HB 2002 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Voter registration; cancellation of registration, sources of data.

Summary
Voter registration; cancellation of registration; sources of data. Requires that, except for a written request from the voter to have his registration cancelled, the general registrar may not cancel the registration of any voter based on data or reports provided to him by any source other than the Department of Elections or a state agency approved to provide such data or reports by the State Board of Elections. The bill also reinstates a provision prohibiting the general registrar from cancelling the registration of (i) certain members of the uniformed service of the United States who are on active duty; (ii) certain persons who reside temporarily outside of the United States; or (iii) any spouse or dependent residing with such persons.
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Vetoed
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 7, 2025 Vetoed Apr 2, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Enrolled · 3 edits · Feb 22, 2025
MINOR
This bill transitions HB 2002 from its original introduced version to its enrolled, final version. The substantive legislative text regarding voter registration cancellation remains unchanged. The primary differences are formatting and structural elements: the bill now includes official session headers (2025 SESSION, ENROLLED), chapter information, bill approval stamps, and page numbering typical of enacted legislation. No policy changes, eligibility modifications, or substantive text alterations were made to the voter registration cancellation provisions.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; this is a procedural transition from introduced to enrolled status.
TECHNICAL

Added official session headers, chapter information, bill approval stamps, and page numbering to reflect the bill's final enrolled status.

Removed original introduced version metadata including sponsor names, committee referral information, and bill identification numbers.

Reformatted text layout to match standard enrolled bill formatting with different line breaks and spacing.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025

How they voted

400
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 13, 2025
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
27
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Apr 2, 2025
Vetoed
Requires 64 affirmative votes to override Governor's veto
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Vetoed
House sustained Governor's veto (50-Y 46-N)
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor
executive
Feb 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2002ER)
lower
Feb 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (21-Y 15-N)
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 7-N)
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (52-Y 46-N)
lower
Jan 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections (12-Y 9-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
lower
Jan 26, 2025
Committee
Assigned PE sub: Election Administration
lower
Jan 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
lower
1 primary · 12 co-sponsors

Sponsors