2023 Regular SessionVirginia 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

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/23/20235.5 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text3/7/20235.5 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/15/20235.7 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/3/20235.8 KB
Prefiled
Bill Text1/9/20235.6 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/7/202371.8 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/23/202370.9 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/16/202342.6 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/8/202371.2 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/6/202342.6 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/17/202370.7 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/11/202342.5 KB