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 HB 2406.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 3, 2025
Signed Mar 18, 2025
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MINOR
This bill finalizes the legislative process for SB 861 by adding a specific approval date and assigning it a chapter number. The text indicates that the act amends existing Virginia laws regarding escape from jail or custody, but the provided diff only contains administrative updates rather than changes to the legal substance of the penalties or definitions.
Scope change
The bill's scope of applicability remains unchanged as the diff contains no modifications to the substantive legal text.
TECHNICAL
Added the specific approval date of March 18, 2025, to the header.
Assigned the bill to Chapter 41 of the Virginia Acts of Assembly.
Removed the generic 'Approved' placeholder text.
Floor votes · Senate Jan 23, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 12, 2025
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Jan 23, 2025
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
10
Committee
5
Mar 18, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 41 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB861ER)
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Public Safety with substitute (20-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bryce Reeves
RRepublican
Co
Christie Craig
RRepublican
Co
Phil Scott
RRepublican
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