HB 1528 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

General Assembly; special election to fill certain vacancies, deadline for parties to nominate.

Summary

Special election to fill certain vacancies in the General Assembly; deadline for parties to nominate. Requires parties to nominate candidates for any special election to fill a vacancy in the General Assembly occurring between December 10 and March 1 within seven days of any writ of election or order calling such special election.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Jan 30, 2026 Signed Apr 8, 2026

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What changed between versions

Enrolled → Chaptered · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill has been formally enacted into law as Chapter 477 of the 2026 Virginia Acts of Assembly. The substantive text regarding election nomination deadlines remains identical to the previous version, with no changes to the specific dates or rules for political parties.

TECHNICAL

Added official chapter number (Chapter 477) and the specific approval date (April 8, 2026) to the document header.

Removed the 'Enrolled' status label and replaced it with the final 'Approved' status and chapter details.

Adjusted line breaks and spacing to convert the bill from a draft format to a final, formatted statute.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 17, 2026

How they voted

38–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 39

Mar 5, 2026

D Democratic20

19 Yea 1

95% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 8, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 477 (effective 7/1/2026)

executive

Mar 14, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Mar 14, 2026

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Mar 14, 2026

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1528ER)

lower

Mar 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

upper

Mar 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

upper

Mar 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)

upper

Mar 3, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 18, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

upper

Feb 17, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)

lower

Feb 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from Privileges and Elections (21-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 30, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

lower

Jan 30, 2026

Introduced

Unanimous consent to introduce

lower

Jan 30, 2026

Introduced

Presented and ordered printed 26106000D

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors