republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2023/hb-2330.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Assault and battery; public transportation service vehicle operators, penalty."
description: "Assault and battery; public transportation service vehicle operators, penalty."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 2330"
citation: "Virginia HB 2330 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["McQuinn"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 47
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2023-01-12"
last_action: "2023-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c14c846a-e17e-4d9a-9e1b-00bccb26f306"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB2330"
source_hash: "870817bfe177d7274876122cc6949721638d8e139e55fce2e4e0793376beec1b"
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 2330 (2023) — Assault and battery; public transportation service vehicle operators, penalty.

## Version chain

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

1. **CHAP0549** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0549)
2. **Committee substitute printed 23107099D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2330S1)
3. **Conference substitute printed 23107501D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2330H1)
4. **HB2330ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2330ER)
5. **Presented and ordered printed 23103484D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2330)

## Votes

- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- VOTE: Passage (84-Y 14-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 94-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Reported from Judiciary with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 5-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- VOTE: Adoption (93-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- McQuinn — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-12** Presented and ordered printed 23103484D `introduction`
- **2023-01-12** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-21** Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1 `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-25** Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- **2023-01-27** Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 5-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-31** Impact statement from DPB (HB2330)
- **2023-01-31** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2023-02-01** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
- **2023-02-02** Read third time and passed House (84-Y 14-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-02** VOTE: Passage (84-Y 14-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-03** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2023-02-03** Referred to Committee on the Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-20** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- **2023-02-20** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- **2023-02-20** Reported from Judiciary with substitute (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-20** Committee substitute printed 23107099D-S1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-21** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- **2023-02-22** Impact statement from DPB (HB2330S1)
- **2023-02-22** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2023-02-22** Reading of substitute waived
- **2023-02-22** Committee substitute agreed to 23107099D-S1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-22** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2330S1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-22** Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-23** Senate substitute rejected by House 23107099D-S1 (0-Y 94-N)
- **2023-02-23** VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 94-N)
- **2023-02-23** Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N) `substitution`
- **2023-02-23** Senate requested conference committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-23** House acceded to request
- **2023-02-23** Conferees appointed by House
- **2023-02-23** Delegates: McQuinn, Bell, Ransone
- **2023-02-23** Conferees appointed by Senate
- **2023-02-23** Senators: Surovell, Morrissey, Stanley
- **2023-02-24** Amended by conference committee
- **2023-02-24** Conference substitute printed 23107501D-H1
- **2023-02-24** Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-24** Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 0-N) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-24** VOTE: Adoption (93-Y 0-N)
- **2023-02-27** Impact statement from DPB (HB2330H1)
- **2023-03-07** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-03-07** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2330ER) `passage`
- **2023-03-08** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-08** Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-03-09** Impact statement from DPB (HB2330ER)
- **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`
- **2023-03-26** Approved by Governor-Chapter 549 (effective 7/1/23) `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-26** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0549)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c14c846a-e17e-4d9a-9e1b-00bccb26f306`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).