2025 Priority Bills
Voting Rights | ||||||
Cat | Number | Title | Patron | House | Senate | updated |
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voting | HB 1657 Support | Voter registration, regular periodic review of registration records; 90-day quiet period before all primary and general elections.
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Requires the Department of Elections to complete not later than 90 days prior to the date of a primary or general election any program the purpose of which is to systematically remove the names of ineligible voters from the voter registration system....
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Henson (D) |
Passed
Read third time and passed House (53-Y 45-N)
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Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
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2/10/25 |
voting | HB 1938 Support | Elections; general provisions, prohibited area.
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Increases from 40 feet to 150 feet the areas around polling places, certain electoral board meetings, and recount locations within which certain activities or conduct are prohibited.
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Reid(D) |
Passed
Read third time and passed House (56-Y 42-N) (New Wording has 40 ft limit)
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Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Election
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2/10/25 |
voting | HB 2002 Support | Voter registration; cancellation of registration, sources of data.
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Requires that, except for a written request from the voter to have his registration cancelled, the general registrar may not cancel the registration of any voter based on data or reports provided to him by any source other than the Department of Elections or a state agency approved to provide such data or reports by the State Board of Elections.....
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Laufer (D) |
Passed
Read third time and passed House (52-Y 46-N)
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Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
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2/10/25 |
voting | HB 2011 Support | Voter registration; cancellation of registration by voter.
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Provides that any valid authorization for cancellation submitted by a registered voter prior to the day of the immediately proceeding election shall be effective in such election. ....
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Walker(R) |
Failed
Election Admin Subcomm failed to recommend reporting (2-Y 6-N)
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2/1/25 |
voting | HB 2056 Support | Absentee voting in person; voter satellite offices, days and hours of operation.
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Authorizes the governing body of any county or city establishing voter satellite offices for absentee voting in person to prescribe, by ordinance, the dates and hours of operation for such offices. ....
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Reaser(D) |
Passed
Read third time and passed House (53-Y 45-N)
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Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
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2/10/25 |
voting, justice | HJ 2 Support | Constitutional amendment; qualifications of voters, right to vote, persons not entitled to vote.
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Provides that every person who meets the qualifications of voters set forth in the Constitution of Virginia shall have the fundamental right to vote in the Commonwealth and that such right shall not be abridged by law, except for persons who have been convicted of a felony and persons who have been adjudicated to lack the capacity to understand the act of voting....
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Bennett-Parker(D) |
Passed
(55-Y 44-N)1/14/2025
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Passed
Agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N)
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2/1/25 |
voting | SB 760 Support | Elections; deadline for receipt of absentee ballots and certain other information; 5:00 pm on the third day after the election.
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Moves the deadline for receipt of absentee ballots, information required to cure an absentee ballot, or proof of identification to accompany a provisional ballot provided for lack of identification from noon to 5:00 p.m. on the third day after the election.....
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Favola(D) |
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
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Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 15-N)
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2/10/25 |
governance, voting | SB 1009 Support | Elections; conduct of election; ranked choice voting; locally elected offices; report.
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Allows elections for any local office to be conducted by ranked choice voting. ...
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Salim(D) |
Sub
Assigned PE sub: Election Administration
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Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
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2/10/25 |
voting | SB 1044 Support | Elections; election results; reporting; provisional ballots.
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Requires the general registrar of each locality to report to the Depart of Elections for each precinct in his locality the total number of provisional ballots cast, the number of those provisional ballots determined to be valid by the electoral board, and the results of such valid provisional ballots by voters assigned to such precinct....
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Roem(D) |
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Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
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2/1/25 |
voting | HB 1573 Oppose | Absentee voting; absentee voting in person; available beginning 10 days prior to election.
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Limits the availability of absentee voting in person to 10 days before the election. Under current law, absentee voting in person is available beginning 45 days prior to the election.
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Green(R) |
Tabled
Rec: laying on the table (5-Y 3-N)
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1/28/25 |
voting | HB 1652 Oppose | Elections; voter identification containing photograph required; who may register up to and including the day of the election; absentee ballot application requirements; absentee voting in person availability; return of absentee ballots.
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Requires presentation of a form of identification containing a photograph in order to vote and provides that a voter who does not have one of the required forms of identification is entitled to cast a provisional ballot.....
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Wyatt(R) |
Tabled
Rec: laying on the table(5-Y 3-N)
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1/28/25 |
voting | SB 764 Oppose | Elections; voter identification; identification containing a photograph required.
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Requires presentation of a form of identification containing a photograph in order to vote. ....
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McDougle(R) |
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Left
Incorporated by Privileges and Elections (SB1070-Peake) (15-Y 0-N)
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2/10/25 |
voting | SB 1175 Oppose | Elections; absentee voting in person; uniform availability.
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Requires absentee voting in person to be available from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday during early voting and between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on the first Saturday and second Saturday and Sunday immediately preceding all elections....
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Suetterlein(R) |
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Failed
Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (8-Y 7-N)
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1/22/25 |