# Virginia SB47: Impersonation of law-enforcement officer while committing additional act; penalties.

Virginia SB47, Impersonation of law-enforcement officer while committing additional act; penalties., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Christie New Craig (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0875)) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB47
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Impersonation of law-enforcement officer while committing additional act; penalties.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-11-24
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0875)
- Sponsor: Christie New Craig (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 14 (386 yes, 24 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Impersonation of law-enforcement officer while committing additional act; penalties. Provides that any person who impersonates a law-enforcement officer (i) while committing or attempting to commit aggravated murder, first or second degree murder, abduction, rape, forcible sodomy, object sexual penetration, aggravated sexual battery, or sexual battery or (ii) while circumventing, bypassing, or attempting to circumvent or bypass any security measure of any business, commercial building, residence, building owned or leased by the Commonwealth or any agency thereof, or building owned or leased by a locality or any agency thereof is guilty of a Class 6 felony. A second or subsequent offense is punishable as a Class 5 felony.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Tougher penalties for pretending to be police: benefit, low. The law makes it illegal to pretend to be a law‑enforcement officer or use police powers. A first offense is a Class 1 misdemeanor. A second or later offense is a Class 6 felony. It is a Class 6 felony if you impersonate an officer while committing or trying to commit certain listed crimes in state…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Christie New Craig (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-12 | Senate | House substitute agreed to by Senate | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-11 | House | Passed House with substitute | pass | 75 | 24 |   |
| 2026-03-11 | House | Passed House with substitute | pass | 99 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-04 | House | Reported from Appropriations | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-02 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and referred to Appropriations | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-20 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations | pass | 10 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-20 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) | pass | 10 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-02 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-30 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-30 | Senate | Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-29 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-29 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-28 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | 13 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-21 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 |   |

## Actions (52)

- 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0875) (Governor)
- 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 875 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-04-01: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB47) (Senate)
- 2026-03-31: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-03-31: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-31: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-30: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB47ER) (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/11/2026 1:02 pm) (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Passed House with substitute (99-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-03-11: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House (House)
- 2026-03-11: Passed House with substitute (75-Y 24-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-03-11: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2026-03-11: committee substitute agreed to (House)
- 2026-03-11: Read third time (House)
- 2026-03-10: Passed by for the day (House)
- 2026-03-09: Passed by for the day (House)
- 2026-03-09: Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar (House)
- 2026-03-06: Read second time (House)
- 2026-03-04: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB47) (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-03-03: Committee substitute printed 26108352D-H1 (House)
- 2026-03-03: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/3/2026 8:51 am) (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety (House)
- 2026-03-02: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-20: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-20: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-18: Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal (House)
- 2026-02-05: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (House)
- 2026-02-05: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-05: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-02: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: Read second time (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-24: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB47) (Senate)
- 2026-01-23: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/23/2026 11:20 am) (Senate)
- 2026-01-23: Committee substitute printed 26105928D-S1 (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Courts of Justice Substitute (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-07: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB47) (Senate)
- 2025-12-05: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (12/5/2025 4:10 pm) (Senate)
- 2025-11-24: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (Senate)
- 2025-11-24: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100776D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1223334.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1223333.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1213327.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1213326.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-03-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1189990.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1189989.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-20: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171646.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171642.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171645.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171641.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-01-23: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1095138.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1095137.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-01-21: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1093340.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1093339.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-11-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081667.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081666.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/1223334.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1223333.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1213327.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1213326.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1189990.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1189989.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171646.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171642.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171645.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171641.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1095138.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1095137.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1093340.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1093339.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081667.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081666.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-SB47-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).