SB 1324 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Obstructing health care facility access; penalties.

Summary
Obstructing health care facility access; penalties. Creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person not authorized by the health care facility who knowingly obstructs, detains, hinders, impedes, blocks, or delays another person's entry to or exit from such health care facility, as defined in the bill. The bill also creates a Class 3 misdemeanor for any person who knowingly approaches another person within eight feet of such person in the public way or sidewalk area within a radius of 40 feet from any entrance door to a health care facility, unless such other person consents to the approach, for the purpose of giving, tendering, or exhibiting any material to, displaying a sign to, or engaging in oral protest, education, or counseling with such other person.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2025
Vetoed
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 12, 2025 Vetoed Mar 24, 2025
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What changed between versions

Enrolled Engrossed · 3 edits · Apr 2, 2025
MINOR
The bill text changed from 'Enrolled' to 'Engrossed' status, indicating it went through Senate amendments. The substantive policy language regarding obstructing health care facility access remains the same, with only minor formatting and markup changes. The bill establishes criminal penalties for blocking access to health care facilities and sets buffer zones around entrances.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; this is a procedural status change from Enrolled to Engrossed with Senate amendments applied.
TECHNICAL

Document status changed from Enrolled to Engrossed, indicating the bill has been amended by the Senate and is now in its final amended form before becoming law.

Added Senate amendment markup showing the bill was referred to the Committee for Courts of Justice and amended on February 3, 2025.

Minor formatting changes including spacing and layout adjustments between the Enrolled and Engrossed versions.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 31, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 19, 2025

How they voted

390
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Jan 31, 2025
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
18 Yea 1
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
33
Key actions
11
Committee
6
Amendments
3
Apr 2, 2025
Vetoed
Senate sustained Governor's veto
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor
executive
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1324ER)
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (51-Y 45-N)
lower
Feb 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 9-N)
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Courts of Justice Amendments agreed to
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Jan 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (9-Y 6-N)
upper
Jan 12, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors