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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.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
- Conference Report (committee substitute) — source
- Conference Report Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Courts of Justice Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Criminal Subcommittee Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Senator Mulchi Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
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; origin ocd-bill/2b1cfa46-76ce-49ed-ad47-0378fc705850. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).