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 SB 1119.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Apr 2House sustained Governor's vetoLatest
- Mar 24Vetoed by Governor Glenn YoungkinMajor
- Mar 3Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 3Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025Minor
- Feb 22Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 19Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 19Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1794)
- Feb 19Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1794ER)Major
- Feb 19EnrolledMinor
- Feb 14Passed Senate (21-Y 15-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (21-Y 15-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 14Read third timeMinor
- Feb 13Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 13Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Feb 13Rules suspended
- Feb 11Reported from Privileges and Elections (12-Y 3-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Privileges and Elections (12-Y 3-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 6Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1794)
- Feb 5Referred to Committee on Privileges and ElectionsMinor
- Feb 5Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 4Read third time and passed House (78-Y 20-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (78-Y 20-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Printed as engrossed 25101115D-E
- Feb 3Engrossed by House as amended
- Feb 3Privileges and Elections Amendment agreed toMajor
- Feb 3Read second timeMinor
- Feb 3Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
- Feb 2Read first timeMinor
- Jan 31Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 29Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1794)
- Jan 27Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 26Assigned PE sub: Election AdministrationMinor
- Jan 6Referred to Committee on Privileges and ElectionsMinor
- Jan 6Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101115DIntroduced