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Votes at a glance: committee moves dozens of election bills, many passed unanimously or by clear margins

Virginia House Privileges and Elections Subcommittee · January 31, 2026

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Summary

The subcommittee reported numerous bills, with key outcomes: HB 28 reported and referred to Appropriations (15–7); HB 78 reported with amendments (22–0); HB 968 reported as substituted (16–6); HB 1244 (22–0); HB 1321 (21–1); and several others—see full list below.

The House Privileges and Elections Subcommittee recorded the following formal actions and outcomes during its meeting.

Votes and notable outcomes

- HB 28: Substitute adopted; reported and referred to Appropriations, vote 15–7. - HB 71: Moved 'by for the day' (voice vote; roll tally not recorded). - HB 78: Amendment adopted; reported with amendments, vote 22–0. - HB 773: Reported, vote 15–7. - HB 774: Placed 'by for the day' (voice action). - HB 968: Adopted substitute requiring ballot scanners for machine‑readable ballots with limited hand‑count exceptions; reported as substituted, vote 16–6. - HB 1321: Reported (removes six‑day dispatch requirement), vote 21–1. - HB 1348: Reported (campaign‑finance timing change), vote 18–4. - HB 509: Reported with amendment (redistricting count for civilly committed persons), vote 22–0. - HB 113: Reported with amendment (clarifies bribery/solicitation prohibitions; exempts paying wages for registration drives), vote 22–0. - HB 640: Reported with substitute (eliminate in‑precinct challenges; move to circuit court), vote 15–7. - HB 1014: Reported (clarifies guardianship findings and voting disqualification), vote 16–6. - HB 1244: Reported as substituted (emergency absentee window extended 4→10 days), vote 22–0. - Block report: SB 6, SB 449, SJ 1, SJ 2 reported in block, vote 15–7; SJ 3 reported separately, vote 16–6.

Several bills were recommended unanimously; others passed by clear majorities. Two proposed constitutional amendments were carried over to 2027 for later consideration.