HB 2066 — Creating a crime for the destruction of first responder equipment.
Last action — Chapter 76, Acts, Regular Session, 2025
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 12, 2025. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Patrick Morrisey (Republican) on July 30, 2025.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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10 sponsors
1 primary, 9 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (10 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Bill Text
- hb2066 hfa drennan and akers 2-23 _1 adopted.htm View text html
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- hb2066 s jud am _1 4-9 adopted.htm View text Current html
- Committee Substitute Enrolled Committee Substitute pdf
- Committee Substitute Engrossed Committee Substitute pdf
- Committee Substitute View text pdf
- Introduced Introduced Version pdf
Action History
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Chapter 76, Acts, Regular Session, 2025
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Approved by Governor 4/29/2025
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To Governor 4/22/2025
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Approved by Governor 4/29/2025 - House Journal
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Approved by Governor 4/29/2025 - Senate Journal
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To Governor 4/22/2025 - Senate Journal
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To Governor 4/22/2025 - House Journal
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House Message received
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Completed legislative action
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Communicated to Senate
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House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 572)
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House received Senate message
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Senate requests House to concur
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Passed Senate (Roll No. 467)
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Read 3rd time
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On 3rd reading
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Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
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Read 2nd time
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On 2nd reading
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Read 1st time
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Immediate consideration
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Reported do pass, with amendment
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To Judiciary
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To Judiciary
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Introduced in Senate
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Communicated to Senate
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Passed House (Roll No. 10)
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Read 3rd time
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On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
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Amendment adopted (Voice vote)
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Amendment reported by the Clerk
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Read 2nd time
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On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
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Read 1st time
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On 1st reading, Special Calendar
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By substitute, do pass
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Markup Discussion
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To House Judiciary
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To House Courts
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To House Judiciary
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Introduced in House
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To Judiciary
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Filed for introduction
Sponsors
- James Robert "JB" Akers II · Primary
- Walter Hall · Cosponsor
- Doug Smith · Cosponsor
- Tresa Howell · Cosponsor
- Sarah Drennan · Cosponsor
- Tristan Leavitt · Cosponsor
- Jonathan Kyle · Cosponsor
- Scot C. Heckert · Cosponsor
- Michael Hornby · Cosponsor
- Betsy Kelly · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 142 not signed on · 4 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- James Robert "JB" Akers II Republican
Co-sponsors (9)
- Walter Hall Republican
- Doug Smith Republican
- Tresa Howell Republican
- Sarah Drennan Republican
- Tristan Leavitt Republican
- Jonathan Kyle Republican
- Scot C. Heckert Republican
- Michael Hornby Republican
- Betsy Kelly Republican
Not signed on (142)
142 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 142 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 82 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 97 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Flanigan | — | Yea |
| Kump | — | Yea |
| Linville | — | Yea |
