2023 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB1188: 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.

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Bill History

1/10/2023
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103853D
Senate
1/10/2023
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
Senate
1/30/2023
Reported from Judiciary with substitute (14-Y 1-N)
Senate
1/30/2023
Committee substitute printed 23105839D-S1
Senate
1/30/2023
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Senate
2/2/2023
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/3/2023
Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/6/2023
Read second time
Senate
2/6/2023
Reading of substitute waived
Senate
2/6/2023
Committee substitute agreed to 23105839D-S1
Senate
2/6/2023
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1188S1
Senate
2/7/2023
Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
Senate
2/9/2023
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/9/2023
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/9/2023
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
House of Delegates
2/13/2023
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (10-Y 9-N)
House of Delegates
2/13/2023
Committee substitute printed 23106691D-H1
House of Delegates
2/15/2023
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/16/2023
Read third time
House of Delegates
2/16/2023
Committee substitute agreed to 23106691D-H1
House of Delegates
2/16/2023
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1188H1
House of Delegates
2/16/2023
Passed House with substitute (51-Y 48-N)
House of Delegates
2/16/2023
VOTE: Passage (51-Y 48-N)
House of Delegates
2/20/2023
House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
Senate
2/21/2023
House insisted on substitute
House of Delegates
2/21/2023
House requested conference committee
House of Delegates
2/22/2023
Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/22/2023
Conferees appointed by Senate
Senate
2/22/2023
Senators: Reeves, Petersen, Edwards
Senate
2/23/2023
Conferees appointed by House
House of Delegates
2/23/2023
Delegates: Wyatt, Adams, L.R., Delaney
House of Delegates
2/23/2023
Conference: Amended by conference committee
2/24/2023
Conference report agreed to by House (50-Y 42-N)
House of Delegates
2/24/2023
VOTE: Adoption (50-Y 42-N)
House of Delegates
2/24/2023
Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 2-N)
Senate
2/24/2023
Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/24/2023
Conference report agreed to by Senate (35-Y 5-N)
Senate
3/7/2023
Enrolled
Senate
3/7/2023
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1188ER)
Senate
3/8/2023
Signed by President
Senate
3/8/2023
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
3/13/2023
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
Senate
3/13/2023
Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
3/23/2023
Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 384 (effective 7/1/23)
3/23/2023
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0384)

Amendments

Conference amendments

Conference amendments

2/23/2023Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House: VOTE: Adoption (50-Y 42-N)
2/24/2023
50
Yea
42
Nay
0
Not Voting
8
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (35-Y 5-N)
2/24/2023
35
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2/24/2023
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 2-N)
2/24/2023
38
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
2/22/2023
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
2/20/2023
0
Yea
40
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
House: VOTE: Passage (51-Y 48-N)
2/16/2023
51
Yea
48
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (10-Y 9-N)
2/13/2023
10
Yea
9
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
2/7/2023
38
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2/3/2023
38
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
2/2/2023
16
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (14-Y 1-N)
1/30/2023
14
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/23/2023)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/23/20235.5 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text3/7/20235.5 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/13/20235.8 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/30/20235.7 KB
Prefiled
Bill Text1/10/20235.6 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/10/202367.6 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/14/202368.1 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/14/202342.7 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/3/202367.3 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/31/202342.6 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/30/202370.2 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/13/202342.8 KB