VirginiaElections; primary dates, presidential year primaries.
What it does
Elections; primary dates; presidential year primaries. Provides that all primaries for offices to be filled at the November election in presidential election years shall be held on the date of the presidential primary. With respect to candidates for election in November of a presidential election year, the bill also lifts the requirement that petition signatures must be collected after January 1 of the presidential election year.
More detail
The bill adjusts campaign finance filing deadlines for candidates in presidential year elections to account for the March primary date. This bill is identical to HB 1794.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Apr 2Senate sustained Governor's vetoLatest
- Apr 2Passed by for the day
- Mar 24Vetoed by Governor Glenn YoungkinMajor
- Feb 20Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Feb 20Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025Minor
- Feb 20Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 18Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1119)
- Feb 17Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 17Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1119ER)Major
- Feb 17EnrolledMinor
- Feb 12Passed House (55-Y 42-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Passed House (55-Y 42-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 12Read third timeMinor
- Feb 11Read second timeMinor
- Feb 7Reported from Privileges and Elections (16-Y 6-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Privileges and Elections (16-Y 6-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 4Referred to Committee on Privileges and ElectionsMinor
- Feb 4Read first timeMinor
- Feb 4Placed on Calendar
- Jan 28Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1119)
- Jan 27Passed Senate (27-Y 11-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (27-Y 11-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Reconsideration of (38-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 27Printed as engrossed 25104185D-E
- Jan 27Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (38-Y 0-N)
- Jan 27Rules suspended
- Jan 27Engrossed by Senate as amended
- Jan 27Senator VanValkenburg Amendments agreed toMajor
- Jan 27Reconsideration of (38-Y 0-N)
- Jan 24Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1119E
- Jan 24Read second timeMinor
- Jan 23Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 23Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- Jan 23Rules suspended
- Jan 21Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 6-N 1-A)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 6-N 1-A). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 7Referred to Committee on Privileges and ElectionsMinor
- Jan 7Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104185DIntroduced