Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HB 2527: Sex offenses prohibiting proximity to children; state parks, penalty.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
HB 2527 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Sex offenses prohibiting proximity to children; state parks, penalty. Primary sponsor: Kim A. Taylor. It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 4, 2025): Left in Courts of Justice.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Sex offenses prohibiting proximity to children; state parks; penalty. Provides that every adult who is convicted of an offense prohibiting proximity to children, when the offense occurred on or after July 1, 2025, shall as part of his sentence be forever prohibited from going, for the purpose of having any contact whatsoever with children who are not in his custody, within 100 feet of the premises of any area of a state park that he knows or has reason to know is a playground, athletic field or facility, or gymnasium. A violation is a Class 6 felony.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 4
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kim A. Taylor | Primary sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| N. Baxter Ennis | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Buddy Fowler | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 59 |
| W. Chad Green | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Ellen McLaughlin | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 36 |
| David Owen | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Wendell Walker | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 52 |
| Wren Williams | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 47 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Left in Courts of Justice
- Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2527)
- Impact statement from VCSC (HB2527)
- Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103742D