# Virginia HB1070: Prior conviction; procedure for use as element of offense charged.

Virginia HB1070, Prior conviction; procedure for use as element of offense charged., is a 2027 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Sam Rasoul (Democratic); status passed house, last action 2026-07-21 (Continued from last session) (as of 2026-10-13).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1070-2027
- As of: 2026-10-13
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1070
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 Regular Session
- Title: Prior conviction; procedure for use as element of offense charged.
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-07-21, Continued from last session
- Sponsor: Sam Rasoul (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Courts of Justice
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Procedure for use of prior conviction as element of offense charged. Establishes a procedure for using a defendant's prior conviction to prove an element of an offense charged or to enhance the punishment for the offense charged.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Sam Rasoul (Democratic), House

## Actions (17)

- 2026-07-21: Continued from last session (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Continued to 2027 in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Read third time and passed House (60-Y 35-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-16: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2026-02-16: committee substitute agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-16: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-13: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-11: Committee substitute printed 26107072D-H1 (House)
- 2026-02-11: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 7-N) (House)
- 2026-02-04: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-02-04: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N) (House)
- 2026-02-02: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1070) (House)
- 2026-01-29: 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 26104723D (House)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2026-02-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1228540.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1228539.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-04: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230459.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230282.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230458.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230281.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230840.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230839.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1228540.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1228539.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230459.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230282.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230458.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230281.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230840.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230839.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-HB1070-2027 (as of 2026-10-13).