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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

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

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 113 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 2, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Elections; soliciting or accepting bribe to influence or procure voter registration, penalty. Primary sponsor: Dan Helmer (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (April 13, 2026): Approved by Governor-Chapter 909 (effective 7/1/2026).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Dan HelmerPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse10

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Approved by Governor-Chapter 909 (effective 7/1/2026)
  2. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
  3. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
  4. Signed by Speaker
  5. Signed by President
  6. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB113)
  7. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB113ER)
  8. Enrolled
  9. Senate substitute agreed to by House (91-Y 5-N 0-A)
  10. Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 17-N 0-A)
  11. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
  12. Privileges and Elections Substitute agreed to

Showing 12 most recent of 37 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source