# Virginia HB317: Damage or trespass to public services or utilities or critical infrastructure; penalties.

Virginia HB317, Damage or trespass to public services or utilities or critical infrastructure; penalties., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Kimberly Pope Adams (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0105)) (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB317-2026
- As of: 2026-10-12
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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB317
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Damage or trespass to public services or utilities or critical infrastructure; penalties.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-09
- Last action: 2026-04-06, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0105)
- Sponsor: Kimberly Pope Adams (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 8 (233 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Damage or trespass to public services or utilities or critical infrastructure; penalties. Adds the intentional destruction of or damage to any fixture, equipment, or information technology system that is used to provide, process, transmit, or maintain public services, public utilities, cable television, broadband, or other critical infrastructure, as defined in relevant law, to the existing offense of damage or trespass to public services or utilities. The bill contains technical amendments. This bill incorporates HB 769 and is identical to SB 743.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Broader penalties for utility damage and trespass: cost, medium. Virginia expands criminal penalties for intentionally damaging utility facilities, fixtures, equipment, and information technology systems. Covered services include oil, telephone, electricity, gas, sewer, wastewater, cable television, broadband, and water, plus other critical infrastructure. The o…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kimberly Pope Adams (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-27 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 37 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-23 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations Block Vote | pass | 13 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-13 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute | pass | 21 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Actions (35)

- 2026-04-06: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0105) (Governor)
- 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor-Chapter 105 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-03-10: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-03-10: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 (House)
- 2026-03-05: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB317) (House)
- 2026-03-04: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB317ER) (House)
- 2026-03-04: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-03-04: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-02: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/2/2026 9:16 am) (House)
- 2026-02-27: Passed Senate Block Vote (37-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Read third time (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations Block Vote (13-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 Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-16: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2026-02-16: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB317) (House)
- 2026-02-16: committee substitute agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-16: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-15: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-13: Committee substitute printed 26107740D-H1 (House)
- 2026-02-13: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-13: Incorporates HB769 (Herring) (House)
- 2026-02-11: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-02-11: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-10: Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal (House)
- 2026-01-15: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB317) (House)
- 2026-01-12: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/12/2026 11:09 am) (House)
- 2026-01-09: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (House)
- 2026-01-09: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104279D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216368.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216367.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-04: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1191141.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1191140.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1148799.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1148798.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1142457.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1142911.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1142456.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1142910.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083811.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083810.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed)
- HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)
- HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed)
- HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed)

## Sources
- [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216368.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216367.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1191141.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1191140.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1148799.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1148798.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1142457.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1142911.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1142456.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1142910.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083811.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083810.PDF)

## Related
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026)
- [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026)
- [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026)
- [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB317-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).