republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2020/hb-1103.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Ranked choice voting; elections for local governing bodies, local option pilot program."
description: "Ranked choice voting; elections for local governing bodies; local option pilot program. Provides that elections for local governing bodies may be conducted by ranked choice voting, which the bill defines as the method of casting and tabulating votes in which (i) voters rank candidates in order of preference, (ii) tabulation proceeds in rounds such that in each round either a candidate or candidates are elected or the last-place candidate is defeated, (iii) votes for voters' next-ranked candidates are transferred from elected or defeated candidates, and (iv) tabulation ends when the number of candidates elected equals the number of offices to be filled. The bill allows any local governing body to decide to conduct such election by ranked choice voting and requires any such decision to be made in consultation with the local electoral board and general registrar and by a majority vote of the governing body. The bill authorizes the State Board of Elections to promulgate regulations for the proper and efficient administration of elections determined by ranked choice voting. The bill provides that any costs incurred by the Department of Elections related to technological changes necessary for the implementation of ranked choice voting pursuant to the bill shall be charged to the localities exercising the option to proceed with ranked choice voting. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2021, and sunsets on July 1, 2031."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2020"
identifier: "HB 1103"
citation: "Virginia HB 1103 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sally L. Hudson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2020-01-07"
last_action: "2020-04-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/24582051-610c-40e7-9765-ae7c19eaedd8"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB1103"
source_hash: "d19c94eef5d8f6b39490d4ecdfdad9a4a3002a6669ca48da4526519e27fca4e7"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia HB 1103 (2020) — Ranked choice voting; elections for local governing bodies, local option pilot program.

Ranked choice voting; elections for local governing bodies; local option pilot program. Provides that elections for local governing bodies may be conducted by ranked choice voting, which the bill defines as the method of casting and tabulating votes in which (i) voters rank candidates in order of preference, (ii) tabulation proceeds in rounds such that in each round either a candidate or candidates are elected or the last-place candidate is defeated, (iii) votes for voters' next-ranked candidates are transferred from elected or defeated candidates, and (iv) tabulation ends when the number of candidates elected equals the number of offices to be filled. The bill allows any local governing body to decide to conduct such election by ranked choice voting and requires any such decision to be made in consultation with the local electoral board and general registrar and by a majority vote of the governing body. The bill authorizes the State Board of Elections to promulgate regulations for the proper and efficient administration of elections determined by ranked choice voting. The bill provides that any costs incurred by the Department of Elections related to technological changes necessary for the implementation of ranked choice voting pursuant to the bill shall be charged to the localities exercising the option to proceed with ranked choice voting. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2021, and sunsets on July 1, 2031.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1054)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1054)
2. **Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1103ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1103ER)
3. **Impact statement from DPB (HB1103)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1103)

## Votes

- Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 3-N) — **4–3** (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N) — **22–18** (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 4-N) — **12–4** (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Passage (57-Y 42-N) — **56–42** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 5-N) — **8–5** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Privileges and Elections (12-Y 10-N) — **12–10** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Sally L. Hudson — primary (person)
- Alfonso H. Lopez — cosponsor (person)
- Dan I. Helmer — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth R. Guzman — cosponsor (person)
- Glenn R. Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey M. Bourne — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Carroll Foy — cosponsor (person)
- Kathy K.L. Tran — cosponsor (person)
- Kaye Kory — cosponsor (person)
- Lee J. Carter — cosponsor (person)
- Mark H. Levine — cosponsor (person)
- Martha M. Mugler — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick A. Hope — cosponsor (person)
- Sam Rasoul — cosponsor (person)
- Suhas Subramanyam — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-01-07** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101509D `introduction`
- **2020-01-07** Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-13** Assigned P & E sub: Constitutional Amendments `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-27** Impact statement from DPB (HB1103)
- **2020-01-27** Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 3-N)
- **2020-01-31** Reported from Privileges and Elections (12-Y 10-N) `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-04** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2020-02-05** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
- **2020-02-06** Passed by for the day
- **2020-02-07** Read third time and passed House (57-Y 42-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-02-07** VOTE: Passage (57-Y 42-N)
- **2020-02-10** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2020-02-10** Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-18** Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 5-N) `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-18** Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-25** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 4-N) `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-26** Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- **2020-02-27** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2020-02-27** Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N) `passage`
- **2020-03-04** Enrolled
- **2020-03-05** Signed by Speaker
- **2020-03-05** Signed by President
- **2020-03-06** Impact statement from DPB (HB1103ER)
- **2020-03-12** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- **2020-03-12** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- **2020-04-10** Approved by Governor-Chapter 1054 (effective 7/1/21) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/24582051-610c-40e7-9765-ae7c19eaedd8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).