OFFERED FOR CONSIDERATION 3/09/2026
HOUSE BILL NO. 244
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
(Proposed by the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations
on March 9, 2026)
(Patron Prior to Substitute—Delegate Watts)
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 16.1-309.1 , 16.1-330.1 , 17.1-805 , 18.2-50.3 , 19.2-297.1 , 53.1-40.02 , 53.1-131.2 , 53.1-165.1 , and 53.1-202.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to robbery.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 16.1-309.1 , 16.1-330.1 , 17.1-805 , 18.2-50.3 , 19.2-297.1 , 53.1-40.02 , 53.1-131.2 , 53.1-165.1 , and 53.1-202.3 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 16.1-309.1 . Exception as to confidentiality.