VA HB 1056
Status unknownVoter registration by political party affiliation; partially closed primary elections.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did VA HB 1056 pass?
The current status of VA HB 1056 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-18): Left in Committee Privileges and Elections
What is VA HB 1056 about?
Voter registration by political party affiliation; partially closed primary elections. Adds party affiliation, beginning January 1, 2027, to the information that an applicant is asked to provide when registering to vote. The applicant may indicate that he is an independent. The bill specifies that voters registered prior to January 1, 2027, will be designated as independent unless they provide a political party affiliation to the general registrar. Voters may change their political party affiliation or independent status by written notice at any time before the registration records are closed prior to an election. The bill also provides that voters who are on the permanent absentee voter list will receive primary ballots for the political party with which they are registered as affiliated. Finally, the bill requires the state party chairman of each political party to file written notice with the State Board of Elections by January 31 of each year stating the rules adopted by the duly constituted authorities of the state political party for participation in the party's primaries to be held from April 1 of that year through March 31 of the following year.
Who sponsors VA HB 1056?
Eric Phillips is the primary sponsor of VA HB 1056.
Description
Voter registration by political party affiliation; partially closed primary elections. Adds party affiliation, beginning January 1, 2027, to the information that an applicant is asked to provide when registering to vote. The applicant may indicate that he is an independent. The bill specifies that voters registered prior to January 1, 2027, will be designated as independent unless they provide a political party affiliation to the general registrar. Voters may change their political party affiliation or independent status by written notice at any time before the registration records are closed prior to an election. The bill also provides that voters who are on the permanent absentee voter list will receive primary ballots for the political party with which they are registered as affiliated. Finally, the bill requires the state party chairman of each political party to file written notice with the State Board of Elections by January 31 of each year stating the rules adopted by the duly constituted authorities of the state political party for participation in the party's primaries to be held from April 1 of that year through March 31 of the following year.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-14
- Latest action
- 2026-02-18 — Left in Committee Privileges and Elections
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Eric Phillipsprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-14
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103816D
filing,introduction
2026-01-14
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
referral-committee
2026-01-30
Assigned HPE sub: Campaigns and Candidates
referral-committee
2026-02-03
Subcommittee recommends striking from the docket (8-Y 0-N)
2026-02-09
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1056)
2026-02-18
Left in Committee Privileges and Elections
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Documents
Votes
Subcommittee recommends striking from the docket
2026-02-03 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (8)
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr.: yes
- Joshua G. Cole: yes
- Destiny LeVere Bolling: yes
- JJ Singh: yes
- Katrina Callsen: yes
- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie: yes
- Phillip A. Scott: yes
- H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.: yes
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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