2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB2056: Absentee voting in person; voter satellite offices, days and hours of operation.

Legislative Summary

Absentee voting in person; voter satellite offices; days and hours of operation. Authorizes the governing body of any county or city establishing voter satellite offices for absentee voting in person to prescribe, by ordinance, the dates and hours of operation for such offices. The bill requires the governing body to provide notice to the general registrar of the county or city at least two weeks prior to the enactment of any such ordinance.

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Bill History

1/7/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25104174D
House of Delegates
1/7/2025
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
House of Delegates
1/15/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2056)
House of Delegates
1/26/2025
Assigned PE sub: Election Administration
House of Delegates
1/27/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment(s) (13-Y 8-N)
House of Delegates
2/2/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Privileges and Elections Amendment agreed to
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Engrossed by House as amended
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Printed as engrossed 25104174D-E
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Read third time and passed House (53-Y 45-N)
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
2/5/2025
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
Senate
2/11/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2056)
House of Delegates
2/11/2025
Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 7-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 (21-Y 14-N)
Senate
2/19/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2056ER)
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2056)
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
Vetoed by Governor
4/2/2025
House sustained Governor's veto (50-Y 44-N)
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Requires 64 affirmative votes to override Governor's veto
House of Delegates

Amendments

Privileges and Elections Amendment

Privileges and Elections Amendment

Not Adopted

Privileges and Elections Amendment

Privileges and Elections Amendment

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House sustained Governor's veto (50-Y 44-N)
4/2/2025
50
Yea
44
Nay
0
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate (21-Y 14-N)
2/14/2025
21
Yea
14
Nay
0
Not Voting
5
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 (8-Y 7-N)
2/11/2025
8
Yea
7
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed House (53-Y 45-N)
2/4/2025
53
Yea
45
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment(s) (13-Y 8-N)
1/31/2025
13
Yea
8
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
1/27/2025
5
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

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

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text2/19/20257.1 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text2/3/20257.9 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/7/20257.7 KB
Misc
Misc3/24/20250.7 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/19/202599.7 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/11/202599.2 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/15/202598.1 KB