2024 Regular Session • Virginia Legislature
HB1256: Larceny and embezzlement offenses; prosecution in any county or city where the victim resides.
Legislative Summary
Larceny offenses; venue. Allows grand larceny and embezzlement offenses to be prosecuted in any county or city where the victim of the larceny or embezzlement resides.
Bill History
1/10/2024
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102464D
House of Delegates
1/10/2024
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
House of Delegates
1/30/2024
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
House of Delegates
2/2/2024
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/7/2024
Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/9/2024
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/12/2024
Read second time and engrossed
House of Delegates
2/13/2024
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/13/2024
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/14/2024
Constitutional reading dispensed
Senate
2/14/2024
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Senate
2/21/2024
Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/23/2024
Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/26/2024
Read third time
Senate
2/26/2024
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/29/2024
Enrolled
House of Delegates
2/29/2024
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1256ER)
House of Delegates
2/29/2024
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
3/3/2024
Signed by President
Senate
3/11/2024
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
House of Delegates
3/11/2024
Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
4/4/2024
Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 475 (effective 7/1/24)
4/4/2024
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0475)
Roll Call Votes
Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2/26/2024
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2/23/2024
38
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
2/21/2024
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
2/13/2024
99
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
2/7/2024
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2/2/2024
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(4/4/2024)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor
Hillary Pugh Kent
Republican