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HB 28 VA
Passed One Chamber

Voter registration; regular periodic review of registration records.

VA · session 2027 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Dec 22, 2025

Latest action (Jul 21, 2026) Continued from last session

Summary

Virginia House Bill 28 modifies voter registration provisions. The bill requires regular periodic review of voter registration records and establishes a 90-day quiet period before all primary and general elections during which no registration changes can be made.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill (from the OpenStates abstract — no full text available yet) — neutral, and may be imperfect.

Official abstract

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-404, 24.2-427, and 24.2-428 of the Code of Virginia, relating to voter registration; regular periodic review of registration records; 90-day quiet period before all primary and general elections.

Sponsor (1)

14 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (24)

  1. Dec 22, 2025 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101404D · lower
  2. Dec 22, 2025 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections · lower
  3. Jan 25, 2026 Assigned HPE sub: Election Administration · lower
  4. Jan 26, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
  5. Jan 26, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
  6. Jan 26, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (6-Y 2-N) · lower
  7. Jan 30, 2026 House committee offered · lower
  8. Jan 30, 2026 House committee offered · lower
  9. Jan 30, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106303D-H1 · lower
  10. Jan 30, 2026 Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) · lower
  11. Jan 30, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB28) · lower
  12. Jan 30, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB28) · lower
  13. Jan 30, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay · lower
  14. Feb 6, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N) · lower
  15. Feb 9, 2026 Reported from Appropriations (14-Y 7-N) · lower
  16. Feb 11, 2026 Read first time · lower
  17. Feb 12, 2026 Read second time · lower
  18. Feb 12, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
  19. Feb 12, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
  20. Feb 13, 2026 Read third time and passed House (61-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
  21. Feb 16, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
  22. Feb 16, 2026 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections · upper
  23. Feb 24, 2026 Continued to next session in Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N) · upper
  24. Jul 21, 2026 Continued from last session · upper

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