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Bill 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. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2026 SB 673 Virginia SB 673 (2026)
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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
  2. Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
  3. Conference Report (committee substitute) — source
  4. Conference Report Substitute (committee substitute) — source
  5. Courts of Justice Substitute (committee substitute) — source
  6. Criminal Subcommittee Substitute (committee substitute) — source
  7. Senator Mulchi Substitute (committee substitute) — source
  8. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Concur House Substitute R — 040 (fail) · upper
  • Passage R — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Finance and Appropriations — 131 (pass) · upper
  • Constitutional reading dispensed R — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Adopt Conference Committee Report R — 380 (pass) · upper
  • H VOTE: — 960 (pass) · lower
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — 100 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute — 220 (pass) · lower
  • H VOTE: — 960 (pass) · lower
  • Accede Conference Committee R — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute — 123 (pass) · upper
  • Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice — 114 (fail) · upper
  • Reported from Appropriations — 220 (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; origin ocd-bill/2b1cfa46-76ce-49ed-ad47-0378fc705850. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).