SB 657 Virginia Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Larceny; charging several acts or any offense.

Summary

Charging several acts of larceny or any offense deemed larceny. Permits the Commonwealth to charge and proceed against a person accused of larceny or any offense deemed larceny for any number of distinct acts of such larcenies that may have been committed by him within six months from the first to the last of the acts charged in the indictment.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 14, 2026 Last action Feb 11, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Courts of Justice Substitute · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill has been amended from its original introduced version to a substitute version proposed by the Senate Committee for Courts of Justice. The substantive policy content regarding larceny charging remains largely the same, but the document now includes additional formatting and a new subsection C that clarifies how to aggregate certain offenses deemed larceny (other than embezzlement) into a single indictment.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on amending Virginia Code § 19.2-223 regarding charging multiple larceny acts in a single prosecution. The amendment adds clarification for offenses deemed larceny beyond embezzlement cases.

TECHNICAL

The bill was reclassified from 'Introduced' to 'Courts of Justice Substitute' with updated dates (now offered for consideration 2/11/2026) and includes committee markup formatting.

Text contains numerous grammatical errors and formatting inconsistencies throughout, including repeated 'be is' phrases and inconsistent spacing, suggesting the document may need further editing before final passage.

REQUIREMENT

Added new subsection C clarifying that for offenses deemed larceny (other than embezzlement), distinct offenses occurring within six months can be aggregated into a single indictment if they are based on the same act/transaction or connected acts forming a common scheme or plan.

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Committee

Feb 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate committee offered

upper

Jan 14, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors