---
type: "Bill"
title: "Larceny; repeals punishment for conviction of second or subsequent misdemeanor."
description: "Punishment for conviction of second or subsequent misdemeanor larceny; repeal. Repeals the enhanced penalties fora second or subsequent misdemeanor larceny conviction. Under currentlaw, when a person is convicted of a second larceny offense, he shallbe confined in jail not less than 30 days nor more than 12 months,and for a third, or any subsequent offense, he shall be guilty ofa Class 6 felony."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 2290"
citation: "Virginia HB 2290 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kenneth R. Plum"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2021-01-15"
last_action: "2021-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2b67b84e-84a3-4c98-acb8-72de01b27b02"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB2290"
source_hash: "456e48fd4aa42f16d77117107c1e53625c6de21d2aa214f2fa72edced0802886"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia HB 2290 (2021) — Larceny; repeals punishment for conviction of second or subsequent misdemeanor.

Punishment for conviction of second or subsequent misdemeanor larceny; repeal. Repeals the enhanced penalties fora second or subsequent misdemeanor larceny conviction. Under currentlaw, when a person is convicted of a second larceny offense, he shallbe confined in jail not less than 30 days nor more than 12 months,and for a third, or any subsequent offense, he shall be guilty ofa Class 6 felony.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **CHAP0192** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0192)
2. **HB2290ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2290ER)
3. **Presented and ordered printed 21101450D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2290)

## Votes

- Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) — **5–3** (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N) — **21–18** (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) — **5–3** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 9-N) — **13–9** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) — **14–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Judiciary (9-Y 6-N) — **9–6** (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Passage (52-Y 45-N) — **51–45** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kenneth R. Plum — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-15** Presented and ordered printed 21101450D `introduction`
- **2021-01-15** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-21** Assigned Courts sub: Criminal `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-21** Impact statement from DPB (HB2290)
- **2021-01-22** Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
- **2021-01-22** Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
- **2021-01-27** Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 9-N) `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-28** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2021-01-29** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-01** Pending question ordered
- **2021-02-01** Read third time and passed House (52-Y 45-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-01** VOTE: Passage (52-Y 45-N)
- **2021-02-02** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2021-02-02** Referred to Committee on the Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-05** Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)
- **2021-02-10** Reported from Judiciary (9-Y 6-N) `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-12** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- **2021-02-15** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2021-02-15** Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N) `passage`
- **2021-02-19** Enrolled
- **2021-02-19** Impact statement from DPB (HB2290ER)
- **2021-02-19** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-02-22** Signed by President
- **2021-02-24** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 24, 2021
- **2021-02-24** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
- **2021-03-18** Approved by Governor-Chapter 192 (effective 7/1/21) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2b67b84e-84a3-4c98-acb8-72de01b27b02`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).