SB 438 VA

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Absentee voting in person; available the second and third Sunday before all elections. Requires absentee voting in person to be made available for a minimum of five hours between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on the second and third Sunday immediately preceding all elections.

• Lamont Bagby Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102373D · upper
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections · upper
3. Jan 27, 2026 Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (8-Y 6-N) · upper
4. Jan 27, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106334D-S1 · 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 Privileges and Elections Substitute agreed to · upper
13. Jan 30, 2026 Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) · upper
14. Jan 30, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
15. Feb 2, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
16. Feb 5, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
17. Feb 5, 2026 Read first time · lower
18. Feb 5, 2026 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections · lower
19. Feb 27, 2026 Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment(s) (14-Y 7-N) · lower
20. Mar 2, 2026 House committee offered · lower
21. Mar 3, 2026 Read second time · lower
22. Mar 4, 2026 Read third time · lower
23. Mar 4, 2026 Passed by temporarily · lower
24. Mar 4, 2026 Floor offered Delegate Price Amendment · lower
25. Mar 4, 2026 committee amendment rejected · lower
26. Mar 4, 2026 Delegate Price Floor amendment agreed to · lower
27. Mar 4, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
28. Mar 4, 2026 Passed House with amendment (62-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
29. Mar 6, 2026 House amendment agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
30. Mar 12, 2026 Enrolled · upper
31. Mar 12, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB438ER) · upper
32. Mar 12, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB438) · 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 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 945 (effective 7/1/2026) · 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.

• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• House Amendment · HTML
• Delegate Price Amendment · HTML
• Privileges and Elections Amendment · HTML
• Privileges and Elections Amendment · 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