Elections; soliciting or accepting bribe to influence or procure voter registration, penalty.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “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.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it 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.
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Jan 2, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 909 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Dan I. Helmer
Recorded votes
Senate substitute agreed to by House (91-Y 5-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-04 · P · Y 91, X 3, N 5
Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 17-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 22, N 17, X 1
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)Senate · 2026-02-26 · P · X 40
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-26 · P · Y 40
Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (9-Y 6-N)Senate · 2026-02-24 · P · Y 9, N 6
Read third time and passed House (95-Y 3-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-03 · P · Y 95, N 3, X 2
Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-30 · P · Y 22
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-28 · P · Y 8
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Acts of Assembly Chapter 909.