# Virginia SB1271: Threats of death or bodily injury to a person or member of his family, etc.; penalty. Virginia SB1271, Threats of death or bodily injury to a person or member of his family, etc.; penalty., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Russet Perry (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-03-24 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0588)) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1271-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia SB1271 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Threats of death or bodily injury to a person or member of his family, etc.; penalty. - Status: failed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-08 - Last action: 2025-03-24, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0588) - Sponsor: Russet Perry (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 10 (399 yes, 40 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Threats of death or bodily injury or discharge of a firearm on school property; penalties. Clarifies that for crimes involving communicating in writing a threat to kill or do bodily injury, regardless of whether the person who is the object of such threat actually receives such threat, an electronically transmitted communication producing a visual or electronic message includes an email, a text message, or a message or post on any social media platform. The bill also clarifies that any person who communicates an oral threat of discharging a firearm within or on school property, at any school-sponsored event, or on a school bus and the threat would place the person who is the object of the threat, or is included in the threat, in reasonable apprehension of death or bodily harm is guilty of a Class 6 felony. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Russet Perry (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-21 | Senate | Conference report agreed to by Senate | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-02-21 | House | Conference report agreed to by House | pass | 96 | 0 | | | 2025-02-19 | Senate | Senate acceded to request | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-02-17 | Senate | House substitute rejected by Senate | fail | 0 | 39 | | | 2025-02-13 | House | Passed House with substitute Block Vote | pass | 96 | 0 | | | 2025-02-10 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2025-02-03 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-01-30 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 39 | 0 | 1 | | 2025-01-29 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | 13 | 0 | 2 | | 2025-01-27 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 13 | 1 | | ## Actions (53) - 2025-03-24: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0588) (Governor) - 2025-03-24: Approved by Governor-Chapter 588 (Effective 07/01/25) (Governor) - 2025-03-11: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor) - 2025-03-11: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1271) (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1271ER) (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Enrolled (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-02-21: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-21: Amended by conference committee - 2025-02-21: Conference report agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-02-20: Delegates: Hope, Delaney, Williams (House) - 2025-02-20: Conferees appointed by House (House) - 2025-02-19: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Senators: Perry, Salim, McDougle (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Conferees appointed by Senate (Senate) - 2025-02-18: House requested conference committee (House) - 2025-02-18: House insisted on substitute (House) - 2025-02-17: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Passed House with substitute Block Vote (96-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-02-13: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House) - 2025-02-13: Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to (House) - 2025-02-13: Read third time (House) - 2025-02-12: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1271) (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Read second time (House) - 2025-02-11: Impact statement from VCSC (SB1271) (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Committee substitute printed 25107005D-H1 (House) - 2025-02-10: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-02-06: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (House) - 2025-02-06: Read first time (House) - 2025-02-06: Placed on Calendar (House) - 2025-02-03: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-02: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1271) (Senate) - 2025-01-31: Impact statement from VCSC (SB1271) (Senate) - 2025-01-31: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1271) (Senate) - 2025-01-31: Floor substitute printed 25106455D-S2 (Perry) (Senate) - 2025-01-31: Senator Perry, Russet Substitute agreed to (Senate) - 2025-01-31: Courts of Justice Substitute rejected (Senate) - 2025-01-31: Read second time (Senate) - 2025-01-31: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute (Senate) - 2025-01-31: Reading of substitute waived (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A) (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-01-29: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N 2-A) (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Impact statement from VCSC (SB1271) (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Committee substitute printed 25106175D-S1 (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 1-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-24: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1271) (Senate) - 2025-01-13: Impact statement from VCSC (SB1271) (Senate) - 2025-01-08: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (Senate) - 2025-01-08: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104285D (Senate) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2025-03-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1077605.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1077604.PDF) - Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1069408.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1069407.PDF) - Conference Report, 2025-02-21: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066322.HTML) - Substitute, 2025-02-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1046580.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1046579.PDF) - Substitute, 2025-01-31: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1037062.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1037061.PDF) - Substitute, 2025-01-28: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1031548.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1031547.PDF) - Introduced, 2025-01-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018628.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018627.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/1077605.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1077604.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1069408.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1069407.PDF) - [Conference Report (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066322.HTML) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1046580.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1046579.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1037062.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1037061.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1031548.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1031547.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018628.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018627.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-SB1271-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).