OFFERED FOR CONSIDERATION 2/02/2026
SENATE BILL NO. 624
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
(Proposed by the Senate Committee for Courts of Justice
on ________________)
(Patron Prior to Substitute—Senator Salim)
A BILL to amend and reenact § 18.2-57 of the Code of Virginia, relating to assault and battery; definition of "Islamophobia"; penalty.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 18.2-57 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 18.2-57 . Assault and battery; penalty.