Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia SB 689
Oral threat to kill or to do bodily harm; employees of local or state dept. of social serv. penalty.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE
Oral threat to kill or to do bodily harm; employees of local or state department of social services; penalty. Creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person who orally makes a threat to kill or do bodily injury to any employee the Department of Social Services or a local department of social services, as those terms as defined in relevant law, who is engaged in the performance of his duties.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 13, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 13, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 11, 2026 Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Mar 2, 2026 · House
Continued to next session in Courts of Justice (Voice Vote) - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Placed on Calendar - Feb 20, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB689) - Feb 17, 2026 · Senate
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N 0-A) - Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote) - Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Courts of Justice Amendment agreed to - Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Read second time - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (36-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (9-Y 3-N 3-A) - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Senate committee offered - Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB689) - Jan 14, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice - Jan 14, 2026 · Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101814D