HB 965 VA

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Presidential electors; National Popular Vote Compact. Enters Virginia into an interstate compact known as the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote. Article II of the Constitution of the United States gives the states exclusive and plenary authority to decide the manner of awarding their electoral votes. Under the compact, Virginia agrees to award its electoral votes to the presidential ticket that receives the most popular votes in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The compact goes into effect when states cumulatively possessing a majority of the electoral votes have joined the compact. A state may withdraw from the compact; however, a withdrawal occurring within six months of the end of a President's term shall not become effective until a President or Vice President has qualified to serve the next term. The bill also provides for the manner of appointing electors when such agreement does and does not govern the appointment of electors. This bill is identical to SB 322.

• Marcia S. "Cia" Price Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100314D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections · lower
3. Jan 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB965) · lower
4. Feb 3, 2026 Assigned HPE sub: Voting Rights · lower
5. Feb 6, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Feb 6, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
7. Feb 6, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 3-N) · lower
8. Feb 6, 2026 House committee offered · lower
9. Feb 6, 2026 Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment(s) (14-Y 8-N) · lower
10. Feb 10, 2026 Read first time · lower
11. Feb 11, 2026 Read second time · lower
12. Feb 11, 2026 committee amendments agreed to · lower
13. Feb 11, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
14. Feb 12, 2026 Read third time and passed House (61-Y 36-N 0-A) · lower
15. Feb 13, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
16. Feb 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections · upper
17. Feb 17, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB965) · lower
18. Feb 24, 2026 Reported from Privileges and Elections (9-Y 6-N) · upper
19. Feb 26, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
20. Feb 26, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
21. Feb 26, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
22. Feb 27, 2026 Read third time · upper
23. Feb 27, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
24. Mar 2, 2026 Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
25. Mar 9, 2026 Enrolled · lower
26. Mar 9, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB965ER) · lower
27. Mar 9, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
28. Mar 9, 2026 Signed by President · upper
29. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
30. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
31. Mar 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB965) · lower
32. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 715 (effective 7/1/2026) · 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.

• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Voting Rights Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Privileges and Elections Amendment · HTML
• Privileges and Elections Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML