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 HB 124.
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Jan 7, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 72 (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
Ryan T. McDougle
Recorded votes
Passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-23 · P · Y 97, X 2
Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-18 · P · Y 22
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-09 · P · Y 40
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-05 · P · Y 40
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-04 · P · Y 15
Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-01-21 · P · Y 15
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.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Acts of Assembly Chapter 72.