VirginiaElection offenses; intimidation and threats toward election officials, penalty.
What it does
Elections; election offenses; intimidation and threats toward election officials; penalty. Removes the requirement that a person willfully hinder or prevent an election official from administering elections in order to be found guilty of intimidation and threats toward such official, which is a Class 5 felony under current law.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Feb 24Failed to report (defeated) in Privileges and Elections (5-Y 10-N)Latest
- Vote recorded Reported from Privileges and Elections. Result: fail.Upper
- Feb 13Referred to Committee on Privileges and ElectionsMinor
- Feb 13Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 12Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 11Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Feb 10Read first timeMinor
- Feb 6Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 8-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Privileges and Elections. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 30Assigned HPE sub: Campaigns and CandidatesMinor
- Jan 21Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB212)
- Jan 8Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/8/2026 5:12 pm)
- Jan 7Referred to Committee on Privileges and ElectionsMinor
- Jan 7Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104241DIntroduced
- Feb 24Failed to report (defeated) in Privileges and Elections (5-Y 10-N)Latest