---
type: "Bill"
title: "Stalking; using electronically transmitted communication, penalty."
description: "Stalking by electronically transmitted communication; penalty. Provides that \"electronically transmitted communication\" includes communication by telephone, computer, or other electronic device for the offense of stalking, which is punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor or, if the second offense occurs within five years of a prior conviction for stalking, is punishable as a Class 6 felony."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 673"
citation: "Virginia SB 673 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tammy Brankley Mulchi"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 66
vote_count: 13
first_action: "2026-01-14"
last_action: "2026-04-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2b1cfa46-76ce-49ed-ad47-0378fc705850"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB673"
source_hash: "69212d3e2ee65e90b68a998b8da1c170cfcc75e9b0c889ceb4672293e931488f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia SB 673 (2026) — Stalking; using electronically transmitted communication, penalty.

Stalking by electronically transmitted communication; penalty. Provides that "electronically transmitted communication" includes communication by telephone, computer, or other electronic device for the offense of stalking, which is punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor or, if the second offense occurs within five years of a prior conviction for stalking, is punishable as a Class 6 felony.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1091771.PDF)
2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218266.PDF)
3. **Conference Report** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211737.HTML)
4. **Conference Report Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211733.PDF)
5. **Courts of Justice Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1189994.PDF)
6. **Criminal Subcommittee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186946.PDF)
7. **Senator Mulchi Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1149186.PDF)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214557.PDF)

## Votes

- Concur House Substitute R — **0–40** (fail) · upper
- Passage R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations — **13–1** (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Adopt Conference Committee Report R — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute — **22–0** (pass) · lower
- H VOTE: — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- Accede Conference Committee R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute — **12–3** (pass) · upper
- Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice — **1–14** (fail) · upper
- Reported from Appropriations — **22–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Tammy Brankley Mulchi — primary (person)
- Barbara A. Favola — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-01-14** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104517D `filing, introduction`
- **2026-01-14** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-20** Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/20/2026 4:40 pm)
- **2026-01-24** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB673)
- **2026-01-26** Senate committee offered
- **2026-02-04** Senate committee offered
- **2026-02-09** Senate committee offered
- **2026-02-09** Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice `deferral`
- **2026-02-09** Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 3-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-10** Committee substitute printed 26107494D-S1 `substitution`
- **2026-02-10** Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/10/2026 2:07 pm)
- **2026-02-11** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 1-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-12** Rules suspended
- **2026-02-12** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- **2026-02-12** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- **2026-02-13** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-13** Passed by for the day
- **2026-02-16** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB673)
- **2026-02-16** Floor substitute printed 26108030D-S2 (Mulchi)
- **2026-02-16** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-16** Courts of Justice Substitute rejected
- **2026-02-16** Floor offered Senator Mulchi Substitute
- **2026-02-16** Reading of substitute waived
- **2026-02-16** Senator Mulchi Substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)
- **2026-02-16** Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute (Voice Vote)
- **2026-02-17** Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/17/2026 8:47 am)
- **2026-02-17** Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-24** Placed on Calendar
- **2026-02-24** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2026-02-24** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-24** Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-27** House subcommittee offered
- **2026-02-27** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N) `substitution`
- **2026-03-02** Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/2/2026 8:44 am)
- **2026-03-02** Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-03** Committee substitute printed 26108651D-H1 `substitution`
- **2026-03-03** Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-04** Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-05** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB673)
- **2026-03-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-09** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2026-03-09** committee substitute agreed to `substitution`
- **2026-03-09** Engrossed by House - committee substitute `substitution`
- **2026-03-09** Passed House with substitute (96-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
- **2026-03-10** House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40- 0-A)
- **2026-03-11** House insisted on substitute `substitution`
- **2026-03-11** House requested conference committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-12** Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- **2026-03-12** Conferees appointed by Senate
- **2026-03-12** Senate Conferees: Mulchi, Perry, Favola
- **2026-03-12** Conferees appointed by House
- **2026-03-12** House Conferees: Watts, Thornton, Davis
- **2026-03-14** Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/14/2026 12:39 pm)
- **2026-03-14** Conference Report released
- **2026-03-14** Conference report agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-14** Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-17** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB673)
- **2026-03-30** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2026-03-30** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB673ER) `passage`
- **2026-03-30** Signed by President `passage`
- **2026-03-31** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-31** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-31** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-01** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB673)
- **2026-04-08** Approved by Governor-Chapter 516 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-08** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0516)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2b1cfa46-76ce-49ed-ad47-0378fc705850`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).