HB 113 VA Became Law
Elections; soliciting or accepting bribe to influence or procure voter registration, penalty.
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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)
- Dan I. Helmer Democratic · primary
Action history (37)
- Jan 2, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100343D · lower
- Jan 2, 2026 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections · lower
- Jan 26, 2026 Assigned HPE sub: Voting Rights · lower
- Jan 28, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) · lower
- Jan 30, 2026 House committee offered · lower
- Jan 30, 2026 Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) · lower
- Jan 30, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB113) · lower
- Jan 30, 2026 Read first time · lower
- Feb 2, 2026 Read second time · lower
- Feb 2, 2026 committee amendments agreed to · lower
- Feb 2, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
- Feb 2, 2026 Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar · lower
- Feb 3, 2026 Read third time and passed House (95-Y 3-N 0-A) · lower
- Feb 4, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
- Feb 4, 2026 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections · upper
- Feb 10, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
- Feb 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB113) · lower
- Feb 24, 2026 Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (9-Y 6-N) · upper
- Feb 24, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107632D-S1 · upper
- Feb 26, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
- Feb 26, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
- Feb 26, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
- Feb 27, 2026 Read third time · upper
- Feb 27, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
- Feb 27, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB113) · lower
- Mar 2, 2026 Privileges and Elections Substitute agreed to · upper
- Mar 2, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
- Mar 2, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 17-N 0-A) · upper
- Mar 4, 2026 Senate substitute agreed to by House (91-Y 5-N 0-A) · lower
- Mar 11, 2026 Enrolled · lower
- Mar 11, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB113ER) · lower
- Mar 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB113) · lower
- Mar 11, 2026 Signed by President · upper
- Mar 12, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
- Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · lower
- Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
- 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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