Forgery or certain violations; amends venue provisions for prosecution.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact § 19.2-245.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to forgery; venue.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Forgery; venue. Clarifies that the venue provision for prosecution of forgery applies to forging public records, etc., forging coin or bank notes, and forging, uttering, etc., other writings.
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 507 (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
Bryce E. Reeves
Recorded votes
House substitute agreed to by Senate (38-Y 2-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-06 · P · N 2, Y 38
Passed House with substitute (99-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-04 · P · Y 99
Passed House with substitute (97-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-04 · P · Y 97, X 2
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 22
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-25 · P · Y 10
Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-16 · P · Y 39, X 1
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-16 · P · Y 39, X 1
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (36-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-13 · P · Y 36, X 4
Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-11 · 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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