SB861
Escape from jail or custody; penalty.
Status:
Enacted
Latest Action:
March 18, 2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0041)
Chief Patron:
Bryce Reeves (R)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Escape from jail or custody; penalty.
Specifies that the definition of law-enforcement officer that currently applies for the crime of assault and battery of a law-enforcement officer shall be used for the purposes of the crimes related to escaping from jail or custody of a law-enforcement officer. This bill is identical to HB 2406.-
Bill History
- 01/03/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100237D
- 01/03/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/07/2025 - Senate: Impact statement from VCSC (SB861)
- 01/15/2025 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/15/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 01/22/2025 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/23/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/24/2025 - Senate: Read second time
- 01/24/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate
- 01/27/2025 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/2025 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/04/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/04/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
- 02/04/2025 - House: Placed on Public Safety Agenda
- 02/05/2025 - House: Placed on Public Safety Agenda
- 02/07/2025 - House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (20-Y 1-N)
- 02/07/2025 - House: Committee substitute printed 25106914D-H1
- 02/07/2025 - Senate: Impact statement from VCSC (SB861)
- 02/11/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB861)
- 02/11/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/12/2025 - House: Read third time
- 02/12/2025 - House: Public Safety Substitute rejected
- 02/12/2025 - House: Passed House (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Enrolled
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB861ER)
- 02/17/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB861)
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025
- 02/20/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/18/2025 - Approved by Governor-Chapter 41 (Effective 07/01/25)
- 03/18/2025 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0041)
