VirginiaVoter registration; regular periodic review of registration records.
What it does
Voter registration; regular periodic review of registration records. 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 based on evidence of ineligibility, including evidence of lack of eligible residence or evidence of noncitizenship. This restriction is not to be construed to preclude (i) the removal of names from the voter registration system at the request of the registrant or as provided by existing law by reason of criminal conviction or mental incapacity or the death of the registrant if the triggering conviction, incapacity order, or death occurred within 120 days of the election or (ii) the correction of details, such as name and address, in a voter's registration record that does not result in the removal of a voter from the voter registration system.
More detail
Under current law, such restriction only applies to federal primaries and federal general elections. The bill also provides a process for confirming a voter's citizenship status prior to cancellation based on a report of non-citizen status and extends (a) the period of time registrars have to cancel registrations from 30 days to 60 days after notification of the need to cancel by the Department of Elections and (b) the period of time a registered voter has to respond to a notice of cancellation related to citizenship status from 14 days to 28 days.
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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
- Feb 24Continued to next session in Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)Latest
- Vote recorded Continued to next session in Privileges and Elections. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 16Referred to Committee on Privileges and ElectionsMinor
- Feb 16Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 13Read third time and passed House (61-Y 35-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 12Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 12committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Feb 12Read second timeMinor
- Feb 11Read first timeMinor
- Feb 9Reported from Appropriations (14-Y 7-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Appropriations. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 6Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 30Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital OutlayMinor
- Vote recorded Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 30Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB28)
- Jan 30Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB28)
- Jan 30Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)Minor
- Jan 30Committee substitute printed 26106303D-H1Major
- Jan 30House committee offered
- Jan 30House committee offered
- Jan 26Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (6-Y 2-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 26House subcommittee offered
- Jan 26House subcommittee offered
- Jan 25Assigned HPE sub: Election AdministrationMinor
- Feb 24Continued to next session in Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)Latest
- 2025
- Dec 22Referred to Committee on Privileges and ElectionsMinor
- Dec 22Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101404DIntroduced