Virginia House Bill 251: Assault and battery; creates Class 6 felony for serious bodily injury.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session

What it does

Assault and battery; serious bodily injury; penalty. Creates a Class 6 felony for any person who commits an assault and battery that results in serious bodily injury, as defined in relevant law, but does not rise to the level of the current offenses of unlawful or malicious wounding. The bill adds such new offense to the list of violent felony offenses for the purposes of the discretionary sentencing guidelines.

Latest action

Continued to next session in Courts of Justice (Voice Vote) (2026-02-13)

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