| Steele | — | Yea |
| Devault | — | Yea |
| Clark, T | — | Yea |
| Anitra Hamilton | Democrat | Yea |
| Evan Hansen | Democrat | Yea |
| Hollis Lewis | Democrat | Yea |
| John Williams | Democrat | Yea |
| Kayla Young | Democrat | Yea |
| Mike Pushkin | Democrat | Yea |
| Rick Garcia | Democrat | Yea |
| Sean Hornbuckle | Democrat | Yea |
| Shawn Fluharty | Democrat | Yea |
| Adam Burkhammer | Republican | Yea |
| Adam Vance | Republican | Yea |
| Andy Shamblin | Republican | Yea |
| Betsy Kelly | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Ridenour | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Fehrenbacher | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Ward | Republican | Yea |
| Carl "Bill" Roop | Republican | Yea |
| Carl Martin | Republican | Yea |
| Charles Sheedy | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Phillips | Republican | Yea |
| Christopher W. Toney | Republican | Yea |
| Chuck Horst | Republican | Yea |
| Clay Riley | Republican | Yea |
| D. Rolland Jennings | Republican | Yea |
| Dana Ferrell | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Foggin | Republican | Yea |
| David Cannon | Republican | Yea |
| David Green | Republican | Yea |
| David McCormick | Republican | Yea |
| Dean Jeffries | Republican | Yea |
| Doug Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Elias Coop-Gonzalez | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Brooks | Republican | Yea |
| Erica Moore | Republican | Yea |
| Evan Worrell | Republican | Yea |
| Gary G. Howell | Republican | Yea |
| Geno Chiarelli | Republican | Yea |
| George Miller | Republican | Yea |
| George Street | Republican | Not Voting |
| Henry Dillon | Republican | Not Voting |
| Ian T. Masters | Republican | Yea |
| James Robert "JB" Akers II | Republican | Yea |
| Jarred Cannon | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Campbell | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Eldridge | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey Stephens | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Butler | Republican | Yea |
| Jimmy Willis | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Ellington | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Funkhouser | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Parsons | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Statler | Republican | Yea |
| John Paul Hott | Republican | Yea |
| Jonathan Kyle | Republican | Yea |
| Jonathan Pinson | Republican | Yea |
| Jordan Bridges | Republican | Yea |
| Jordan Maynor | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Holstein | Republican | Yea |
| Kathie Hess Crouse | Republican | Yea |
| Keith Marple | Republican | Yea |
| Laura Kimble | Republican | Yea |
| Lisa White | Republican | Yea |
| Lori Dittman | Republican | Yea |
| Margitta Mazzocchi | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Dean | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Zatezalo | Republican | Yea |
| Marshall W. Clay | Republican | Yea |
| Marty Gearheart | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew Rohrbach | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Amos | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Hite | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Hornby | Republican | Yea |
| Mickey Petitto | Republican | Yea |
| Pat McGeehan | Republican | Not Voting |
| Patrick Lucas | Republican | Yea |
| Phil Mallow | Republican | Yea |
| Ray Canterbury | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Hillenbrand | Republican | Yea |
| Roger Hanshaw | Republican | Yea |
| Roy Cooper | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Browning | Republican | Yea |
| S. Chris Anders | Republican | Yea |
| Sarah Drennan | Republican | Yea |
| Scot C. Heckert | Republican | Yea |
| Stanley Adkins | Republican | Yea |
| Trenton Barnhart | Republican | Yea |
| Tresa Howell | Republican | Yea |
| Tristan Leavitt | Republican | Yea |
| Vacant1 | Republican | Yea |
| Vernon Criss | Republican | Yea |
| Walter Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne Clark | Republican | Yea |
| William Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 3% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (34)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| STUART | — | Yea |
| BOLEY | — | Yea |
| MR PRESIDENT | — | Yea |
| Joey Garcia | Democrat | Yea |
| Mike Woelfel | Democrat | Yea |
| Amy Grady | Republican | Yea |
| Anne B. Charnock | Republican | Yea |
| Ben Queen | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Hamilton | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Helton | Republican | Yea |
| Charles H. Clements | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Rose | Republican | Yea |
| Craig A. Hart | Republican | Yea |
| Darren Thorne | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Tarr | Republican | Yea |
| Glenn Jeffries | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Woodrum | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Barrett | Republican | Yea |
| Jay Taylor | Republican | Yea |
| Laura Wakim Chapman | Republican | Yea |
| Mark R. Maynard | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Azinger | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Oliverio | Republican | Yea |
| Patricia Rucker | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Martin | Republican | Yea |
