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HB113 • 2026

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

An Act to amend and reenact § 24.2-1007 of the Code of Virginia, relating to elections; offenses; soliciting or accepting bribe to influence or procure voter registration; penalty.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Helmer
Last action
2026-04-13
Official status
Acts of Assembly Chapter
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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

Elections; offenses; soliciting or accepting bribe to influence or procure voter registration; penalty.

What This Bill Does

  • 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.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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HB113AHC1

2026-01-30 • Committee

Privileges and Elections Amendment

Plain English: OFFERED FOR CONSIDERATION 1/30/2026 HB 113 PRIVILEGES AND ELECTIONS 1.

  • OFFERED FOR CONSIDERATION 1/30/2026 HB 113 PRIVILEGES AND ELECTIONS 1.
  • Line 18, introduced, after equivalents; strike or, PRIVILEGES AND ELECTIONS 2.
  • Line 19, introduced, after register to vote insert ; or 4.
  • Paying a person a wage to conduct a voter registration drive
HB113AH1

2026-01-30 • Committee

Privileges and Elections Amendment

Plain English: 1/30/2026 HB 113 PRIVILEGES AND ELECTIONS 1.

  • 1/30/2026 HB 113 PRIVILEGES AND ELECTIONS 1.
  • Line 18, introduced, after equivalents; strike or, PRIVILEGES AND ELECTIONS 2.
  • Line 19, introduced, after register to vote insert ; or 4.
  • Paying a person a wage to conduct a voter registration drive

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-13 Governor

    Approved by Governor-Chapter 909 (effective 7/1/2026)

  2. 2026-04-13 Governor

    Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0909)

  3. 2026-03-14 House

    Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026

  4. 2026-03-14 Governor

    Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  5. 2026-03-12 House

    Signed by Speaker

  6. 2026-03-11 Senate

    Signed by President

  7. 2026-03-11 House

    Enrolled

  8. 2026-03-11 House

    Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB113ER)

  9. 2026-03-11 House

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB113)

  10. 2026-03-04 House

    Senate substitute agreed to by House (91-Y 5-N 0-A)

  11. 2026-03-02 Senate

    Read third time

  12. 2026-03-02 Senate

    Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute

  13. 2026-03-02 Privileges and Elections

    Privileges and Elections Substitute agreed to

  14. 2026-03-02 Senate

    Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 17-N 0-A)

  15. 2026-02-27 Senate

    Read third time

  16. 2026-02-27 Senate

    Passed by for the day

  17. 2026-02-27 Senate

    Passed by for the day

  18. 2026-02-27 Privileges and Elections

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB113)

  19. 2026-02-26 Senate

    Rules suspended

  20. 2026-02-26 Senate

    Rules suspended

  21. 2026-02-26 Senate

    Passed by for the day

  22. 2026-02-26 Senate

    Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  23. 2026-02-26 Senate

    Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  24. 2026-02-24 Privileges and Elections

    Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (9-Y 6-N)

  25. 2026-02-24 Privileges and Elections

    Committee substitute printed 26107632D-S1

  26. 2026-02-11 Privileges and Elections

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB113)

  27. 2026-02-10 Senate

    Senate committee offered

  28. 2026-02-04 Senate

    Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

  29. 2026-02-04 Privileges and Elections

    Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

  30. 2026-02-03 House

    Read third time and passed House (95-Y 3-N 0-A)

  31. 2026-02-02 House

    Read second time

  32. 2026-02-02 House

    committee amendments agreed to

  33. 2026-02-02 House

    Engrossed by House as amended

  34. 2026-02-02 House

    Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar

  35. 2026-01-30 Privileges and Elections

    Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)

  36. 2026-01-30 Privileges and Elections

    House committee offered

  37. 2026-01-30 Privileges and Elections

    House committee offered

  38. 2026-01-30 House

    House committee offered

  39. 2026-01-30 Privileges and Elections

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB113)

  40. 2026-01-30 House

    Read first time

  41. 2026-01-28 Voting Rights

    Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

  42. 2026-01-26 Voting Rights

    Assigned HPE sub: Voting Rights

  43. 2026-01-02 House

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100343D

  44. 2026-01-02 Privileges and Elections

    Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

Official Summary Text

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.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
An Act to amend and reenact §
24.2-1007
of the Code of Virginia, relating to elections; offenses; soliciting or accepting bribe to influence or procure voter registration; penalty.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §
24.2-1007
of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§
24.2-1007
. Soliciting or accepting bribe to influence or procure vote or registration.
A.
No person shall solicit or accept directly or indirectly any money or any thing of value
(i)
to influence his or another's vote in any election
or (ii) in exchange for his or another's decision to register or not register to vote
. Any person violating the provisions of this section
shall be
is
guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
B. This section shall not be construed to apply to any of the following:
1. Transportation to or from a voting or voter registration location;
2. Items of de minimis value that are not cash or cash equivalents;
3. Granting time off to an employee to vote or register to vote; or
4. Paying a person a wage to conduct a voter registration drive.
C.
This section applies to any election and to any method used by a political party for selection of its nominees and for selection of delegates to its conventions and meetings.