VA SB 46
died on adjournmentAbsentee voting in person; available beginning 15 days prior to any election.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Description
Absentee voting in person; available beginning 15 days prior to election. Limits the availability of absentee voting in person to beginning 15 days prior to any election. Under current law, absentee voting in person is available beginning 45 days prior to any election.
- Introduced
- 2025-11-24
- Status date
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-01-20 — Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (8-Y 7-N)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Christie New Craigprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-11-24
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100809D
filing,introduction
2025-11-24
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
referral-committee
2026-01-20
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB46)
2026-01-20
Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (8-Y 7-N)
deferral
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Votes
Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections
2026-01-20 · pass · 8-7
Member-level votes (15)
- Aaron R. Rouse: yes
- R. Creigh Deeds: yes
- Adam P. Ebbin: yes
- T. Travis Hackworth: no
- Bill DeSteph: no
- Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
- Tara A. Durant: no
- Russet Perry: yes
- J.D. "Danny" Diggs: no
- Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi: no
- Kannan Srinivasan: yes
- Luther Cifers, III: no
- Emily M. Jordan: no
- Michael J. Jones: yes
Related bills
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