VirginiaElections; candidates and elected officials, confidentiality of personally identifiable information.
What it does
Elections; candidates and elected officials; address confidentiality. Prohibits the custodian of any filing made by a candidate from releasing the address, phone number, or email address of such candidate in response to a request made under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. The bill permits a candidate to provide the unique identifier assigned to him in the voter registration system pursuant to relevant law in place of his residence address on any candidate filing.
More detail
The State Board of Elections is prohibited from requiring candidates to disclose their address or unique identifier on petitions prior to their being filed. The bill also adds elected officials to the list of people who may furnish, in addition to their residence street address, a post office box address located within the Commonwealth to be included in lieu of their street address on the lists of registered voters. The certificate of election delivered to the winner of an election is required to be accompanied by a notice that the person meets the qualifications for being granted protected voter status along with instructions for updating their voter registration in order to attain such status. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027. This bill is identical to HB 835.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 6Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0229)Latest
- Apr 6Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 229 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Mar 10Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB632)
- Mar 10Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 10Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026Minor
- Mar 4Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 4Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 4Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB632ER)Major
- Mar 4EnrolledMinor
- Feb 27House amendment agreed to by Senate (21-Y 17-N 0-A)Major
- Vote recorded Concur House Amendment R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 25Passed House with amendment (82-Y 15-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 25Engrossed by House as amended
- Feb 25Delegate Price Floor amendment agreed toMajor
- Feb 25Read third timeMinor
- Feb 25Floor offered Delegate Price Amendment
- Feb 24Read second timeMinor
- Feb 20Reported from Privileges and Elections (19-Y 2-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Privileges and Elections. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 12Referred to Committee on Privileges and ElectionsMinor
- Feb 12Read first timeMinor
- Feb 12Placed on Calendar
- Feb 9Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 6Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)Major
- Feb 6Privileges and Elections Substitute agreed to
- Feb 6Read second timeMinor
- Feb 6Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB632)
- Feb 5Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 5Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 5Rules suspended
- Feb 4Committee substitute printed 26107134D-S1Major
- Feb 3Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (11-Y 3-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 3Incorporates SB54 (Diggs)
- Feb 3Senate committee offered
- Feb 2Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB632)
- Jan 14Referred to Committee on Privileges and ElectionsMinor
- Jan 14Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104683DIntroduced