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Constitutional amendment (second reference); apportionment; congressional districts; limited authority of the General Assembly to modify. Proposes an amendment to the Constitution of Virginia related to the establishment of congressional districts. The amendment provides explicit authority for the General Assembly to modify one or more congressional districts, outside of the standard decennial redistricting cycle, in the event that any other state conducts a redistricting of the state's congressional districts outside of the standard decennial redistricting cycle or for any purpose other than complying with a state or federal court order to remedy an unlawful or unconstitutional district map. Additionally, an amendment to the Schedule of the Constitution of Virginia is proposed to specify the period of time to which such authorization is limited.

• Rodney T. Willett Democratic · primary

1. Nov 17, 2025 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101729D · lower
2. Nov 17, 2025 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections · lower
3. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections · upper
4. Jan 14, 2026 Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 7-N) · lower
5. Jan 14, 2026 Taken up · lower
6. Jan 14, 2026 Engrossed by House · lower
7. Jan 14, 2026 Agreed to by House (62-Y 33-N 1-A) · lower
8. Jan 14, 2026 Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 5-N) · upper
9. Jan 15, 2026 Read second time · upper
10. Jan 16, 2026 Read third time · upper
11. Jan 16, 2026 Floor offered Senator Head, Christopher T. Amendments · upper
12. Jan 16, 2026 Reading of amendment waived (Voice Vote) · upper
13. Jan 16, 2026 Senator Head Amendments rejected (18-Y 21-N 0-A) · upper
14. Jan 16, 2026 Agreed to by Senate (21-Y, 18-N, 0-A) · upper
15. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ4ER) · lower
16. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
17. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower

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.

• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Senator Head, Christopher T. Amendments · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML