HB 234 VA

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Elections; general provisions; electoral board members to wear identification; civil penalty. Requires the Department of Elections to issue a standardized identification badge to the acting electoral board members of each locality. Electoral board members are required to wear such identification badge while conducting their official duties on the day of an election subject to a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $1,000.

• Kimberly Pope Adams · primary

1. Jan 8, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103182D · lower
2. Jan 8, 2026 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections · lower
3. Jan 21, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB234) · lower
4. Jan 30, 2026 Assigned HPE sub: Election Administration · lower
5. Feb 2, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N) · lower
6. Feb 6, 2026 Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 7-N) · lower
7. Feb 10, 2026 Read first time · lower
8. Feb 11, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
9. Feb 12, 2026 Read third time and passed House (63-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
10. Feb 13, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
11. Feb 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections · upper
12. Feb 24, 2026 Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 7-N) · upper
13. Feb 26, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
14. Feb 26, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
15. Feb 26, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
16. Feb 27, 2026 Read third time · upper
17. Feb 27, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
18. Mar 2, 2026 Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
19. Mar 6, 2026 Enrolled · lower
20. Mar 6, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB234ER) · lower
21. Mar 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB234) · lower
22. Mar 6, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
23. Mar 6, 2026 Signed by President · upper
24. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
25. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
26. Apr 13, 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