Obstructing health care facility; penalties.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 18.2-404.1, relating to obstructing reproductive health care facility; penalties.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Obstructing reproductive health care facility; penalties. Creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person who (i) by force or threat of force, or by physical obstruction, intentionally injures, intimidates, or interferes with, or attempts to injure, intimidate, or interfere with, another person because such other person is or has been, or in order to intimidate such person or any other person or any class of persons from, obtaining or providing reproductive health services, defined in the bill, or
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Jan 6, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 991 (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
Stella G. Pekarsky
Recorded votes
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (66-Y 32-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-04-22 · P · Y 66, N 32, X 2
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-04-22 · P · Y 21, N 18, X 1
Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-14 · P · Y 21, N 18, X 1
Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-14 · P · Y 62, N 35, X 2
Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-10 · P · Y 40
House substitute rejected by Senate (1-Y 39-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-06 · F · N 39, Y 1
Passed House with substitute (64-Y 35-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-04 · P · Y 64, N 35
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 7-N)House of Delegates · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 15, N 7
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-27 · P · Y 7, N 3
Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 19-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-01-22 · P · Y 20, X 1, N 19
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-01-20 · P · Y 40
Reported from Courts of Justice (8-Y 7-N)Senate · 2026-01-19 · P · Y 8, N 7
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 991.