Voter registration; time period for closing registration records before certain elections.
Summary
Voter registration; time period for closing registration records before certain elections. Reduces from 21 to 10 days the number of days during which registration records are closed before primary and general elections and from 13 to 10 days the number of days during which registration records are closed before special elections that are not called by the Governor, Speaker of the House of Delegates, or President pro tempore of the Senate. This bill is identical to HB 1735.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 7, 2025
Signed Mar 24, 2025
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What changed between versions
Enrolled
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Chaptered
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3 edits
MINOR
This bill formalizes the 2025 session's voter registration law into official state code. The substantive content remains unchanged from the enrolled version, with only formatting, spacing, and chapter number adjustments made during the final approval process.
Scope change
No substantive change to scope or applicability; the bill converts from draft legislative text to official enacted code.
TECHNICAL
Added chapter number (Chapter 559) and approval date (March 24, 2025) to convert bill to official state law
Adjusted formatting and spacing throughout the document for final publication
Changed session header from 'ENROLLED' to 'VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY - 2025 SESSION'
Floor votes · Senate Jan 23, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 12, 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
26
Key actions
9
Committee
4
Mar 24, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 559 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB991ER)
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (89-Y 8-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections (21-Y 1-N)
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 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections (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
Angelia Graves
DDemocratic
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