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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 847: Reckless driving; improper driving as a lesser included offense.

Enacted 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 847 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 2, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Reckless driving; improper driving as a lesser included offense. Primary sponsor: Jennifer Carroll Foy (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 21, 2025): Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0357).

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.

Improper driving as a lesser included offense of reckless driving. Permits a jury to find an accused, where the degree of culpability is slight, not guilty of reckless driving but guilty of improper driving. Current law only permits the trial court to do so or the attorney for the Commonwealth to reduce a charge of reckless driving to improper driving at any time prior to the court's decision.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jennifer Carroll FoyPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate33

“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. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0357)
  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 357 (Effective 07/01/25)
  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
  4. Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
  5. Signed by President
  6. Signed by Speaker
  7. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB847ER)
  8. Enrolled
  9. Passed House (97-Y 0-N)
  10. Read third time
  11. Read second time
  12. Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N)

Showing 12 most recent of 33 actions. Full history

Sources

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