SB 941 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.

Summary

Robbery; air or gas operated weapon, etc.; penalty. Expands the crime of Class 3 felony robbery to include robbery committed by any person by using or displaying any air or gas operated weapon or any object similar in appearance to a firearm, whether capable of being fired or not.

Issues: ✗ Criminal Justice

Sub-Topics: Violent Crime Firearms

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Jan 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 6, 2025 Last action May 31, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Courts of Justice Substitute · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from an original introduction to a Senate substitute version, with some minor wording adjustments to the definition of air or gas operated weapons. The substantive policy content regarding robbery penalties remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Minor wording adjustment changed 'any air or gas operated weapon or any object similar in appearance' to 'any air or gas operated weapon similar in appearance to a firearm' in subsection B.2.

Document formatting changed from original introduction to Senate substitute version with different header information and page numbering.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 27, 2025

How they voted

38–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 40

Jan 27, 2025

D Democratic21

20 Yea 1

95% Yea

R Republican19

18 Yea 1

94% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 10, 2025

House of Delegates · Reported by committee

Reported from Courts of Justice and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)

Feb 5, 2025

House of Delegates · Reported by committee

Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N)

Feb 4, 2025

House of Delegates · Referred to committee

Assigned Courts sub: Criminal

Feb 4, 2025

House of Delegates · Referred to committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

Jan 27, 2025

Senate · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)

Jan 22, 2025

Senate · Reported by committee

Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N 1-A)

Jan 17, 2025

Senate · Reported by committee

Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

Jan 6, 2025

Senate · Referred to committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors