Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
SB 1298: Use of profane, threatening, etc., language over the telephone; repeated telephone contact, penalty.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
SB 1298 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Use of profane, threatening, etc., language over the telephone; repeated telephone contact, penalty. Primary sponsor: Tammy Mulchi (Republican). Most recent recorded action (January 27, 2025): Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (8-Y 6-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.
Use of profane, threatening, etc., language over the telephone; repeated telephone contact; penalty. Creates a Class 6 felony for any person who uses obscene, vulgar, profane, lewd, lascivious, or indecent language, or makes any suggestion or proposal of an obscene nature, or threatens any illegal or immoral act with the intent to coerce, intimidate, or harass any person, over any telephone to (i) the same person 50 or more times within a 48-hour period or (ii) two or more family or household members of a person 50 or more times within a 48-hour period.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tammy Mulchi | Primary sponsor | Republican | Senate | 9 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (8-Y 6-N)
- Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1298)
- Impact statement from VCSC (SB1298)
- Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104149D