Assault and battery; adds district court temporary recall judge, penalty.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact § 18.2-57 of the Code of Virginia, relating to assault and battery; district court temporary recall judge; penalty.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Assault and battery; district court temporary recall judge; penalty. Adds a judge of a district court under temporary recall to the definition of "judge" as it relates to the crime of assault and battery, which is a Class 1 misdemeanor that is enhanced to a Class 6 felony with a mandatory minimum term of confinement of six months if such judge is engaged in his public duties at the time of the offense. This bill is a recommendation of the Committee on District Courts and is identical to SB 144.
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 2, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 71 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Atoosa R. Reaser
Recorded votes
Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-27 · P · Y 37, X 3
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)Senate · 2026-02-26 · P · X 40
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-26 · P · Y 40
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-25 · P · Y 15
Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-23 · P · Y 13, X 2
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-17 · P · Y 97, X 3
Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-13 · P · Y 21, X 1
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-11 · P · Y 10
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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