HB 773 VA
Elections; absentee voting, cure process, delayed effective date.
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Summary
Elections; absentee voting; cure process. 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. This bill has a delayed effective date of September 1, 2026.
Sponsor (1)
- Virgil Thornton Democratic · primary
11 coauthors / cosponsors
- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie · cosponsor
- Stacey Annie Carroll · cosponsor
- Nicole Cole Democratic · cosponsor
- Mark C. Downey · cosponsor
- Debra D. Gardner Democratic · cosponsor
- Elizabeth R. Guzman Democratic · cosponsor
- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. Democratic · cosponsor
- Charniele L. Herring Democratic · cosponsor
- Karen Keys-Gamarra Democratic · cosponsor
- Destiny LeVere Bolling Democratic · cosponsor
- Jeion A. Ward Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (30)
- Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105063D · lower
- Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections · lower
- Jan 25, 2026 Assigned HPE sub: Election Administration · lower
- Jan 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB773) · lower
- Jan 26, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N) · lower
- Jan 30, 2026 Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 7-N) · lower
- Jan 30, 2026 Read first time · lower
- Feb 2, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
- Feb 3, 2026 Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
- Feb 4, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
- Feb 4, 2026 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections · upper
- Feb 24, 2026 Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (8-Y 7-N) · upper
- Feb 24, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
- Feb 26, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
- Feb 26, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
- Feb 26, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
- Feb 27, 2026 Read third time · upper
- Feb 27, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
- Mar 2, 2026 Privileges and Elections Amendment agreed to · upper
- Mar 2, 2026 Engrossed by Senate as amended · upper
- Mar 2, 2026 Passed Senate with amendment (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
- Mar 4, 2026 Senate amendment agreed to by House (63-Y 33-N 0-A) · lower
- Mar 11, 2026 Enrolled · lower
- Mar 11, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB773ER) · lower
- Mar 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB773) · lower
- Mar 11, 2026 Signed by President · upper
- Mar 12, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
- Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · lower
- Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
- Apr 13, 2026 Governor's recommendation received by House · executive
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