# Virginia HB1027: Children; use of communication systems to facilitate certain offenses, exception.

Virginia HB1027, Children; use of communication systems to facilitate certain offenses, exception., is a 2027 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Wendell S. Walker (Republican); status in committee, last action 2026-07-21 (Continued from last session) (as of 2026-10-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1027-2027
- As of: 2026-10-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1027
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 Regular Session
- Title: Children; use of communication systems to facilitate certain offenses, exception.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-07-21, Continued from last session
- Sponsor: Wendell S. Walker (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Criminal
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Use of communications systems to facilitate certain offenses involving children; exception. Provides that the crime of using communications systems to facilitate certain offenses involving children only applies when (i) the child involved is within the age ranges prescribed by law or (ii) the other person involved is a law-enforcement officer posing as a child within the age ranges prescribed by law while in the performance of his official duties.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Wendell S. Walker (Republican), House

## Actions (8)

- 2026-07-21: Continued from last session (House)
- 2026-02-11: Continued to 2027 in Courts of Justice (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-02-06: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1027) (House)
- 2026-02-06: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2028 (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-02-06: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-02-05: Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal (House)
- 2026-01-14: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (House)
- 2026-01-14: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103294D (House)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2026-02-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230878.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230877.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231048.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231047.PDF)

## Related bills

- SB844: Licensed clinical psychologists; prescriptive authority; report. (in committee)
- HB1535: Individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; admissibility of statements. (introduced)
- HB1534: School service providers; deletion of student and family personal information. (introduced)
- SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset. (in committee)
- SB842: High school student athletes; eligibility, enrollment. (in committee)
- SB840: Corrections, Director of the Department of; placement of inmates, Red Onion State Prison. (in committee)

## Sources
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230878.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230877.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231048.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231047.PDF)

## Related
- [SB844: Licensed clinical psychologists; prescriptive authority; report.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB844-2027)
- [HB1535: Individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; admissibility of s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1535-2027)
- [HB1534: School service providers; deletion of student and family personal information.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1534-2027)
- [SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB843-2027)
- [SB842: High school student athletes; eligibility, enrollment.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB842-2027)
- [SB840: Corrections, Director of the Department of; placement of inmates, Red Onion Sta…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB840-2027)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1027-2027 (as of 2026-10-11).