Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia SB 137
Obstructing health care facility access; penalties.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Stella G. Pekarsky (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
Obstructing reproductive health care facility; penalties. Creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person who (i) by force or threat of force, or by physical obstruction, intentionally injures, intimidates, or interferes with, or attempts to injure, intimidate, or interfere with, another person because such other person is or has been, or in order to intimidate such person or any other person or any class of persons from, obtaining or providing reproductive health services, defined in the bill, or (ii) intentionally damages or destroys, or attempts to damage or destroy, a reproductive health care facility, defined in the bill, because such facility provides reproductive health services. The bill also provides that the provisions of the bill shall not be construed to place any restriction on the content of any message that anyone may wish to communicate to anyone else, either inside or outside the regulated areas.
Text versions
- Introduced
- Criminal Subcommittee Substitute
- Courts of Justice Substitute
- Conference Report Substitute
- Conference Report
- Enrolled
- Governor's Recommendation
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 12:03 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2026 Senate | Adopt Conference Committee Report R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 14, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 10, 2026 Senate | Accede Conference Committee R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 6, 2026 Senate | Concur House Substitute R | fail | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 4, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 2, 2026 House | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 27, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 22, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 20, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 19, 2026 Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026
Governor's recommendation received by Senate - Apr 1, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB137) - Mar 31, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 - Mar 31, 2026 · Senate
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Signed by Speaker - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB137ER) - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Enrolled - Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB137) - Mar 14, 2026 · Senate
Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) - Mar 14, 2026 · House
Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) - Mar 14, 2026 · Legislature
Conference Report released - Mar 12, 2026 · House
House Conferees: Watts, Schmidt, Tata - Mar 12, 2026 · House
Conferees appointed by House - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Senate Conferees: Pekarsky, Surovell, Sturtevant - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Conferees appointed by Senate - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 9, 2026 · House
House requested conference committee - Mar 9, 2026 · House
House insisted on substitute - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
House substitute rejected by Senate (1-Y 39-N 0-A) - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB137) - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Passed House with substitute (64-Y 35-N 0-A) - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute - Mar 4, 2026 · House
committee substitute agreed to - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Read third time - Mar 3, 2026 · House
Read second time - Mar 2, 2026 · House
Committee substitute printed 26108463D-H1 - Mar 2, 2026 · House
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 7-N) - Feb 27, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N) - Feb 27, 2026 · House
House subcommittee offered - Feb 17, 2026 · House
Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Placed on Calendar - Jan 22, 2026 · Senate
Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 19-N 0-A) - Jan 21, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) - Jan 21, 2026 · Senate
Read second time - Jan 20, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) - Jan 20, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Jan 20, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Jan 19, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Courts of Justice (8-Y 7-N) - Jan 16, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB137) - Jan 6, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice - Jan 6, 2026 · Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100615D