SB 55

Virginia Senate bill in Session 2026.

Status: enacted. Latest action: April 8, 2026.

Sex offenses; prohibiting proximity to children on premises of state parks, penalty.

Bill ID VA-2026-SB-55
Session 2026
Status enacted
Committee Appropriations; Finance and Appropriations
Senate enacted 2026-04-08
Summary

Sex offenses prohibiting proximity to children; state parks; penalty. Provides that every adult who is convicted of an offense prohibiting proximity to children, when the offense occurred on or after July 1, 2026, shall as a part of his sentence be forever prohibited from going, for the purpose of having any contact whatsoever with children who are not in his custody, within 100 feet of a playground, athletic field or facility, or gymnasium he knows or has reason to know is located on the premises of a state park. A violation is a Class 6 felony.

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Date Event Detail
2025-11-26 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-04-08 Status enacted
2026-04-08 Latest Action Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0480)
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