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SB329Introduced in the Senate

Va. Sexual & Domestic Violence Victim fund; fee for offenses related to solicitation of minors, etc.

Passed

Introduced by Russet Perry, District 31

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Victim Fund; additional fee for certain offenses. Provides that the clerk shall assess a fee of $500 for conviction of certain offenses outlined in the bill. The bill requires such fees to be credited to the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Victim Fund and designated for funding support services for eligible victims. This bill is identical to HB 1233.

Where it stands

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0277)

April 6, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House of Delegates votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

6 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: House substitute agreed to by Senate (38-Y 1-N 0-A) · February 27, 2026

38

Yes

1

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

What do people think?

Citizen Voice

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See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker5Yes
Michael Jones77Yes
Timmy French1Yes
Mark Obenshain2Yes
Chris Head3Yes
David Suetterlein4Yes
Travis Hackworth5Yes
Todd Pillion6Yes
William Stanley7Yes
Mark Peake8Yes

Bill history

  1. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103257D

  2. Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

  3. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB329)

  4. Senate committee offered

  5. Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

  6. Senate committee offered

  7. Committee substitute printed 26106595D-S1

  8. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB329)

  9. Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)

  10. Rules suspended

  11. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A)

  12. Passed by for the day

  13. Committee substitute printed 26107944D-S2

  14. Read second time

  15. Committee substitute rejected (Voice Vote)

  16. Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)

  17. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  18. Rules suspended

  19. Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

  20. Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

  21. Blank Action

  22. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB329)

  23. Placed on Calendar

  24. Read first time

  25. Referred to Committee on Public Safety

  26. House committee offered

  27. Reported from Public Safety with substitute (20-Y 0-N)

  28. Committee substitute printed 26108309D-H1

  29. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB329)

  30. Read second time

  31. Read third time

  32. committee substitute agreed to

  33. Engrossed by House - committee substitute

  34. Passed House with substitute (97-Y 0-N 0-A)

  35. House substitute agreed to by Senate (38-Y 1-N 0-A)

  36. Enrolled

  37. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB329ER)

  38. Signed by Speaker

  39. Signed by President

  40. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB329)

  41. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026

  42. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  43. Approved by Governor-Chapter 277 (effective 7/1/2026)

  44. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0277)

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