SB673
Stalking; using electronically transmitted communication, penalty.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 17, 2026
Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB673)
Chief Patron:
Tammy Mulchi (R)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Cyberstalking; penalty.
Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person who on two or more occasions within a 90-day period engages in cyberstalking by sending an electronically transmitted communication, directed at another person, without the consent of the victim or after previously given consent has been withdrawn by the victim, with ... (More) the intent to harass, threaten, or intimidate such other person, or when he knows or reasonably should know that such conduct places such other person in reasonable fear of death, criminal sexual assault, or bodily injury to such other person or to such other person's family or household member or intimate partner. The bill also makes it a Class 6 felony for any respondent who has actual knowledge of the issuance of a protective order and commits an assault and battery upon any party protected by the protective order. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/14/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104517D
- 01/14/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/20/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/20/2026 4:40 pm)
- 01/24/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB673)
- 01/26/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 3-N)
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26107494D-S1
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/10/2026 2:07 pm)
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 1-N)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB673)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Floor substitute printed 26108030D-S2 (Mulchi)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Courts of Justice Substitute rejected
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Senator Mulchi Substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute (Voice Vote)
- 02/17/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/17/2026 8:47 am)
- 02/17/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/24/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/24/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/24/2026 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/24/2026 - House: Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal
- 02/24/2026 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 02/26/2026 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 02/27/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/27/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/2026 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/2/2026 8:44 am)
- 03/02/2026 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 03/03/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26108651D-H1
- 03/03/2026 - House: Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety
- 03/04/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 03/04/2026 - House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB673)
- 03/06/2026 - House: Read second time
- 03/09/2026 - House: Read third time
- 03/09/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 03/09/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 03/09/2026 - House: Passed House with substitute (96-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40- 0-A)
- 03/11/2026 - House: House insisted on substitute
- 03/11/2026 - House: House requested conference committee
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Senate Conferees: Mulchi, Perry, Favola
- 03/12/2026 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/12/2026 - House: House Conferees: Watts, Thornton, Davis
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Conference substitute printed 26109929D-S3
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/14/2026 12:39 pm)
- 03/14/2026 - Conference Report released
- 03/14/2026 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/17/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB673)
