HB 968
Approved by Governor-Chapter 718 (effective 7/1/2026)
Election results; counting machine-readable ballots, processing absentee ballots.
- Virginia
- House / Assembly
- Introduced Jan 13, 2026
- Session 2026
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Approved by Governor-Chapter 718 (effective 7/1/2026)
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Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
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Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
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Signed by Speaker
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Signed by President
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Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB968)
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Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB968ER)
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Enrolled
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Senate substitute agreed to by House (63-Y 32-N 0-A)
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Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
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Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
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Privileges and Elections Substitute agreed to
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Passed by for the day
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Read third time
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Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB968)
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Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
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Rules suspended
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Committee substitute printed 26107343D-S1
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Senate committee offered
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Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (8-Y 7-N)
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Senate committee offered
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Senate committee offered
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Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB968)
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Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
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Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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Read third time and passed House (65-Y 33-N 0-A)
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Engrossed by House - committee substitute
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committee substitute agreed to
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Read second time
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Read first time
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Committee substitute printed 26106669D-H1
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Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (16-Y 6-N)
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House committee offered
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Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB968)
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Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
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Assigned HPE sub: Election Administration
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Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
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Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101436D