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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1027: Children; use of communication systems to facilitate certain offenses, exception.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1027 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 14, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Children; use of communication systems to facilitate certain offenses, exception. Primary sponsor: Wendell Walker (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 11, 2026): Continued to next session in Courts of Justice (Voice Vote).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Use of communications systems to facilitate certain offenses involving children; exception. Provides that the crime of using communications systems to facilitate certain offenses involving children only applies when (i) the child involved is within the age ranges prescribed by law or (ii) the other person involved is a law-enforcement officer posing as a child within the age ranges prescribed by law while in the performance of his official duties.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Wendell WalkerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse52

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Continued to next session in Courts of Justice (Voice Vote)
  2. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1027)
  3. Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)
  4. House subcommittee offered
  5. Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal
  6. Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  7. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103294D

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source