| Robbie Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Rollan A. Roberts | Republican | Nay |
| Rupie Phillips | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Weld | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Fuller | Republican | Yea |
| T. Kevan Bartlett | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Takubo | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Willis | Republican | Yea |
| Vince Deeds | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 79 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 93 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 93% | 4% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Flanigan | — | Yea |
| Kump | — | Yea |
| Linville | — | Yea |
| Devault | — | Yea |
| Steele | — | Nay |
| Clark, T | — | Yea |
| Anitra Hamilton | Democrat | Yea |
| Evan Hansen | Democrat | Yea |
| Hollis Lewis | Democrat | Yea |
| John Williams | Democrat | Yea |
| Kayla Young | Democrat | Yea |
| Mike Pushkin | Democrat | Yea |
| Rick Garcia | Democrat | Yea |
| Sean Hornbuckle | Democrat | Yea |
| Shawn Fluharty | Democrat | Yea |
| Adam Burkhammer | Republican | Not Voting |
| Adam Vance | Republican | Not Voting |
| Andy Shamblin | Republican | Yea |
| Betsy Kelly | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Ridenour | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Fehrenbacher | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Ward | Republican | Yea |
| Carl "Bill" Roop | Republican | Yea |
| Carl Martin | Republican | Nay |
| Charles Sheedy | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Phillips | Republican | Yea |
| Christopher W. Toney | Republican | Yea |
| Chuck Horst | Republican | Yea |
| Clay Riley | Republican | Yea |
| D. Rolland Jennings | Republican | Yea |
| Dana Ferrell | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Foggin | Republican | Nay |
| David Cannon | Republican | Yea |
| David Green | Republican | Yea |
| David McCormick | Republican | Yea |
| Dean Jeffries | Republican | Yea |
| Doug Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Elias Coop-Gonzalez | Republican | Nay |
| Eric Brooks | Republican | Yea |
| Erica Moore | Republican | Yea |
| Evan Worrell | Republican | Yea |
| Gary G. Howell | Republican | Yea |
| Geno Chiarelli | Republican | Yea |
| George Miller | Republican | Yea |
| George Street | Republican | Yea |
| Henry Dillon | Republican | Yea |
| Ian T. Masters | Republican | Yea |
| James Robert "JB" Akers II | Republican | Yea |
| Jarred Cannon | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Campbell | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Eldridge | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey Stephens | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Butler | Republican | Yea |
| Jimmy Willis | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Ellington | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Funkhouser | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Parsons | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Statler | Republican | Yea |
| John Paul Hott | Republican | Yea |
| Jonathan Kyle | Republican | Yea |
| Jonathan Pinson | Republican | Yea |
| Jordan Bridges | Republican | Yea |
| Jordan Maynor | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Holstein | Republican | Yea |
| Kathie Hess Crouse | Republican | Yea |
| Keith Marple | Republican | Yea |
| Laura Kimble | Republican | Yea |
| Lisa White | Republican | Yea |
| Lori Dittman | Republican | Not Voting |
| Margitta Mazzocchi | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Dean | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Zatezalo | Republican | Yea |
| Marshall W. Clay | Republican | Yea |
| Marty Gearheart | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew Rohrbach | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Amos | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Hite | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Hornby | Republican | Yea |
| Mickey Petitto | Republican | Yea |
| Pat McGeehan | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Lucas | Republican | Yea |
| Phil Mallow | Republican | Yea |
| Ray Canterbury | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Hillenbrand | Republican | Yea |
| Roger Hanshaw | Republican | Yea |
| Roy Cooper | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Browning | Republican | Yea |
| S. Chris Anders | Republican | Yea |
| Sarah Drennan | Republican | Yea |
| Scot C. Heckert | Republican | Yea |
| Stanley Adkins | Republican | Yea |
| Trenton Barnhart | Republican | Yea |
| Tresa Howell | Republican | Yea |
| Tristan Leavitt | Republican | Yea |
| Vacant1 | Republican | Yea |
| Vernon Criss | Republican | Yea |
| Walter Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne Clark | Republican | Yea |
| William Anderson | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 2066?
- HB 2066 is sponsored by James Robert "JB" Akers II (Republican), Walter Hall (Republican), Doug Smith (Republican), Tresa Howell (Republican), Sarah Drennan (Republican), Tristan Leavitt (Republican), Jonathan Kyle (Republican), Scot C. Heckert (Republican), Michael Hornby (Republican), and Betsy Kelly (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 2066?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 12, 2025. Enacted.
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