SB 769 Virginia Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Constitutional amendment; gen. approp. act, reapportionment, redistricting congressional districts.

Summary
A BILL to amend and reenact Items 5 and 6 and Enactments 14, 15, and 16 of Chapter 725 of the Acts of Assembly of 2025, which appropriates the public revenues for two years ending, respectively, on June 30, 2025, and June 30, 2026, and to amend Chapter 725 of the Acts of Assembly of 2025, which appropriates the public revenues for two years ending, respectively, on June 30, 2025, and June 30, 2026, by adding an item numbered 78.10 and by adding enactments numbered 17, 18, 19, and 20 which appropriates the public revenues for two years ending, respectively, on June 30, 2025, and June 30, 2026; and to provide for the submission to the voters of proposed amendments to the Constitution of Virginia by amending Section 6 of Article II and by adding in the Schedule a section numbered 6; and to repeal § 30-13 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the general appropriation act; Department of Elections.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Jan 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2026 Last action Mar 10, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced Finance and Appropriations Substitute · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to correct a typo in the title regarding the repeal of a specific code section, update the bill's description to include new enactments for the special election, and reorganize the appropriation items for the Division of Legislative Services to align with the correct budget figures. These changes clarify the legislative intent and ensure the budget reflects the accurate funding amounts for various departments.
Scope change
The scope of the bill was slightly expanded in its description to explicitly include new enactments for the April 2026 special election, and the repeal of a specific code section was clarified in the title.
DESCRIPTION

The bill title was modified to explicitly state that § 30-13 of the Code of Virginia is being repealed, correcting an omission in the original version.

The bill description was updated to include new enactments numbered 17 through 20, which provide funding for the April 21, 2026, special election.

FISCAL

The budget table for the Division of Legislative Services was restructured to correct the alignment of funding amounts between the General and Special funds for FY2025 and FY2026.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting and numbering adjustments were made throughout the document to standardize the presentation of appropriation items and authority sections.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 27, 2026

How they voted

2018
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
Jan 27, 2026
D Democratic20
20 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
18 Nay 1
94% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Jan 29, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)
upper
Jan 22, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate committee offered
upper
Jan 22, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 4-N)
upper
Jan 22, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 22, 2026
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 26105979D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Louise Lucas
Louise Lucas
DDemocratic
VA
18