HB 215 VA

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Voter registration; list maintenance; third-party data exchanges; approval by State Board of Elections. Requires the Commissioner of Elections, prior to entering into or terminating a memorandum of understanding or modifying the terms of an existing memorandum of understanding with any third party for the exchange of voter registration data, to submit the proposed memorandum of understanding, the reason for termination, or the proposed modifications, as appropriate, to the State Board of Elections for review and approval. Approval shall require a vote of two-thirds of the State Board. The bill also requires the Commissioner of Elections to apply for, enter into, and maintain membership for the Commonwealth in the Electronic Registration Information Center.

• Rozia A. Henson, Jr. Democratic · primary

1. Jan 7, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101439D · lower
2. Jan 7, 2026 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections · lower
3. Feb 3, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB215) · lower
4. Feb 6, 2026 Assigned HPE sub: Election Administration · lower
5. Feb 9, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (6-Y 2-N) · lower
6. Feb 13, 2026 Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 7-N) · lower
7. Feb 15, 2026 Read first time · lower
8. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
9. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
10. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
11. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections · upper
12. Feb 24, 2026 Reported from Privileges and Elections and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 7-N) · upper
13. Mar 3, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) · upper
14. Mar 3, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
15. Mar 3, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
16. Mar 3, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
17. Mar 4, 2026 Read third time · upper
18. Mar 4, 2026 Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
19. Mar 11, 2026 Enrolled · lower
20. Mar 11, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB215ER) · lower
21. Mar 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB215) · lower
22. Mar 11, 2026 Signed by President · upper
23. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
24. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · lower
25. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
26. Apr 11, 2026 Governor's recommendation received by House · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Governor's Recommendation · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML