Escape from jail or custody; penalty.
Summary
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 SB 861.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 8, 2025
Signed Mar 18, 2025
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3 edits
MINOR
This bill updates the official status of HB 2406 from an enrolled legislative act to a published chapter in the Virginia Code. It assigns the bill the specific chapter number 38 and records the official approval date of March 18, 2025, ensuring the law is properly cataloged for public reference and legal citation.
Scope change
The bill's substantive scope regarding penalties for escaping jail or custody remains unchanged; only the administrative metadata regarding its enactment status was updated.
TECHNICAL
Added the specific chapter number (Chapter 38) to identify the bill's location in the official code.
Added the specific approval date (March 18, 2025) to mark when the bill became law.
Removed the generic 'Approved' placeholder text that was used before the final chapter number and date were assigned.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 13, 2025
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
11
Committee
6
Mar 18, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 38 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Feb 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2406ER)
lower
Feb 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (36-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
lower
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Phil Scott
RRepublican
Co
Bryce Reeves
RRepublican
Co
Mark Earley
RRepublican
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