HB 59 VA

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Reapportionment; reallocation of populations; civil commitment facilities. Requires persons civilly committed to a residential behavioral health facility administered by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to be counted and reallocated for redistricting and reapportionment purposes. This bill is identical to SB 88.

• R. Lee Ware Republican · primary

1. Dec 30, 2025 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102061D · lower
2. Dec 30, 2025 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections · lower
3. Jan 13, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB59) · lower
4. Jan 26, 2026 Assigned HPE sub: Voting Rights · lower
5. Jan 28, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Jan 30, 2026 Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Jan 30, 2026 Read first time · lower
8. Feb 2, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
9. Feb 3, 2026 Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
10. Feb 4, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
11. Feb 4, 2026 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections · upper
12. Feb 24, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
13. Feb 24, 2026 Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (15-Y 0-N) · upper
14. Feb 24, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108517D-S1 · upper
15. Feb 26, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
16. Feb 26, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
17. Feb 26, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
18. Feb 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB59) · lower
19. Feb 27, 2026 Read third time · upper
20. Feb 27, 2026 Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) · upper
21. Feb 27, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
22. Feb 27, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
23. Mar 3, 2026 Senate substitute agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
24. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled · lower
25. Mar 10, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB59ER) · lower
26. Mar 10, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB59) · lower
27. Mar 10, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
28. Mar 10, 2026 Signed by President · upper
29. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · lower
30. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
31. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 551 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
32. Apr 13, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0551) · 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
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML