Privileges and Elections Committee Agenda
Chair: Price, Marcia S.
Meeting Date & Time: 02/20/2026 09:00 AM Add to Calendar
Location: House Committee Room C - 206
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Committee Clerk: Cathy Hooe 804-698-1541 chooe@house.virginia.gov
DLS Contact: Brooks Braun (804) 698-1861
Senate Bills that are Identical or Similar to House Bills
| Bill(s) | Patron | Title |
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| SB57 | VanValkenburg | Voter registration; requiring membership in the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC). |
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Summary: A BILL to require the Commonwealth's participation in the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC). Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 1/28/2026 - Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) • 1/28/2026 - Passed by for the day • 1/29/2026 - Read second time • 1/29/2026 - Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) • 1/30/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 17-N 0-A) |
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| SB58 | Favola | Elections; deadline for receipt of absentee ballots and certain other information, etc. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-653, 24.2-709, and 24.2-709.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to elections; deadline for receipt of absentee ballots and certain other information; 5:00 p.m. on the third day after the election. Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 1/22/2026 - Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) • 1/23/2026 - Read second time • 1/23/2026 - Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) • 1/26/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 16-N 0-A) • 1/26/2026 - Passed Senate Related Bills: HB82 (McClure) |
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| SB88 | Mulchi | Reapportionment; reallocation of populations, civil commitment facilities. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 24.2-314 of the Code of Virginia, relating to reapportionment; reallocation of populations; civil commitment facilities. Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 1/29/2026 - Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) • 1/29/2026 - Passed by for the day • 1/30/2026 - Read second time • 1/30/2026 - Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) • 2/2/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) Related Bills: HB59 (Ware) |
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| SB162 | Locke | Voter registration; restoration of political rights upon release from incarceration. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 8.01-338, 24.2-101, 24.2-404, 24.2-409, 24.2-409.1, 24.2-410, 24.2-418, 24.2-427, 53.1-5, 53.1-10, 64.2-2000, and 64.2-2009 of the Code of Virginia; to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 24.2-400.1, 24.2-409.2, and 24.2-418.2; and to repeal Chapter 12.1 (§§ 53.1-231.1 and 53.1-231.2) of Title 53.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to voter registration; restoration of political rights upon release from incarceration; certain adjudications. Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/12/2026 - Privileges and Elections Amendment agreed to • 2/12/2026 - Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) • 2/12/2026 - Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote) • 2/12/2026 - Printed as engrossed 26100690D-E • 2/13/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) Related Bills: HB964 (Price) |
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| SB176 | VanValkenburg | Elections; ranked choice voting; locally elected offices, report. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 24.2-673.1 of the Code of Virginia and to repeal the fourth enactment of Chapter 1054 of the Acts of Assembly of 2020, relating to elections; conduct of election; ranked choice voting; locally elected offices; report. Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 1/29/2026 - Passed by for the day • 1/30/2026 - Read second time • 1/30/2026 - Read second time • 1/30/2026 - Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) • 2/2/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) Related Bills: HB630 (Callsen) |
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| SB311 | Ebbin | Constitutional amdmnt. marriage between two adult persons, repeal of same-sex marriage prohibition. |
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Summary: A BILL to provide for the submission to the voters of a proposed amendment to Section 15-A of Article I of the Constitution of Virginia, relating to marriage between two adult persons; repeal of same-sex marriage prohibition. Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 1/30/2026 - Privileges and Elections Substitute agreed to • 1/30/2026 - Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) • 1/30/2026 - Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute • 2/2/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (25-Y 15-N 0-A) • 2/6/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB311) Related Bills: HB612 (Cohen) |
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| SB322 | Ebbin | National Popular Vote Compact; enters Virginia into an interstate compact. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 24.2-243 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 2 of Title 24.2 an article numbered 2.1, consisting of sections numbered 24.2-209.1 and 24.2-209.2, relating to the presidential electors and the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote Compact. Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/5/2026 - Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) • 2/5/2026 - Rules suspended • 2/6/2026 - Read second time • 2/6/2026 - Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) • 2/9/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) |
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| SB632 | Aird | Elections; candidates and elected officials, confidentiality of personally identifiable information. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-418, 24.2-506, 24.2-676, 24.2-680, and 24.2-947.1 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 24.2 a section numbered 24.2-504.1, relating to elections; candidates and elected officials; address confidentiality. Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/6/2026 - Read second time • 2/6/2026 - Privileges and Elections Substitute agreed to • 2/6/2026 - Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) • 2/6/2026 - Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) • 2/9/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) Related Bills: HB835 (McClure) |
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