HB 909 VA

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Elections administration; certain activities or conduct prohibited at polling places applicable to locations for absentee voting in person; prohibited possession of firearm within 100 feet of certain locations. Clarifies that the provisions of law prohibiting certain activities or conduct in and around a polling place shall also apply to locations where absentee voting in person is available. The bill also prohibits any person, with certain exceptions, from (i) knowingly carrying any firearm and (ii) knowingly doing so within 100 feet of the entrance of a polling place, the building used by the local electoral board to meet to ascertain election results, the building used to conduct a recount of an election, and other additional locations used for voting-related and elections-related activities. Under current law, this prohibition applies within 40 feet of such entrances.

• Irene Shin Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105117D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections · lower
3. Jan 30, 2026 Assigned HPE sub: Election Administration · lower
4. Feb 2, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N) · lower
5. Feb 4, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB909) · lower
6. Feb 6, 2026 House committee offered · lower
7. Feb 6, 2026 Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (15-Y 7-N) · lower
8. Feb 6, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107286D-H1 · lower
9. Feb 10, 2026 Read first time · lower
10. Feb 11, 2026 Read second time · lower
11. Feb 11, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
12. Feb 11, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
13. Feb 12, 2026 Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
14. Feb 13, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
15. Feb 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections · upper
16. Feb 17, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB909) · lower
17. Feb 24, 2026 Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 7-N) · upper
18. Feb 26, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
19. Feb 26, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
20. Feb 26, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
21. Feb 27, 2026 Read third time · upper
22. Feb 27, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
23. Mar 2, 2026 Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
24. Mar 6, 2026 Enrolled · lower
25. Mar 6, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB909ER) · lower
26. Mar 6, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
27. Mar 6, 2026 Signed by President · upper
28. Mar 9, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB909) · lower
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. 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
• Privileges and Elections Substitute · PDF
• Privileges and Elections Substitute · HTML
• Privileges and Elections Substitute · PDF
• Privileges and Elections Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML