Sheriffs; courthouse and courtroom security, concurrent jurisdiction of certain officers, etc.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact § 53.1-120 of the Code of Virginia, relating to sheriffs; courthouse and courtroom security; concurrent jurisdiction of certain officers present at a courthouse of different locality permitted.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Sheriffs; courthouse and courtroom security; physical location of courthouse or courtroom. Clarifies that, where a courtroom of a locality is located within the courthouse of a different county, city, or town, the sheriff, any deputy sheriff, or any law-enforcement officer of such locality shall have (i) the same police powers within and on the surrounding property of the courthouse as in his own jurisdiction and (ii) concurrent jurisdiction while present within or on the surrounding property of
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 830 (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
R. Creigh Deeds
Recorded votes
Passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-04 · P · Y 99
Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-04 · P · Y 97, X 2
Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 22
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-18 · P · Y 10, X 1
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-03 · P · Y 39, X 1
Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote)Senate · 2026-02-02 · P · X 40
Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)Senate · 2026-02-02 · P · X 40
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-01-30 · P · Y 38, X 2
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-01-28 · P · Y 14, X 1
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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