HB 774 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Elections; absentee and provisional ballots, cure process, delayed effective date.

Summary
Elections; absentee and provisional ballots; cure process. Requires that, if the electoral board determines that any person having submitted a provisional vote was not entitled to vote as a result of a material error or omission on the provisional ballot form, the registrar is required to promptly notify the voter by telephone or email of the error or omission and to provide information to the voter on how to correct the issue so his ballot may be counted. The voter is entitled to make such necessary corrections before noon on the Monday after the election. The bill moves the deadline for curing errors or omissions in absentee ballot applications from noon on the third day after the election to noon on the Monday after the election. The bill also requries the Department of Elections to issue guidance to local election officials on the uniform processing and counting of provisional ballots, including any provisional ballot cast by a person submitting a registration application on the same day as the election.
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Vetoed
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Vetoed Apr 13, 2026
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What changed between versions

Privileges and Elections Substitute Governor Substitute · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended from a House Substitute to a Governor Substitute, primarily changing the proposal date and adding a timestamp. The substantive text regarding election procedures, provisional ballots, and cure processes remains largely unchanged, though minor word adjustments were made in the body of the law.
TECHNICAL

The header changed from 'Proposed by the House Committee on Privileges and Elections on February 5, 2026' to 'Proposed by the Governor on April 13, 2026', reflecting the bill's progression in the legislative process.

A timestamp ('4/14/26 09:05') and a document identifier ('HB774H2') were inserted into the text, likely for internal tracking purposes.

Minor wording changes were made in the body of the law, such as changing 'person having submitted' to 'person who submitted' and adding a new sentence requiring the registrar to review provisional ballot forms for omissions before the electoral board makes a final determination.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 26, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 12, 2026

How they voted

390
Passed
Total votes 39
Feb 26, 2026
D Democratic20
20 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
35
Key actions
14
Committee
8
Amendments
3
Apr 13, 2026
Vetoed
Governor's recommendation received by House
executive
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB774ER)
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Senate amendment agreed to by House (62-Y 33-N 0-A)
lower
Mar 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amendment (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
upper
Mar 2, 2026
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Mar 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Privileges and Elections Amendment agreed to
upper
Feb 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate committee offered
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (8-Y 7-N)
upper
Feb 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
House committee offered
lower
Jan 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 25, 2026
Committee
Assigned HPE sub: Election Administration
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
lower
1 primary · 15 co-sponsors

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