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 HB 963.
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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
- Feb 11Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB6)Latest
- Feb 6Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0005)
- Feb 6Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 5 (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 Senate and House (SB6ER)Major
- Feb 4EnrolledMinor
- Feb 2Passed House (65-Y 34-N 0-A)Major
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 2Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- Feb 2Passed House (64-Y 34-N 0-A)Major
- Feb 2Read third timeMinor
- Jan 30Read second timeMinor
- Vote recorded Reported from Privileges and Elections. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 30Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 7-N)Minor
- Jan 29Referred to Committee on Privileges and ElectionsMinor
- Jan 29Read first timeMinor
- Jan 29Placed on Calendar
- Jan 26Passed SenatePassed House
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 26Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 17-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Jan 23Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
- Jan 23Read second timeMinor
- Jan 22Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 22Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Jan 22Read first timeMinor
- Jan 20Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 7-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Privileges and Elections. Result: pass.Upper
- 2025
- Nov 17Referred to Committee on Privileges and ElectionsMinor
- Nov 17Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100404DIntroduced