HB 966 VA

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Introduced

Elections; duties of the Department of Elections; Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements Program (SAVE Program). Provides that the Department of Elections' use of the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements Program (SAVE Program) operated by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is for the sole purpose of individually verifying that voters listed in the Virginia voter registration system are United States citizens. The Department of Elections is prohibited from (i) using information received from the SAVE Program as the sole reason for rejecting a registration application, (ii) uploading lists of registered voters to the SAVE Program for verifying their citizenship status in bulk, or (iii) transferring any information to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security or any subdivision thereof beyond the minimum information necessary. This bill was incorporated into HB 972.

• Marcia S. "Cia" Price Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102623D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections · lower
3. Feb 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB966) · lower
4. Feb 6, 2026 Assigned HPE sub: Election Administration · lower
5. Feb 9, 2026 Subcommittee recommends incorporating (Voice Vote) · lower
6. Feb 13, 2026 Incorporated by Privileges and Elections (HB972-Price) (Voice Vote) · 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.

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