SB 559 Virginia Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Forgery, as certain violations; amends venue provisions for prosecution.

Summary
Forgery; venue. Clarifies that the venue provision for prosecution of forgery applies to forging public records, etc., forging coin or bank notes, and forging, uttering, etc., other writings.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 14, 2026 Signed Apr 8, 2026
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What changed between versions

Courts of Justice Substitute Chaptered · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill transitions a House substitute version of a forgery venue law into its final, chaptered form for the 2026 session. The substantive legal text regarding where forgery cases can be prosecuted remains unchanged, but the document now includes official approval dates and standard legislative formatting required for it to become law.
Scope change
The scope of the law itself has not changed; the change is purely procedural, moving the bill from a draft substitute to an enacted chapter.
TECHNICAL

Removed draft headers identifying the document as a 'House Substitute' and the specific committee proposal date.

Added official 'Acts of Assembly' headers, chapter number (507), and an approval date (April 8, 2026) to signify the bill has been enacted into law.

Adjusted line breaks and spacing in the text to match the standard formatting of enacted statutes.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2026 · House of Delegates Mar 4, 2026

How they voted

350
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 39
Feb 13, 2026
D Democratic20
19 Yea 1
95% Yea
R Republican19
16 Yea 3
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
38
Key actions
10
Committee
5
Apr 8, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 507 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Mar 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB559ER)
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute (99-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Mar 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 21, 2026
Committee
Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal
lower
Feb 20, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Feb 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Feb 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Bryce Reeves
Bryce Reeves
RRepublican
VA
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