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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.
- CHAP0534 (committee substitute) — source
- Committee substitute printed 21103380D-H1 (committee substitute) — source
- Committee substitute printed 21200240D-S1 (committee substitute) — source
- Governor's substitute printed 21200845D-H2 (committee substitute) — source
- HB1936ER (committee substitute) — source
- HB1936ER2 (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 6-N) — 9–6 (pass) · upper
- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (22-Y 18-N) — 22–17 (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Adoption (54-Y 45-N) — 53–45 (pass) · lower
- VOTE: Adoption (55-Y 44-N) — 54–44 (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N) — 5–3 (pass) · lower
- Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) — 14–0 (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N) — 5–3 (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate with substitute (20-Y 18-N) — 20–18 (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — 38–0 (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Passage (54-Y 45-N) — 53–45 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 9-N) — 13–9 (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).