VirginiaImpersonating any local, town, city, or county elected official; penalty.
What it does
Impersonating any local, town, city, or county elected official; penalty. Prohibits any person from willfully and intentionally (i) falsely assuming or exercising the functions, powers, duties, and privileges incident to the office of any local, town, city, or county elected official; (ii) falsely assuming or pretending to be any such elected official with intent to defraud or obtain access, information, service, or thing of value; or (iii) impersonating any such elected official with the intent to make another believe he is such elected official with intent to defraud or obtain access, information, service, or thing of value. A violation of such prohibition is a Class 3 misdemeanor.
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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
- Apr 8Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0452)Latest
- Apr 8Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 452 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Mar 14Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 14Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026Minor
- Mar 13Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 13Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 13Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1150)
- Mar 13Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1150ER)Major
- Mar 13EnrolledMinor
- Mar 6Senate amendments agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N 0-A)Major
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 4Passed Senate with amendments Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 4Engrossed by Senate as amended
- Mar 4Courts of Justice Amendments agreed toMajor
- Mar 4Read third timeMinor
- Mar 3Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 3Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Mar 3Rules suspended
- Mar 2Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 24Rereferred from Privileges and Elections to Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Rereferred from Privileges and Elections. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 18Referred to Committee on Privileges and ElectionsMinor
- Feb 18Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 17Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 16Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 16committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Feb 16Read second timeMinor
- Feb 15Read first timeMinor
- Feb 13Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1150)
- Vote recorded Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 13Committee substitute printed 26107151D-H1Major
- Feb 13Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (21-Y 0-N)Minor
- Feb 6House committee offered
- Feb 3Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3House subcommittee offered
- Jan 25Assigned HPE sub: Campaigns and CandidatesMinor
- Jan 17Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1150)
- Jan 14Referred to Committee on Privileges and ElectionsMinor
- Jan 14Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105074DIntroduced