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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1070: Prior conviction; procedure for use as element of offense charged.

Passed one chamber 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 1070 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 14, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Prior conviction; procedure for use as element of offense charged. Primary sponsor: Sam Rasoul (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 4, 2026): Continued to next session in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N).

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.

Procedure for use of prior conviction as element of offense charged. Establishes a procedure for using a defendant's prior conviction to prove an element of an offense charged or to enhance the punishment for the offense charged.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Sam RasoulPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse38

“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 (15-Y 0-N)
  2. Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  3. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
  4. Read third time and passed House (60-Y 35-N 0-A)
  5. Engrossed by House - committee substitute
  6. committee substitute agreed to
  7. Read second time
  8. Read first time
  9. Committee substitute printed 26107072D-H1
  10. Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
  11. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N)
  12. House subcommittee offered

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

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