Damage or trespass to public services or utilities or critical infrastructure; penalties.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact § 18.2-162 of the Code of Virginia, relating to damage or trespass to public services or utilities or critical infrastructure; penalties.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Damage or trespass to public services or utilities or critical infrastructure; penalties. Adds the intentional destruction of or damage to any fixture, equipment, or information technology system that is used to provide, process, transmit, or maintain public services, public utilities, cable television, broadband, or other critical infrastructure, as defined in relevant law, to the existing offense of damage or trespass to public services or utilities. The bill contains technical amendments and
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Jan 19, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 106 (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
Lashrecse D. AirdJennifer B. Boysko
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
Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (38-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-13 · P · Y 38, X 2
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-13 · P · Y 38, X 2
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-12 · P · Y 40
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-11 · P · Y 15
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-04 · 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 106.