Elections; prohibited activities, distribution of referendum materials.
Summary
Elections; prohibited activities; distribution of referendum materials. Adds "referendum" to the description of materials that are prohibited from being distributed within certain areas while voting and registration activities are being conducted.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 7, 2025
Signed Mar 24, 2025
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MINOR
This bill was enacted into law as Chapter 584 of the 2025 Virginia Acts of Assembly. The substantive text of the election law sections remains unchanged from the enrolled version, with only formatting and layout differences between the two versions. No new policies, funding changes, or eligibility modifications were introduced.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the content is identical between versions.
TECHNICAL
The only changes are formatting differences between the enrolled bill text and the chaptered final version, including spacing, indentation, and page numbering additions. No policy content was modified.
Floor votes · Senate Jan 23, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 19, 2025
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Jan 23, 2025
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
11
Committee
6
Amendments
3
Mar 24, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 584 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1174ER)
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 9, 2025
Committee
Assigned PE sub: Election Administration
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 24, 2025
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Jan 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Privileges and Elections Amendment agreed to
upper
Jan 24, 2025
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Suetterlein
RRepublican
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