26105842D-S1
2026-02-04 S Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
2026-02-04 S Senate committee offered
2026-01-21 S Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/21/2026 11:05 am)
2026-01-19 S Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2026-01-19 S Presented and ordered printed 26104434D

Votes

2026-02-04 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) Yea: 15 Nay: 0
2026-02-11 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) Yea: 15 Nay: 0
2026-02-12 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) Yea: 40 Nay: 0
2026-02-13 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A) Yea: 38 Nay: 0
2026-02-13 Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A) Yea: 38 Nay: 0
2026-03-02 Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) Yea: 22 Nay: 0
2026-03-04 Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) Yea: 97 Nay: 0
2026-03-04 Passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A) Yea: 99 Nay: 0

Committee Referrals

2026-01-19 S Courts of Justice
2026-02-04 S Finance and Appropriations
2026-02-24 H Courts of Justice

Bill Text Versions

2026-01-19 Introduced
2026-02-04 Comm Sub
2026-02-06 Comm Sub
2026-03-10 Enrolled

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