HB 28 Virginia House of Delegates · 2027 Regular Session

Voter registration; regular periodic review of registration records.

Summary
Voter registration; regular periodic review of registration records. Requires the Department of Elections to complete, not later than 90 days prior to the date of a primary or general election, any program the purpose of which is to systematically remove the names of ineligible voters from the voter registration system based on evidence of ineligibility, including evidence of lack of eligible residence or evidence of noncitizenship. This restriction is not to be construed to preclude (i) the removal of names from the voter registration system at the request of the registrant or as provided by existing law by reason of criminal conviction or mental incapacity or the death of the registrant if the triggering conviction, incapacity order, or death occurred within 120 days of the election or (ii) the correction of details, such as name and address, in a voter's registration record that does not result in the removal of a voter from the voter registration system. Under current law, such restriction only applies to federal primaries and federal general elections. The bill also provides a process for confirming a voter's citizenship status prior to cancellation based on a report of non-citizen status and extends (a) the period of time registrars have to cancel registrations from 30 days to 60 days after notification of the need to cancel by the Department of Elections and (b) the period of time a registered voter has to respond to a notice of cancellation related to citizenship status from 14 days to 28 days.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 22, 2025 Last action Jul 21, 2026
Floor votes

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This bill passed the House of Delegates. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
7
Committee
10
Feb 16, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
upper
Feb 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (61-Y 35-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (14-Y 7-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2026
Committee
Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
lower
Jan 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
House committee offered
lower
Jan 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (6-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee offered
lower
Jan 25, 2026
Committee
Assigned HPE sub: Election Administration
lower
Dec 22, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
lower
1 primary · 12 co-sponsors

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