VirginiaConstitutional amendment; qualifications of voters, right to vote, persons not entitled to vote.
What it does
Constitutional amendment (voter referendum); qualifications of voters; right to vote; persons not entitled to vote. Provides for a referendum at the November 3, 2026, general election to approve or reject an amendment that would provide for the fundamental right to vote in the Commonwealth, revise the qualifications of voters so that a person convicted of a felony is not entitled to vote during his period of incarceration but is automatically invested with the right to vote upon release from incarceration, and update the existing prohibition on voting by persons found to be mentally incompetent to instead apply to persons who have been found to lack the capacity to understand the act of voting. This bill is identical to SB 6.
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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 11Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB963)Latest
- Feb 6Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0004)
- Feb 6Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 4 (effective July 1, 2026)Became Law
- Feb 4Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., February 11, 2026To Governor
- Feb 4Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 04, 2026Minor
- Feb 4Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 4Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 4Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB963ER)Major
- Feb 4EnrolledMinor
- Feb 2Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 2Read third timeMinor
- Jan 30Read second timeMinor
- Vote recorded Reported from Privileges and Elections. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 30Reported from Privileges and Elections (7-Y 6-N)Minor
- Jan 29Referred to Committee on Privileges and ElectionsMinor
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 29Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Jan 29Read third time and passed House (65-Y 34-N 0-A)Passed House
- Jan 28Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Jan 27Read first timeMinor
- Jan 27Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB963)
- Jan 23Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 7-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Privileges and Elections. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on Privileges and ElectionsMinor
- Jan 13Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100137DIntroduced