republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2020/sb-1003.md

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Bill	Computer crimes; penalty.	Computer crimes; monetary harm; penalty. Provides that it is a Class 1 misdemeanor for a person to maliciously use an Internet-capable computer as part of a scheme involving false representations to cause another person to expend monetary funds that would not have been expended if not for such scheme if the person using such computer knew or should have known that the funds would be expended. The bill provides that it is not a defense that the defendant did not receive any direct or indirect benefit from the scheme.	us/states/va	Virginia General Assembly	2020	SB 1003	Virginia SB 1003 (2020)	bill		enacted	A. Benton "Ben" Chafin	5	36	8	2020-01-16	2020-04-11	openstates	ocd-bill/446e4be9-e419-45a0-88cb-e4f4ca094ad4	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB1003	bb3e3ae15ddfe827b9462275830dc8fa554b9238a74d232b8e8b5595107510c2	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-va

Virginia SB 1003 (2020) — Computer crimes; penalty.

Computer crimes; monetary harm; penalty. Provides that it is a Class 1 misdemeanor for a person to maliciously use an Internet-capable computer as part of a scheme involving false representations to cause another person to expend monetary funds that would not have been expended if not for such scheme if the person using such computer knew or should have known that the funds would be expended. The bill provides that it is not a defense that the defendant did not receive any direct or indirect benefit from the scheme.

Version chain

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

1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1178) (committee substitute) — source
2. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1003ER) (committee substitute) — source
3. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1003S1 (committee substitute) — source
4. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1003S1 (committee substitute) — source
5. Impact statement from DPB (SB1003H1) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• VOTE: Passage (86-Y 10-N) — 85–10 (pass) · lower
• Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
• Reported from Judiciary with substitute (12-Y 1-N) — 12–1 (pass) · upper
• Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
• Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N) — 38–2 (pass) · upper
• Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 1-N) — 5–1 (pass) · lower
• Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (17-Y 3-N) — 17–3 (pass) · lower
• House substitute agreed to by Senate (38-Y 2-N) — 38–2 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• A. Benton "Ben" Chafin — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2020-01-16 Presented and ordered printed 20104493D introduction
• 2020-01-16 Referred to Committee on the Judiciary referral-committee
• 2020-02-10 Committee substitute printed 20108067D-S1 substitution
• 2020-02-10 Reported from Judiciary with substitute (12-Y 1-N) committee-passage
• 2020-02-11 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 2020-02-11 Read second time reading-2
• 2020-02-11 Reading of substitute waived
• 2020-02-11 Committee substitute agreed to 20108067D-S1
• 2020-02-11 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1003S1
• 2020-02-11 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 2020-02-11 Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N) passage
• 2020-02-14 Placed on Calendar
• 2020-02-14 Read first time reading-1
• 2020-02-14 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
• 2020-02-14 Impact statement from DPB (SB1003S1)
• 2020-02-18 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal referral-committee
• 2020-02-28 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
• 2020-02-28 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 1-N)
• 2020-03-02 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (17-Y 3-N) committee-passage
• 2020-03-02 Committee substitute printed 20109088D-H1 substitution
• 2020-03-04 Read second time reading-2
• 2020-03-05 Impact statement from DPB (SB1003H1)
• 2020-03-05 Read third time reading-3
• 2020-03-05 Committee substitute agreed to 20109088D-H1
• 2020-03-05 Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1003H1
• 2020-03-05 Passed House with substitute (86-Y 10-N) passage
• 2020-03-05 VOTE: Passage (86-Y 10-N)
• 2020-03-05 House substitute agreed to by Senate (38-Y 2-N)
• 2020-03-05 Title replaced 20109088D-H1
• 2020-03-12 Enrolled
• 2020-03-12 Signed by President
• 2020-03-12 Signed by Speaker
• 2020-03-17 Impact statement from DPB (SB1003ER)
• 2020-03-17 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 17, 2020
• 2020-03-17 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
• 2020-04-11 Approved by Governor-Chapter 1178 (effective 7/1/20) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/446e4be9-e419-45a0-88cb-e4f4ca094ad4. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).