2026 SESSION
ENROLLED
VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 18.2-16.1 , relating to abolishing the common-law crime of suicide.
[H 43]
Approved
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 18.2-16.1 as follows:
§ 18.2-16.1 . Common-law crime of suicide abolished.
The common-law crime of suicide is hereby abolished.
2. That the provisions of the first enactment of this act shall become effective on July 1, 2027.