Election offenses; intimidation and threats toward election officials, penalty.
Summary
Elections; election offenses; intimidation and threats toward election officials; penalty. Removes the requirement that a person willfully hinder or prevent an election official from administering elections in order to be found guilty of intimidation and threats toward such official, which is a Class 5 felony under current law.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2026
Last action Feb 24, 2026
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 12, 2026
How they voted
51–34
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 88
Feb 12, 2026
D
Democratic53
96% Yea
R
Republican35
94% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
6
Feb 24, 2026
Committee
Failed to report (defeated) in Privileges and Elections (5-Y 10-N)
upper
Feb 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 8-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2026
Committee
Assigned HPE sub: Campaigns and Candidates
lower
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
lower
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Debra Gardner
DDemocratic
Co
Bonita Anthony
DDemocratic
Co
Cia Price
DDemocratic
Co
Destiny LeVere Bolling
DDemocratic
Co
Irene Shin
DDemocratic
Co
J.R. Henson
DDemocratic
Co
Karen Keys-Gamarra
DDemocratic
Co
Marty Martinez
DDemocratic
Co
Nadarius Clark
DDemocratic
Co
Patrick Hope
DDemocratic
Co
Rod Willett
DDemocratic
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