republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2026/sb-713.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sheriffs; courthouse and courtroom security, concurrent jurisdiction of certain officers, etc."
description: "Sheriffs; courthouse and courtroom security; physical location of courthouse or courtroom. Clarifies that, where a courtroom of a locality is located within the courthouse of a different county, city, or town, the sheriff, any deputy sheriff, or any law-enforcement officer of such locality shall have (i) the same police powers within and on the surrounding property of the courthouse as in his own jurisdiction and (ii) concurrent jurisdiction while present within or on the surrounding property of such courthouse, or while traveling to and returning from such courthouse, and engaged in the performance of his official duties to enforce certain laws of the Commonwealth."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 713"
citation: "Virginia SB 713 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["R. Creigh Deeds"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2026-01-14"
last_action: "2026-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/48af0803-a4be-4b3a-9860-b707370ac7a2"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB713"
source_hash: "50761c8287efaaa9540d36857e94f46e759707a1df5394c6fd5d68d9e6ee7579"
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 SB 713 (2026) — Sheriffs; courthouse and courtroom security, concurrent jurisdiction of certain officers, etc.

Sheriffs; courthouse and courtroom security; physical location of courthouse or courtroom. Clarifies that, where a courtroom of a locality is located within the courthouse of a different county, city, or town, the sheriff, any deputy sheriff, or any law-enforcement officer of such locality shall have (i) the same police powers within and on the surrounding property of the courthouse as in his own jurisdiction and (ii) concurrent jurisdiction while present within or on the surrounding property of such courthouse, or while traveling to and returning from such courthouse, and engaged in the performance of his official duties to enforce certain laws of the Commonwealth.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1092124.PDF)
2. **Courts of Justice Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1105672.PDF)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1198773.PDF)

## Votes

- Constitutional reading dispensed R — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Courts of Justice — **22–0** (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute — **14–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage R — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — **99–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- R. Creigh Deeds — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-14** Presented and ordered printed 26100107D `introduction`
- **2026-01-14** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-26** Senate committee offered
- **2026-01-28** Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-01-30** Rules suspended
- **2026-01-30** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
- **2026-01-30** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- **2026-02-02** Committee substitute printed 26106152D-S1 `substitution`
- **2026-02-02** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-02** Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) `substitution`
- **2026-02-02** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) `substitution`
- **2026-02-03** Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-09** Placed on Calendar
- **2026-02-09** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2026-02-09** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-17** Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-18** Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
- **2026-02-19** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB713)
- **2026-03-02** Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-03** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-04** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2026-03-04** Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
- **2026-03-04** Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- **2026-03-04** Passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
- **2026-03-10** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2026-03-10** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB713ER) `passage`
- **2026-03-10** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-10** Signed by President `passage`
- **2026-03-11** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB713)
- **2026-03-14** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-14** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-13** Approved by Governor-Chapter 830 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/48af0803-a4be-4b3a-9860-b707370ac7a2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).