2025 Regular Session • Virginia Legislature
SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.
Legislative Summary
Robbery; air or gas operated weapon, etc.; penalty. Expands the crime of Class 3 felony robbery to include robbery committed by any person by using or displaying any air or gas operated weapon or any object similar in appearance to a firearm, whether capable of being fired or not.
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Bill History
1/6/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100234D
Senate
1/6/2025
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Senate
1/8/2025
Impact statement from VCSC (SB941)
Senate
1/14/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB941)
Senate
1/17/2025
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/17/2025
Committee substitute printed 25105280D-S1
Senate
1/21/2025
Impact statement from VCSC (SB941)
Senate
1/22/2025
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N 1-A)
Senate
1/23/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
1/23/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/23/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
1/24/2025
Read second time
Senate
1/24/2025
Reading of substitute waived
Senate
1/24/2025
Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
Senate
1/24/2025
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Senate
1/26/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB941)
Senate
1/27/2025
Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/4/2025
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/10/2025
Reported from Courts of Justice and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
Left in Appropriations
House of Delegates
Roll Call Votes
Reported from Courts of Justice and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
2/10/2025
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N)
2/5/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
1/27/2025
38
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
1/23/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N 1-A)
1/22/2025
13
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
1/17/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(1/24/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Appropriations(House of Delegates)
Sponsors
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor
Bill DeSteph
Republican