# Virginia SB1298: Use of profane, threatening, etc., language over the telephone; repeated telephone contact, penalty.

Virginia SB1298, Use of profane, threatening, etc., language over the telephone; repeated telephone contact, penalty., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Tammy Brankley Mulchi (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-01-27 (Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (8-Y 6-N)) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1298-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB1298
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Use of profane, threatening, etc., language over the telephone; repeated telephone contact, penalty.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-09
- Last action: 2025-01-27, Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (8-Y 6-N)
- Sponsor: Tammy Brankley Mulchi (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Courts of Justice
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (8 yes, 6 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Use of profane, threatening, etc., language over the telephone; repeated telephone contact; penalty. Creates a Class 6 felony for any person who uses obscene, vulgar, profane, lewd, lascivious, or indecent language, or makes any suggestion or proposal of an obscene nature, or threatens any illegal or immoral act with the intent to coerce, intimidate, or harass any person, over any telephone to (i) the same person 50 or more times within a 48-hour period or (ii) two or more family or household members of a person 50 or more times within a 48-hour period.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Tammy Brankley Mulchi (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01-27 | Senate | Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice | pass | 8 | 6 |   |

## Actions (5)

- 2025-01-27: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (8-Y 6-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-20: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1298) (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: Impact statement from VCSC (SB1298) (Senate)
- 2025-01-09: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (Senate)
- 2025-01-09: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104149D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2025-01-27: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1029769.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1029768.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-01-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018690.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018689.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
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1029769.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1029768.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018690.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018689.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1298-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).