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Votes at a glance: committee moves dozens of election bills, many passed unanimously or by clear margins

January 31, 2026 | 2026 Legislature VA, Virginia


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Votes at a glance: committee moves dozens of election bills, many passed unanimously or by clear margins
The House Privileges and Elections Subcommittee recorded the following formal actions and outcomes during its meeting.

Votes and notable outcomes

- HB 28: Substitute adopted; reported and referred to Appropriations, vote 15–7.
- HB 71: Moved 'by for the day' (voice vote; roll tally not recorded).
- HB 78: Amendment adopted; reported with amendments, vote 22–0.
- HB 773: Reported, vote 15–7.
- HB 774: Placed 'by for the day' (voice action).
- HB 968: Adopted substitute requiring ballot scanners for machine‑readable ballots with limited hand‑count exceptions; reported as substituted, vote 16–6.
- HB 1321: Reported (removes six‑day dispatch requirement), vote 21–1.
- HB 1348: Reported (campaign‑finance timing change), vote 18–4.
- HB 509: Reported with amendment (redistricting count for civilly committed persons), vote 22–0.
- HB 113: Reported with amendment (clarifies bribery/solicitation prohibitions; exempts paying wages for registration drives), vote 22–0.
- HB 640: Reported with substitute (eliminate in‑precinct challenges; move to circuit court), vote 15–7.
- HB 1014: Reported (clarifies guardianship findings and voting disqualification), vote 16–6.
- HB 1244: Reported as substituted (emergency absentee window extended 4→10 days), vote 22–0.
- Block report: SB 6, SB 449, SJ 1, SJ 2 reported in block, vote 15–7; SJ 3 reported separately, vote 16–6.

Several bills were recommended unanimously; others passed by clear majorities. Two proposed constitutional amendments were carried over to 2027 for later consideration.

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