VirginiaIncapacitated persons; finding of lack of capacity to understand act of voting.
What it does
Incapacitated persons; finding of lack of capacity to understand act of voting. Provides that a finding that a person is incapacitated in a proceeding for guardianship or conservatorship shall not be synonymous with a finding that such person lacks the capacity to understand the act of voting and therefore is not qualified to vote in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of Virginia. The bill provides that no person shall be deemed disqualified to vote due to a lack of capacity for the purposes of the Constitution of Virginia unless a court makes a specific finding by clear and convincing evidence that such person lacks the capacity to understand the act of voting.
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This bill is identical to HB 1014.
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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 8Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0443)Latest
- Apr 8Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 443 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Mar 14Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 14Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026Minor
- Mar 12Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 12Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 12Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB34)
- Mar 12Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB34ER)Major
- Mar 12EnrolledMinor
- Mar 6Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB34)
- Vote recorded Concur House Substitute R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 6House substitute agreed to by Senate (24-Y 16-N 0-A)Major
- Mar 4Passed House with substitute (65-Y 34-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 4Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Mar 4committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Mar 4Read third timeMinor
- Mar 3Read second timeMinor
- Feb 27Committee substitute printed 26108489D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 27Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (15-Y 6-N)Minor
- Feb 26House committee offered
- Feb 20House committee offered
- Feb 19Referred to Committee on Privileges and ElectionsMinor
- Feb 19Read first timeMinor
- Feb 19Placed on Calendar
- Feb 17Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB34)
- Feb 16Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 1-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 13Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)Major
- Feb 13Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- Feb 13Read second timeMinor
- Feb 13Committee substitute printed 26107752D-S1Major
- Feb 12Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 12Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 12Rules suspended
- Feb 11Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 4Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 27Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB34)
- Jan 20Rereferred from Privileges and Elections to Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Rereferred from Privileges and Elections. Result: pass.Upper
- 2025
- Nov 19Referred to Committee on Privileges and ElectionsMinor
- Nov 19Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100162DIntroduced