# Virginia HB113: Elections; soliciting or accepting bribe to influence or procure voter registration, penalty.

Virginia HB113, Elections; soliciting or accepting bribe to influence or procure voter registration, penalty., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Dan I. Helmer (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0909)) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB113
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Elections; soliciting or accepting bribe to influence or procure voter registration, penalty.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-02
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0909)
- Sponsor: Dan I. Helmer (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 9 (287 yes, 31 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## 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.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Virginia bans voting and registration bribes: benefit, low. Virginia law bans asking for or accepting money or valuable items, directly or indirectly, to influence anyone's vote. It also bans taking or requesting such payments for anyone's decision to register or not register to vote. A violation is a Class 1 misdemeanor. The rule covers all elections and p…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Dan I. Helmer (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-04 | House | Senate substitute agreed to by House | pass | 91 | 5 |   |
| 2026-03-02 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute | pass | 22 | 17 |   |
| 2026-03-02 | Senate | Privileges and Elections Substitute agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute | pass | 9 | 6 |   |
| 2026-02-03 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 95 | 3 |   |
| 2026-01-30 | House | Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment(s) | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-28 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (38)

- 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0909) (Governor)
- 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 909 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-03-14: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-03-14: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 (House)
- 2026-03-12: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-11: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB113) (House)
- 2026-03-11: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB113ER) (House)
- 2026-03-11: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-03-11: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Senate substitute agreed to by House (91-Y 5-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-03-02: Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 17-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Privileges and Elections Substitute agreed to (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB113) (House)
- 2026-02-27: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Read third time (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Committee substitute printed 26107632D-S1 (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (9-Y 6-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB113) (House)
- 2026-02-10: Senate committee offered (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Read third time and passed House (95-Y 3-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-02: Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-02: Engrossed by House as amended (House)
- 2026-02-02: committee amendments agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-02: Read second time (House)
- 2026-01-30: Read first time (House)
- 2026-01-30: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB113) (House)
- 2026-01-30: House committee offered (House)
- 2026-01-30: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-01-28: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-01-26: Assigned HPE sub: Voting Rights (House)
- 2026-01-02: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections (House)
- 2026-01-02: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100343D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1224555.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1224554.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199267.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199266.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179126.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179125.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136487.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136486.PDF)
- Engrossed, 2026-02-02: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1105011.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1105010.PDF)
- Amendment, 2026-01-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1103921.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1103918.HTML)
- Introduced, 2026-01-02: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082452.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082451.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1224555.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1224554.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199267.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199266.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179126.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179125.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136487.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136486.PDF)
- [Engrossed (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1105011.HTML)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1105010.PDF)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1103921.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1103918.HTML)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082452.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082451.PDF)

## Related
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026)
- [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026)
- [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026)
- [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB113-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).