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HB 113 VA
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Elections; soliciting or accepting bribe to influence or procure voter registration, penalty.

VA · session 2026 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 2, 2026

Latest action (Apr 13, 2026) Approved by Governor-Chapter 909 (effective 7/1/2026)

Summary

Elections; offenses; soliciting or accepting bribe to influence or procure voter registration; penalty. Provides that no person shall solicit or accept directly or indirectly any money or any thing of value in exchange for his or another's decision to register or not register to vote. The bill also provides certain exceptions to the prohibitions on soliciting or accepting bribes to influence a person to vote or to register to vote.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (37)

  1. Jan 2, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100343D · lower
  2. Jan 2, 2026 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections · lower
  3. Jan 26, 2026 Assigned HPE sub: Voting Rights · lower
  4. Jan 28, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) · lower
  5. Jan 30, 2026 House committee offered · lower
  6. Jan 30, 2026 Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) · lower
  7. Jan 30, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB113) · lower
  8. Jan 30, 2026 Read first time · lower
  9. Feb 2, 2026 Read second time · lower
  10. Feb 2, 2026 committee amendments agreed to · lower
  11. Feb 2, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
  12. Feb 2, 2026 Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar · lower
  13. Feb 3, 2026 Read third time and passed House (95-Y 3-N 0-A) · lower
  14. Feb 4, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
  15. Feb 4, 2026 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections · upper
  16. Feb 10, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
  17. Feb 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB113) · lower
  18. Feb 24, 2026 Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (9-Y 6-N) · upper
  19. Feb 24, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107632D-S1 · upper
  20. Feb 26, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
  21. Feb 26, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  22. Feb 26, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
  23. Feb 27, 2026 Read third time · upper
  24. Feb 27, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
  25. Feb 27, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB113) · lower
  26. Mar 2, 2026 Privileges and Elections Substitute agreed to · upper
  27. Mar 2, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
  28. Mar 2, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 17-N 0-A) · upper
  29. Mar 4, 2026 Senate substitute agreed to by House (91-Y 5-N 0-A) · lower
  30. Mar 11, 2026 Enrolled · lower
  31. Mar 11, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB113ER) · lower
  32. Mar 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB113) · lower
  33. Mar 11, 2026 Signed by President · upper
  34. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
  35. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · lower
  36. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
  37. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 909 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive

Text versions (12)

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

  • Enrolled · PDF
  • Enrolled · HTML
  • Privileges and Elections Substitute · PDF
  • Privileges and Elections Substitute · HTML
  • Privileges and Elections Substitute · PDF
  • Privileges and Elections Substitute · HTML
  • Engrossed · PDF
  • Engrossed · HTML
  • Privileges and Elections Amendment · HTML
  • Privileges and Elections Amendment · HTML
  • Introduced · PDF
  • Introduced · HTML

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