Sex offenses; prohibiting proximity to children on premises of state parks, penalty.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact § 18.2-370.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to sex offenses prohibiting proximity to children; state parks; penalty.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Sex offenses prohibiting proximity to children; state parks; penalty. Provides that every adult who is convicted of an offense prohibiting proximity to children, when the offense occurred on or after July 1, 2026, shall as a part of his sentence be forever prohibited from going, for the purpose of having any contact whatsoever with children who are not in his custody, within 100 feet of a playground, athletic field or facility, or gymnasium he knows or has reason to know is located on the premis
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Nov 26, 2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter 480 (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
2
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
J.D. "Danny" DiggsChristie New Craig
Recorded votes
Passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-09 · P · Y 96, X 3
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-03-04 · P · Y 22
Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 22
Subcommittee recommends reporting and rereferred to Appropriations (9-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-20 · P · Y 9, X 1
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-02 · P · Y 40
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-01-29 · P · Y 40
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-01-28 · P · Y 13, X 2
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-01-19 · 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.
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