# Virginia HB1568: Law-enforcement jurisdiction; Frederick County Sheriff's Dept. jurisdiction in/upon certain bldgs. Virginia HB1568, Law-enforcement jurisdiction; Frederick County Sheriff's Dept. jurisdiction in/upon certain bldgs., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Bill Wiley (Republican); status to governor, last action 2025-03-18 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0002)) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1568-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB1568 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Law-enforcement jurisdiction; Frederick County Sheriff's Dept. jurisdiction in/upon certain bldgs. - Status: to governor - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2024-12-23 - Last action: 2025-03-18, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0002) - Sponsor: Bill Wiley (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (218 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Law-enforcement jurisdiction; Frederick County. Provides that the Frederick County Sheriff's Department shall have, concurrently with the City of Winchester Police Department, jurisdiction to arrest perpetrators of all offenses committed in or upon the premises, buildings, rooms, or offices of the Joint Judicial Center or any other building located in the City of Winchester that is owned or occupied by Frederick County. Current law provides such jurisdiction only at the Joint Judicial Center located in the City of Winchester. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Bill Wiley (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-10 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2025-02-07 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 38 | 0 | | | 2025-02-05 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice | pass | 14 | 0 | | | 2025-01-23 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 | | | 2025-01-17 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2025-01-13 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 8 | 0 | 1 | ## Actions (27) - 2025-03-18: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0002) (Governor) - 2025-03-18: Approved by Governor-Chapter 2 (Effective 07/01/25) (Governor) - 2025-02-18: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor) - 2025-02-18: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 18, 2025 (House) - 2025-02-15: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1568ER) (House) - 2025-02-12: Enrolled (House) - 2025-02-12: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-02-10: Passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Read third time (Senate) - 2025-02-07: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (38-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-07: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-02-07: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-24: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (Senate) - 2025-01-24: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-01-22: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House) - 2025-01-22: Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to (House) - 2025-01-22: Read second time (House) - 2025-01-21: Read first time (House) - 2025-01-17: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-01-17: Committee substitute printed 25104909D-H1 (House) - 2025-01-13: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-01-12: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal (House) - 2024-12-23: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (House) - 2024-12-23: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100839D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2025-03-18: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1070847.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1070846.PDF) - Enrolled, 2025-02-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1046099.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1046098.PDF) - Substitute, 2025-01-17: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1019340.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1019339.PDF) - Introduced, 2024-12-23: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1011820.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1011818.PDF) ## Related bills - HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted) - SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed) - HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed) - HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed) - SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed) - HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor) ## Sources - [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1070847.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1070846.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1046099.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1046098.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1019340.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1019339.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1011820.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1011818.PDF) ## Related - [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025) - [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025) - [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025) - [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025) - [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025) - [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1568-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).