HB 1650 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Virginia Antiterrorism Act established; civil penalties.

Summary
Virginia Antiterrorism Act established; civil penalties. Establishes the Virginia Antiterrorism Act. The bill creates a cause of action against an individual or entity that commits, conspires, aides, or abets an act of terrorism, defined in the bill, or provides direct or indirect material support, defined in the bill, for the commission of an act of terrorism if such conduct results in an injury or death to any person. The bill authorizes the Attorney General to (i) issue a civil investigative demand when he has reasonable cause to believe that any person has engaged in, is engaging in, or is about to engage in such commission of an act of terrorism or provision of material support for an act of terrorism and (ii) on behalf of the Commonwealth, enforce and recover civil penalties for conduct that would give rise to such cause of action.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Jan 2025
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Introduced Jan 3, 2025 Last action Feb 4, 2025
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Jason Ballard
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