---
type: "Bill"
title: "Weapon of terrorism; definition, penalty."
description: "Weapon of terrorism; definition, penalty."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 1682"
citation: "Virginia HB 1682 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wyatt"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 42
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2023-01-09"
last_action: "2023-03-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d72cf1bd-0b28-4b7f-8bc6-6bbc935b1a3d"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB1682"
source_hash: "5fefb777e03a206039b5cb55d83f46bbbfd7055a98d4f3f1209bc9c8b7544512"
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 1682 (2023) — Weapon of terrorism; definition, penalty.

## Version chain

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

1. **CHAP0383** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0383)
2. **Committee substitute printed 23106187D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1682H1)
3. **Committee substitute printed 23106922D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1682S1)
4. **HB1682ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1682ER)
5. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103837D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1682)

## Votes

- Reported from Judiciary with substitute (14-Y 1-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (11-Y 9-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Passed Senate with substitute (33-Y 6-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- VOTE: Passage (50-Y 47-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 1-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- VOTE: Adoption (53-Y 43-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Wyatt — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-09** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103837D `filing, introduction`
- **2023-01-09** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-11** Impact statement from VCSC (HB1682)
- **2023-01-19** Impact statement from DPB (HB1682)
- **2023-01-31** Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1 `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-01** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- **2023-02-01** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N) `substitution`
- **2023-02-03** Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (11-Y 9-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-03** Committee substitute printed 23106187D-H1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-05** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2023-02-06** Impact statement from VCSC (HB1682H1)
- **2023-02-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-02-06** Committee substitute agreed to 23106187D-H1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-06** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1682H1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-07** Impact statement from DPB (HB1682H1)
- **2023-02-07** Read third time and passed House (50-Y 47-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-07** VOTE: Passage (50-Y 47-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-08** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2023-02-08** Referred to Committee on the Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-15** Reported from Judiciary with substitute (14-Y 1-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-15** Committee substitute printed 23106922D-S1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-15** Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** Impact statement from VCSC (HB1682S1)
- **2023-02-16** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 1-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-20** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- **2023-02-21** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2023-02-21** Reading of substitute waived
- **2023-02-21** Committee substitute agreed to 23106922D-S1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-21** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1682S1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-21** Passed Senate with substitute (33-Y 6-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-22** Impact statement from DPB (HB1682S1)
- **2023-02-22** Senate substitute agreed to by House 23106922D-S1 (53-Y 43-N) `substitution`
- **2023-02-22** VOTE: Adoption (53-Y 43-N)
- **2023-03-07** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-03-07** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1682ER) `passage`
- **2023-03-07** Impact statement from DPB (HB1682ER)
- **2023-03-08** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-08** Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-03-13** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-13** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-23** Approved by Governor-Chapter 383 (effective 7/1/23) `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-23** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0383)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d72cf1bd-0b28-4b7f-8bc6-6bbc935b1a3d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).