SB 582 VA

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Elections; absentee and provisional ballots; process and timing for rejected absentee ballot applications, returned absentee ballots, and rejected provisional ballots. Requires the general registrar to promptly notify a voter by telephone or email of an error or omission on the provisional ballot form and to provide information to the voter on how to correct the issue so his ballot may be counted if the electoral board determines that such voter who submitted a provisional vote was not entitled to vote as a result of a material error or omission on the provisional ballot form. The voter is entitled to make such necessary corrections before noon on the Monday after the election. The bill also requires the list of absentee ballot applicants to be updated daily and to include whether each application has been accepted or rejected and, if it has been rejected, the reason for rejection or, if it has been accepted, the status of the absentee ballot. Registrars are also required to enter such information into the voter registration system, and such information is required to be made available to voters via a free-access system made available by the Department of Elections. The bill removes the requirement that absentee ballots be received by the Friday immediately preceding the day of the election for the general registrar to implement the process of curing errors or failures in such absentee ballots. The bill also moves the deadline for curing errors or omissions in absentee ballot applications from noon on the third day after the election to noon on the Monday after the election. Finally, the bill requires the Department to issue guidance to local election officials on the uniform processing and counting of provisional ballots. The bill has a delayed effective date of September 1, 2026.

• Saddam Azlan Salim Democratic · primary

1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104738D · upper
2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections · upper
3. Jan 27, 2026 Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 6-N) · upper
4. Jan 29, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB582) · upper
5. Jan 29, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
6. Jan 29, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
7. Jan 29, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
8. Jan 29, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
9. Jan 29, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
10. Jan 30, 2026 Read second time · upper
11. Jan 30, 2026 Read second time · upper
12. Jan 30, 2026 Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) · upper
13. Feb 2, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
14. Feb 5, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
15. Feb 5, 2026 Read first time · lower
16. Feb 5, 2026 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections · lower
17. Feb 27, 2026 House committee offered · lower
18. Feb 27, 2026 Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (14-Y 7-N) · lower
19. Feb 27, 2026 House committee offered · lower
20. Feb 27, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108842D-H1 · lower
21. Mar 3, 2026 Floor substitute printed 26108846D-H2 (Price) · lower
22. Mar 3, 2026 Floor offered Delegate Price Substitute · lower
23. Mar 3, 2026 Read second time · lower
24. Mar 4, 2026 Read third time · lower
25. Mar 4, 2026 committee substitute rejected · lower
26. Mar 4, 2026 Delegate Price Floor substitute agreed to · lower
27. Mar 4, 2026 Engrossed by House - floor substitute · lower
28. Mar 4, 2026 Passed House with substitute (64-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
29. Mar 6, 2026 House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
30. Mar 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB582) · upper
31. Mar 12, 2026 Enrolled · lower
32. Mar 12, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB582ER) · upper
33. Mar 12, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB582) · upper
34. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
35. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by President · upper
36. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · upper
37. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
38. Apr 13, 2026 Governor's recommendation received by Senate · 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 Substitute · PDF
• Governor Substitute · HTML
• Governor's Recommendation · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Delegate Price Substitute · PDF
• Delegate Price Substitute · HTML
• Privileges and Elections Substitute · PDF
• Privileges and Elections Substitute · HTML
• Privileges and Elections Substitute · PDF
• Privileges and Elections Substitute · HTML
• Privileges and Elections Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML