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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 689: Oral threat to kill or to do bodily harm; employees of local or state dept. of social serv. penalty.

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

SB 689 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 14, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Oral threat to kill or to do bodily harm; employees of local or state dept. of social serv. penalty. Primary sponsor: Tammy Mulchi (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 2, 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.

Oral threat to kill or to do bodily harm; employees of local or state department of social services; penalty. Creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person who orally makes a threat to kill or do bodily injury to any employee the Department of Social Services or a local department of social services, as those terms as defined in relevant law, who is engaged in the performance of his duties.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tammy MulchiPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate9

“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. Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)
  3. Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal
  4. Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  5. Read first time
  6. Placed on Calendar
  7. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB689)
  8. Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N 0-A)
  9. Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote)
  10. Courts of Justice Amendment agreed to
  11. Read second time
  12. Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

Showing 12 most recent of 19 actions. Full history

Sources

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