VA HB99

Establishes a mandatory minimum sentence of one year in a state correctional facility for felony eluding when police used equipment such as spike strips or a law-enforcement vehicle to forcibly stop the fleeing motor vehicle

Applies the same mandatory minimum when the fleeing motor vehicle was intentionally used to damage a law-enforcement vehicle during the pursuit

Retains existing penalty structure: Class 2 misdemeanor for basic failure to stop, Class 6 felony for eluding that endangers officers or others, and Class 4 felony if a law-enforcement officer is killed during pursuit

Maintains the affirmative defense allowing defendants to claim they reasonably believed they were being pursued by someone other than a law-enforcement officer

Acknowledges the bill will increase imprisonment periods, with the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission assigning a minimum fiscal impact of $50,000