2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB1735: Voter registration; time period for closing registration records before certain elections.

Legislative Summary

Voter registration; time period for closing registration records before certain elections. Reduces from 21 to 10 days the number of days during which registration records are closed before primary and general elections and from 13 to 10 days the number of days during which registration records are closed before special elections that are not called by the Governor, Speaker of the House of Delegates, or President pro tempore of the Senate. This bill is identical to SB 991.

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Bill History

1/4/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101671D
House of Delegates
1/4/2025
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
House of Delegates
1/12/2025
Assigned PE sub: Election Administration
House of Delegates
1/13/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/17/2025
Reported from Privileges and Elections (19-Y 2-N)
House of Delegates
1/17/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1735)
House of Delegates
1/21/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
1/22/2025
Read second time and engrossed
House of Delegates
1/23/2025
Read third time and passed House (94-Y 3-N)
House of Delegates
1/24/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
1/24/2025
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
Senate
2/11/2025
Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/13/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/13/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/13/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/14/2025
Read third time
Senate
2/14/2025
Passed Senate (36-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/19/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1735ER)
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1735)
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/22/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/3/2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
House of Delegates
3/3/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 548 (Effective 07/01/25)
3/24/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0548)

Roll Call Votes

Passed Senate (36-Y 0-N)
2/14/2025
36
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
2/13/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
2/11/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed House (94-Y 3-N)
1/23/2025
94
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Privileges and Elections (19-Y 2-N)
1/17/2025
19
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
1/13/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/24/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/24/20253.1 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text2/19/20253.3 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/4/20253.9 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/19/2025100.2 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/17/2025100.1 KB