VirginiaAbsentee voting; emergency application for absentee ballot.
What it does
Absentee voting; emergency application for absentee ballot. Provides that a qualified voter may apply for an emergency absentee ballot if he has applied to receive an absentee ballot by the deadline but has not received his ballot within 10 days of the election and will be unable to vote on election day due to his hospitalization or illness, the hospitalization, illness, or death of a spouse, child, or parent, or other emergency found to justify receipt of an emergency absentee ballot.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 13Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 761 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Mar 11Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1244)
- Mar 10Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 10Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026Minor
- Mar 9Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 9Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 9Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1244ER)Major
- Mar 9EnrolledMinor
- Mar 2Passed Senate (24-Y 16-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 27Passed by for the day
- Feb 27Read third timeMinor
- Feb 26Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 26Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 26Rules suspended
- Feb 24Reported from Privileges and Elections (13-Y 2-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Privileges and Elections. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 6Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1244)
- Feb 4Referred to Committee on Privileges and ElectionsMinor
- Feb 4Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 3Read third time and passed House (92-Y 5-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
- Feb 2Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 2committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Feb 2Read second timeMinor
- Jan 30Read first timeMinor
- Vote recorded Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 30Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Jan 30Committee substitute printed 26106468D-H1Major
- Jan 29House committee offered
- Jan 28Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1244)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 28Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)Major
- Jan 28House subcommittee offered
- Jan 26Assigned HPE sub: Voting RightsMinor
- Jan 14Referred to Committee on Privileges and ElectionsMinor
- Jan 14Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104319DIntroduced