VirginiaNational Popular Vote Compact; enters Virginia into an interstate compact.
What it does
Presidential electors; National Popular Vote Compact. Enters Virginia into an interstate compact known as the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote. Article II of the Constitution of the United States gives the states exclusive and plenary authority to decide the manner of awarding their electoral votes.
More detail
Under the compact, Virginia agrees to award its electoral votes to the presidential ticket that receives the most popular votes in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The compact goes into effect when states cumulatively possessing a majority of the electoral votes have joined the compact. A state may withdraw from the compact; however, a withdrawal occurring within six months of the end of a President's term shall not become effective until a President or Vice President has qualified to serve the next term. The bill also provides for the manner of appointing electors when such agreement does and does not govern the appointment of electors. This bill is identical to SB 322.
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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 715 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Mar 11Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB965)
- 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 (HB965ER)Major
- Mar 9EnrolledMinor
- Mar 2Passed Senate (21-Y 19-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 (9-Y 6-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Privileges and Elections. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 17Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB965)
- Feb 13Referred to Committee on Privileges and ElectionsMinor
- Feb 13Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 12Read third time and passed House (61-Y 36-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 11Engrossed by House as amended
- Feb 11committee amendments agreed toMajor
- Feb 11Read second timeMinor
- Feb 10Read first timeMinor
- Feb 6Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment(s) (14-Y 8-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment(s). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 6House committee offered
- Feb 6Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 3-N)
- Feb 6House subcommittee offered
- Feb 6House subcommittee offered
- Feb 3Assigned HPE sub: Voting RightsMinor
- Jan 26Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB965)
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on Privileges and ElectionsMinor
- Jan 13Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100314DIntroduced