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Bill Placing Nazi symbols or emblems on certain property with intent to intimidate; penalty. Placing Nazi symbol or emblem on certain property with intent to intimidate; penalty. Creates a Class 6 felony for any person who, with the intent of intimidating any person or group of persons, places a Hakenkreuz, hooked cross, or Nazi symbol or emblem, sometimes referred to as the Nazi swastika, on the private property of another without permission. The bill also makes it a Class 6 felony if such Nazi symbol or emblem is placed on a highway or other public place in a manner having a direct tendency to place another person in reasonable fear or apprehension of death or bodily injury. Finally, the bill clarifies that such Nazi symbol or emblem does not include and is distinct from the sacred swastika word and symbol of peace and prosperity used by Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, or Native American religions. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2025 HB 2783 Virginia HB 2783 (2025)
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Virginia HB 2783 (2025) — Placing Nazi symbols or emblems on certain property with intent to intimidate; penalty.

Placing Nazi symbol or emblem on certain property with intent to intimidate; penalty. Creates a Class 6 felony for any person who, with the intent of intimidating any person or group of persons, places a Hakenkreuz, hooked cross, or Nazi symbol or emblem, sometimes referred to as the Nazi swastika, on the private property of another without permission. The bill also makes it a Class 6 felony if such Nazi symbol or emblem is placed on a highway or other public place in a manner having a direct tendency to place another person in reasonable fear or apprehension of death or bodily injury. Finally, the bill clarifies that such Nazi symbol or emblem does not include and is distinct from the sacred swastika word and symbol of peace and prosperity used by Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, or Native American religions.

Version chain

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

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
  3. Courts of Justice Substitute (committee substitute) — source
  4. Finance and Appropriations Subcommittee Substitute (committee substitute) — source
  5. Finance and Appropriations Substitute (committee substitute) — source
  6. Governor Substitute (committee substitute) — source
  7. Governor's Recommendation (committee substitute) — source
  8. Reenrolled (committee substitute) — source
  9. Senator McDougle, Ryan T. Substitute (committee substitute) — source
  10. Senator Srinivasan, Kannan Substitute (committee substitute) — source
  11. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N) — 20–0 (pass) · lower
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper
  • House concurred in Governor's recommendation (95-Y 0-N) — 95–0 (pass) · lower
  • Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N) — 97–0 (pass) · lower
  • Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
  • Passed House (99-Y 0-N) — 99–0 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper
  • Passed Senate (36-Y 0-N) — 36–0 (pass) · upper
  • Senate substitute agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N) — 97–0 (pass) · lower
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — 8–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Marcus B. Simon — primary (person)
  • Alex Q. Askew — cosponsor (person)
  • Alfonso H. Lopez — cosponsor (person)
  • Atoosa R. Reaser — cosponsor (person)
  • Bonita G. Anthony — cosponsor (person)
  • Dan I. Helmer — cosponsor (person)
  • Debra D. Gardner — cosponsor (person)
  • Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — cosponsor (person)
  • Irene Shin — cosponsor (person)
  • Jackie H. Glass — cosponsor (person)
  • Joshua E. Thomas — cosponsor (person)
  • Kathy K.L. Tran — cosponsor (person)
  • Katrina Callsen — cosponsor (person)
  • Laura Jane Cohen — cosponsor (person)
  • Marcia S. "Cia" Price — cosponsor (person)
  • Marty Martinez — cosponsor (person)
  • Michael B. Feggans — cosponsor (person)
  • Nadarius E. Clark — cosponsor (person)
  • Rae Cousins — cosponsor (person)
  • Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
  • Sam Rasoul — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2025-01-17 Presented and ordered printed 25105276D introduction
  • 2025-01-17 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
  • 2025-01-23 Impact statement from VCSC (HB2783)
  • 2025-01-24 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2783)
  • 2025-01-28 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal referral-committee
  • 2025-01-31 Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
  • 2025-01-31 Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2025-02-02 Read first time reading-1
  • 2025-02-03 Read second time and engrossed reading-2
  • 2025-02-04 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2025-02-04 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
  • 2025-02-04 Passed House (99-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2025-02-05 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
  • 2025-02-05 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
  • 2025-02-10 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2025-02-10 Committee substitute printed 25107166D-S1 substitution
  • 2025-02-12 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2025-02-12 Committee substitute printed 25107317D-S2 substitution
  • 2025-02-13 Rules suspended
  • 2025-02-13 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
  • 2025-02-13 Passed by for the day
  • 2025-02-14 Floor substitute printed 25107547D-S3 (Srinivasan)
  • 2025-02-14 Floor substitute printed 25107522D-S4 (McDougle)
  • 2025-02-14 Read third time reading-3
  • 2025-02-14 Courts of Justice Substitute rejected
  • 2025-02-14 Finance and Appropriations Substitute rejected
  • 2025-02-14 Reading of substitute waived
  • 2025-02-14 Senator Srinivasan, Kannan Substitute agreed to
  • 2025-02-14 Senator McDougle, Ryan T. Substitute ruled out of order
  • 2025-02-14 Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute
  • 2025-02-14 Passed Senate with substitute (36-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2025-02-18 Senate substitute agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N) substitution
  • 2025-02-18 Impact statement from VCSC (HB2783)
  • 2025-02-18 Impact statement from VCSC (HB2783)
  • 2025-02-20 Enrolled enrolled
  • 2025-02-20 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2783ER) passage
  • 2025-02-20 Signed by Speaker passage
  • 2025-02-23 Signed by President passage
  • 2025-02-24 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2783)
  • 2025-03-05 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025 enrolled, executive-receipt
  • 2025-03-05 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 executive-receipt
  • 2025-03-20 Impact statement from VCSC (HB2783)
  • 2025-03-24 Governor's recommendation received by House executive-veto-line-item
  • 2025-03-24 Governor's substitute printed (HB2783H1)
  • 2025-04-02 House concurred in Governor's recommendation (95-Y 0-N)
  • 2025-04-02 Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
  • 2025-04-02 Governor's recommendation adopted executive-signature
  • 2025-04-02 Reenrolled enrolled
  • 2025-04-02 Reenrolled bill text (HB2783ER2) enrolled
  • 2025-04-02 Signed by President as reenrolled enrolled, passage
  • 2025-04-02 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled enrolled, passage
  • 2025-04-02 Enacted, Chapter 673 (Effective 07/01/25) became-law
  • 2025-04-02 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0673)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/8d9f48bc-4357-40fe-9e3d-0bea242793df. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).

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