2023 Regular Session • Virginia Legislature
HB1682: Weapon of terrorism; definition, penalty.
Legislative Summary
Weapon of terrorism; definition; penalty. Includes any mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl, including its isomers, esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, as a weapon of terrorism for the purpose of defining terrorism offenses. The bill provides that any person who knowingly and intentionally manufactures or knowingly and intentionally distributes a weapon of terrorism when such person knows that such weapon of terrorism is, or contains, any mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
Bill History
1/9/2023
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103837D
House of Delegates
1/9/2023
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
House of Delegates
1/31/2023
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
House of Delegates
2/1/2023
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
House of Delegates
2/3/2023
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (11-Y 9-N)
House of Delegates
2/3/2023
Committee substitute printed 23106187D-H1
House of Delegates
2/5/2023
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/6/2023
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/6/2023
Committee substitute agreed to 23106187D-H1
House of Delegates
2/6/2023
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1682H1
House of Delegates
2/7/2023
Read third time and passed House (50-Y 47-N)
House of Delegates
2/7/2023
VOTE: Passage (50-Y 47-N)
House of Delegates
2/8/2023
Constitutional reading dispensed
Senate
2/8/2023
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
Senate
2/15/2023
Reported from Judiciary with substitute (14-Y 1-N)
Senate
2/15/2023
Committee substitute printed 23106922D-S1
Senate
2/15/2023
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Senate
2/16/2023
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 1-N)
Senate
2/20/2023
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/21/2023
Read third time
Senate
2/21/2023
Reading of substitute waived
Senate
2/21/2023
Committee substitute agreed to 23106922D-S1
Senate
2/21/2023
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1682S1
Senate
2/21/2023
Passed Senate with substitute (33-Y 6-N)
Senate
2/22/2023
Senate substitute agreed to by House 23106922D-S1 (53-Y 43-N)
House of Delegates
2/22/2023
VOTE: Adoption (53-Y 43-N)
House of Delegates
3/7/2023
Enrolled
House of Delegates
3/7/2023
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1682ER)
House of Delegates
3/8/2023
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
3/8/2023
Signed by President
Senate
3/13/2023
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
House of Delegates
3/13/2023
Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
3/23/2023
Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 383 (effective 7/1/23)
3/23/2023
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0383)
Amendments
Substitute for HB1682 Courts of Justice, Subcommittee #1
Substitute for HB1682 Courts of Justice, Subcommittee #1
2/1/2023Not Adopted
Substitute for HB1682 Courts of Justice, Subcommittee #1
Substitute for HB1682 Courts of Justice, Subcommittee #1
2/1/2023Adopted
Roll Call Votes
House: VOTE: Adoption (53-Y 43-N)
2/22/2023
53
Yea
43
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (33-Y 6-N)
2/21/2023
33
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2/20/2023
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 1-N)
2/16/2023
15
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (14-Y 1-N)
2/15/2023
14
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: VOTE: Passage (50-Y 47-N)
2/7/2023
50
Yea
47
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (11-Y 9-N)
2/3/2023
11
Yea
9
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
2/1/2023
5
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(3/23/2023)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 27
Primary Sponsor

Scott Wyatt
Republican
Co-Sponsors (26)
Terry Austin
Republican
John Avoli
Republican
Jason Ballard
Republican
Robert Bell
Republican
Robert Bloxom
Republican
Kathy Byron
Republican
Ellen Campbell
Republican
AC Cordoza
Republican
Tara Durant
Republican
Matt Fariss
Republican
Hyland Fowler
Republican
Chris Head
Republican
Keith Hodges
Republican
Terry Kilgore
Republican
Dave LaRock
Republican
John McGuire
Republican
Joseph McNamara
Republican
Robert Orrock
Republican
Roxann Robinson
Republican
Chris Runion
Republican
Anne Ferrell Tata
Republican
Otto Wachsmann
Republican
Wendell Walker
Republican
Michael Webert
Republican
Bill Wiley
Republican
Wren Williams
Republican