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VA SB 544

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Voter identification; identification containing a photograph required.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did VA SB 544 pass?

The current status of VA SB 544 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-01-27): Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (8-Y 6-N)

What is VA SB 544 about?

Elections; voter identification; identification containing a photograph required. Requires presentation of a form of identification containing a photograph in order to vote. The bill repeals the provisions of law permitting a voter who does not have one of the required forms of identification to vote after signing a statement, subject to felony penalties for false statements, that he is the named registered voter he claims to be. Instead, the bill provides that such voter is entitled to cast a provisional ballot.

Who sponsors VA SB 544?

Luther Cifers, III is the primary sponsor of VA SB 544, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Elections; voter identification; identification containing a photograph required. Requires presentation of a form of identification containing a photograph in order to vote. The bill repeals the provisions of law permitting a voter who does not have one of the required forms of identification to vote after signing a statement, subject to felony penalties for false statements, that he is the named registered voter he claims to be. Instead, the bill provides that such voter is entitled to cast a provisional ballot.

Introduced
2026-01-14
Latest action
2026-01-27 — Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (8-Y 6-N)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Luther Cifers, IIIprimary
  • Tammy Brankley Mulchicosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-01-27

    Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (8-Y 6-N)

    deferral

  2. 2026-01-14

    Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-14

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100908D

    filing,introduction

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Votes

  • Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections

    2026-01-27 · pass · 8-6

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Aaron R. Rouse: yes
    • R. Creigh Deeds: yes
    • Adam P. Ebbin: yes
    • T. Travis Hackworth: not voting
    • 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

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB544

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