SB 1044 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Elections; general registrar of each locality to report number of provisional ballots cast.

Summary
Elections; election results; reporting; provisional ballots. Requires the general registrar of each locality to report to the Department of Elections for each precinct in his locality the total number of provisional ballots cast, the number of those provisional ballots determined to be valid by the electoral board, and the results of such valid provisional ballots by voters assigned to such precinct. The bill specifies that results from provisional voting and voting at the precinct on election day must be reported separately. The bill directs the Department to establish standards for ascertaining and reporting such information and provides that such standards must direct that all results be posted promptly and no later than 5:00 p.m. on the tenth day after the election day.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 7, 2025 Signed Mar 24, 2025
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What changed between versions

Enrolled Chaptered · 1 edit
MINOR
This bill converts SB 1044 from an enrolled legislative bill to a chaptered act, making it officially part of Virginia law. The substantive content of the bill remains unchanged, with only formatting and layout adjustments applied to reflect its official publication as Chapter 577 of the 2025 Virginia Acts of Assembly.
TECHNICAL

Formatting changes only: The bill text was reformatted with additional spacing, line breaks, and capitalization adjustments to match official chaptered act publication standards. No substantive policy, eligibility, or procedural changes were made to the election reporting requirements in § 24.2-667.1.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 31, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 19, 2025

How they voted

400
Passed
Total votes 40
Jan 31, 2025
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
35
Key actions
12
Committee
7
Amendments
3
Mar 24, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 577 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1044ER)
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 1-N 1-A)
lower
Feb 9, 2025
Committee
Assigned PE sub: Election Administration
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
lower
Jan 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 31, 2025
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Jan 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Privileges and Elections Amendment agreed to
upper
Jan 31, 2025
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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