HB1150
Impersonating any local, town, city, or county elected official; penalty.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 14, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Chief Patron:
Keith Hodges (R)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Impersonating any local, town, city, or county elected official; penalty.
Prohibits any person from willfully and intentionally (i) falsely assuming or exercising the functions, powers, duties, and privileges incident to the office of any local, town, city, or county elected official; (ii) falsely assuming or pretending to be any such elected official; or (iii) impersonating any such elected official with ... (More) the intent to make another believe he is such elected official. A violation of such prohibition is a Class 1 misdemeanor. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/14/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105074D
- 01/14/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/17/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1150)
- 01/25/2026 - House: Assigned HPE sub: Campaigns and Candidates
- 01/26/2026 - House: Placed on Privileges and Elections Agenda
- 01/30/2026 - House: Placed on Privileges and Elections Agenda
- 02/03/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/03/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/2026 - House: Placed on Privileges and Elections Agenda
- 02/06/2026 - House: House committee offered
- 02/12/2026 - House: Placed on Privileges and Elections Agenda
- 02/13/2026 - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26107151D-H1
- 02/13/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1150)
- 02/15/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/16/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/16/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/16/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/24/2026 - Senate: Rereferred from Privileges and Elections to Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Courts of Justice
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Courts of Justice Amendments agreed to
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with amendments Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/06/2026 - House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/13/2026 - House: Enrolled
- 03/13/2026 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1150ER)
- 03/13/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1150)
- 03/13/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/13/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/14/2026 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
- 03/14/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
