2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB1070: Voter identification; identification containing a photograph required.

Legislative Summary

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.

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Bill History

1/7/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102275D
Senate
1/7/2025
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
Senate
1/21/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1070)
Senate
1/21/2025
Incorporates SB764(McDougle)
Senate
1/21/2025
Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (8-Y 7-N)
Senate

Roll Call Votes

Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (8-Y 7-N)
1/21/2025
8
Yea
7
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/7/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Mark Peake
Mark Peake
Republican

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/7/202564.3 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/21/2025121.3 KB