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Bill Robbery; penalties. Robbery; penalties. Defines "robbery" andcreates degrees of punishment corresponding to the severity of arobbery offense. Any person who commits a robbery by causing seriousbodily injury is guilty of robbery in the first degree, which ispunishable by confinement in a state correctional facility for amaximum term of life. Any person who commits robbery by displayinga firearm in a threatening manner is guilty of robbery in the second degree, which is punishable by confinement in a state correctionalfacility for a maximum term of 20 years. Any person who commits robberyby using physical force not resulting in serious bodily injury, orby displaying a deadly weapon other than a firearm in a threateningmanner, is guilty of robbery in the third degree, which is punishableas a Class 5 felony. Any person who commits robbery by using threator intimidation not involving a deadly weapon is guilty of robberyin the fourth degree, which is punishable as a Class 6 felony. Undercurrent law, any robbery is punishable by confinement in a statecorrectional facility for life or any term not less than five years. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2021 HB 1936 Virginia HB 1936 (2021)
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Virginia HB 1936 (2021) — Robbery; penalties.

Robbery; penalties. Defines "robbery" andcreates degrees of punishment corresponding to the severity of arobbery offense. Any person who commits a robbery by causing seriousbodily injury is guilty of robbery in the first degree, which ispunishable by confinement in a state correctional facility for amaximum term of life. Any person who commits robbery by displayinga firearm in a threatening manner is guilty of robbery in the second degree, which is punishable by confinement in a state correctionalfacility for a maximum term of 20 years. Any person who commits robberyby using physical force not resulting in serious bodily injury, orby displaying a deadly weapon other than a firearm in a threateningmanner, is guilty of robbery in the third degree, which is punishableas a Class 5 felony. Any person who commits robbery by using threator intimidation not involving a deadly weapon is guilty of robberyin the fourth degree, which is punishable as a Class 6 felony. Undercurrent law, any robbery is punishable by confinement in a statecorrectional facility for life or any term not less than five years.

Version chain

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

  1. CHAP0534 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Committee substitute printed 21103380D-H1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Committee substitute printed 21200240D-S1 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Governor's substitute printed 21200845D-H2 (committee substitute) — source
  5. HB1936ER (committee substitute) — source
  6. HB1936ER2 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 6-N) — 96 (pass) · upper
  • Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (22-Y 18-N) — 2217 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Adoption (54-Y 45-N) — 5345 (pass) · lower
  • VOTE: Adoption (55-Y 44-N) — 5444 (pass) · lower
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N) — 53 (pass) · lower
  • Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) — 140 (pass) · upper
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N) — 53 (pass) · lower
  • Passed Senate with substitute (20-Y 18-N) — 2018 (pass) · upper
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — 380 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Passage (54-Y 45-N) — 5345 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 9-N) — 139 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Vivian E. Watts — primary (person)
  • David A. Reid — cosponsor (person)
  • Don L. Scott — cosponsor (person)
  • Ibraheem S. Samirah — cosponsor (person)
  • Jeffrey M. Bourne — cosponsor (person)
  • Joseph D. Morrissey — cosponsor (person)
  • Kaye Kory — cosponsor (person)
  • Kenneth R. Plum — cosponsor (person)
  • Marcus B. Simon — cosponsor (person)
  • Mark H. Levine — cosponsor (person)
  • Patrick A. Hope — cosponsor (person)
  • Shelly A. Simonds — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2021-01-11 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101411D introduction
  • 2021-01-11 Impact statement from VCSC (HB1936)
  • 2021-01-11 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
  • 2021-01-14 Impact statement from DPB (HB1936)
  • 2021-01-14 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal referral-committee
  • 2021-01-22 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2021-01-22 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
  • 2021-01-22 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
  • 2021-01-27 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 9-N) committee-passage
  • 2021-01-27 Committee substitute printed 21103380D-H1 substitution
  • 2021-01-28 Impact statement from VCSC (HB1936H1)
  • 2021-01-28 Read first time reading-1
  • 2021-01-29 Impact statement from DPB (HB1936H1)
  • 2021-01-29 Read second time reading-2
  • 2021-01-29 Committee substitute agreed to 21103380D-H1
  • 2021-01-29 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1936H1
  • 2021-02-01 Pending question ordered
  • 2021-02-01 Read third time and passed House (54-Y 45-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2021-02-01 VOTE: Passage (54-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 Assigned Judiciary sub: Criminal Law referral-committee
  • 2021-02-15 Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 6-N) committee-passage
  • 2021-02-15 Committee substitute printed 21200240D-S1 substitution
  • 2021-02-16 Impact statement from VCSC (HB1936S1)
  • 2021-02-16 Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
  • 2021-02-17 Read third time reading-3
  • 2021-02-17 Reading of substitute waived
  • 2021-02-17 Committee substitute agreed to 21200240D-S1
  • 2021-02-17 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1936S1
  • 2021-02-17 Passed Senate with substitute (20-Y 18-N) passage
  • 2021-02-18 Impact statement from DPB (HB1936S1)
  • 2021-02-19 Placed on Calendar
  • 2021-02-19 Passed by temporarily
  • 2021-02-19 Senate substitute agreed to by House 21200240D-S1 (54-Y 45-N)
  • 2021-02-19 VOTE: Adoption (54-Y 45-N)
  • 2021-02-24 Enrolled
  • 2021-02-24 Signed by President
  • 2021-02-25 Signed by Speaker
  • 2021-02-25 Impact statement from DPB (HB1936ER)
  • 2021-02-26 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 26, 2021
  • 2021-02-26 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
  • 2021-03-31 Governor's recommendation received by House
  • 2021-03-31 Governor's substitute printed 21200845D-H2
  • 2021-03-31 Governor's recommendation received by House
  • 2021-04-02 Impact statement from VCSC (HB1936H2)
  • 2021-04-07 Placed on Calendar
  • 2021-04-07 House concurred in Governor's recommendation (55-Y 44-N)
  • 2021-04-07 VOTE: Adoption (55-Y 44-N)
  • 2021-04-07 Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (22-Y 18-N)
  • 2021-04-07 Governor's recommendation adopted
  • 2021-04-07 Reenrolled
  • 2021-04-07 Reenrolled bill text (HB1936ER2)
  • 2021-04-07 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
  • 2021-04-07 Signed by President as reenrolled
  • 2021-04-07 Enacted, Chapter 534 (effective 7/1/21) became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/07f61efe-87de-421c-84e5-8fdd63d94e51. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).