SB 34 VA

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Incapacitated persons; finding of lack of capacity to understand act of voting. Provides that a finding that a person is incapacitated in a proceeding for guardianship or conservatorship shall not be synonymous with a finding that such person lacks the capacity to understand the act of voting and therefore is not qualified to vote in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of Virginia. The bill provides that no person shall be deemed disqualified to vote due to a lack of capacity for the purposes of the Constitution of Virginia unless a court makes a specific finding by clear and convincing evidence that such person lacks the capacity to understand the act of voting. This bill is identical to HB 1014.

• Barbara A. Favola Democratic · primary

1. Nov 19, 2025 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100162D · upper
2. Nov 19, 2025 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections · upper
3. Jan 20, 2026 Rereferred from Privileges and Elections to Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) · upper
4. Jan 27, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB34) · upper
5. Feb 4, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N) · upper
6. Feb 11, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) · upper
7. Feb 12, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
8. Feb 12, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
9. Feb 12, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
10. Feb 13, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107752D-S1 · upper
11. Feb 13, 2026 Read second time · upper
12. Feb 13, 2026 Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to · upper
13. Feb 13, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) · upper
14. Feb 16, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 1-N 0-A) · upper
15. Feb 17, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB34) · upper
16. Feb 19, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
17. Feb 19, 2026 Read first time · lower
18. Feb 19, 2026 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections · lower
19. Feb 20, 2026 House committee offered · lower
20. Feb 26, 2026 House committee offered · lower
21. Feb 27, 2026 Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (15-Y 6-N) · lower
22. Feb 27, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108489D-H1 · lower
23. Mar 3, 2026 Read second time · lower
24. Mar 4, 2026 Read third time · lower
25. Mar 4, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
26. Mar 4, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
27. Mar 4, 2026 Passed House with substitute (65-Y 34-N 0-A) · lower
28. Mar 6, 2026 House substitute agreed to by Senate (24-Y 16-N 0-A) · upper
29. Mar 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB34) · upper
30. Mar 12, 2026 Enrolled · upper
31. Mar 12, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB34ER) · upper
32. Mar 12, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB34) · upper
33. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
34. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by President · upper
35. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · upper
36. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
37. Apr 8, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 443 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
38. Apr 8, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0443) · 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.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · 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
• Privileges and Elections Substitute · PDF
• Privileges and Elections Substitute · HTML
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML