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Bill

Voter identification; repeal of photo identification requirements, signed statement in lieu of form.

Voter identification; repeal of photo identification requirements; additional forms of identification accepted; signed statement in lieu of required form of identification; penalty. Removes the requirement that voters show a form of identification containing a photograph in order to be allowed to vote. The bill requires a voter to show either his voter registration confirmation documents; his valid Virginia driver's license, his valid United States passport, or any other identification issued by the Commonwealth, one of its political subdivisions, or the United States; any valid student identification card issued by any institution of higher education located in the Commonwealth or any private school located in the Commonwealth; any valid student identification card issued by any institution of higher education located in any other state or territory of the United States; any valid employee identification card containing a photograph of the voter and issued by an employer of the voter in the ordinary course of the employer's business; or a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document that shows the name and address of the voter. The bill also provides that the expiration date on a Virginia driver's license is not considered when determining the validity of a driver's license offered for voter identification purposes. A voter who does not show one of the required forms of identification when offering to vote is required to sign a statement that he is the named registered voter he claims to be in order to be permitted to cast a ballot. Such statement is signed subject to felony penalties for making false statements, punishable as a Class 5 felony. A voter who does not show one of the required forms of identification and does not complete or sign the statement shall be offered a provisional ballot according to the provisions of current law. The bill adds language regarding identification requirements for certain voters pursuant to the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002. The bill incorporates SB 113 and SB 123.

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Virginia General Assembly

2020

SB 65

Virginia SB 65 (2020)

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enacted

Mamie E. Locke

2019-11-21

2020-04-10

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ocd-bill/6daffbdd-9e5e-4121-9021-2dc962737197

https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB65

28ae421b97c5b65f41a39f309cf0492e8d818a5048393ad202b4256c11ab4ceb

2026-07-01

https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump

2026-07-06

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Virginia SB 65 (2020) — Voter identification; repeal of photo identification requirements, signed statement in lieu of form.

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

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1065) (committee substitute) — source
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB65ER) (committee substitute) — source
Impact statement from DPB (SB65) (committee substitute) — source
Impact statement from VCSC (SB65H1) (committee substitute) — source
Impact statement from VCSC (SB65S2) (committee substitute) — source
SB65S1 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (12-Y 8-N) — 12–8 (pass) · lower
Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N) — 21–19 (pass) · upper
Senate acceded to request (22-Y 18-N) — 22–18 (pass) · upper
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (3-Y 2-N) — 3–2 (pass) · lower
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) — 21–19 (pass) · upper
Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) — 37–0 (pass) · upper
VOTE: Passage (56-Y 44-N) — 55–44 (pass) · lower
Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (9-Y 6-N) — 9–6 (pass) · upper
House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 37-N) — 0–37 (fail) · upper
Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) — 21–19 (pass) · upper
VOTE: Adoption (54-Y 44-N) — 53–44 (pass) · lower

Timeline

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

2019-11-21 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101202D introduction
2019-11-21 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections referral-committee
2020-01-23 Impact statement from DPB (SB65)
2020-01-28 Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (9-Y 6-N) committee-passage
2020-01-28 Incorporates SB113 (Deeds)
2020-01-28 Incorporates SB123 (Barker)
2020-01-28 Committee substitute printed 20106752D-S1 substitution
2020-01-30 Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
2020-01-31 Floor substitute printed 20107007D-S2 (Surovell)
2020-01-31 Passed by for the day
2020-02-03 Impact statement from VCSC (SB65S2)
2020-02-03 Read second time reading-2
2020-02-03 Committee substitute rejected 20106752D-S1
2020-02-03 Reading of substitute waived
2020-02-03 Substitute by Senator Surovell agreed to 20107007D-S2
2020-02-03 Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB65S2
2020-02-04 Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) passage, reading-3
2020-02-04 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-04 Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) passage
2020-02-06 Impact statement from DPB (SB65S2)
2020-02-13 Placed on Calendar
2020-02-13 Read first time reading-1
2020-02-13 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections referral-committee
2020-02-14 Assigned P & E sub: Elections referral-committee
2020-02-18 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (3-Y 2-N)
2020-02-21 Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (12-Y 8-N) committee-passage
2020-02-21 Committee substitute printed 20108457D-H1 substitution
2020-02-24 Impact statement from VCSC (SB65H1)
2020-02-25 Read second time reading-2
2020-02-25 Impact statement from DPB (SB65H1)
2020-02-26 Read third time reading-3
2020-02-26 Committee substitute agreed to 20108457D-H1
2020-02-26 Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB65H1
2020-02-26 Passed House with substitute (56-Y 44-N) passage
2020-02-26 VOTE: Passage (56-Y 44-N)
2020-02-28 House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 37-N)
2020-03-02 House insisted on substitute
2020-03-02 House requested conference committee
2020-03-03 Senate acceded to request (22-Y 18-N)
2020-03-03 Conferees appointed by Senate
2020-03-04 Conferees appointed by House
2020-03-05 Amended by conference committee
2020-03-05 Conference report agreed to by House (54-Y 44-N)
2020-03-05 VOTE: Adoption (54-Y 44-N)
2020-03-07 Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N)
2020-03-18 Enrolled
2020-03-18 Signed by President
2020-03-19 Signed by Speaker
2020-03-20 Impact statement from DPB (SB65ER)
2020-03-20 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
2020-03-20 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-04-10 Approved by Governor-Chapter 1065 (effective 7/1/20) executive-signature

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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6daffbdd-9e5e-4121-9021-2dc962737197. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).

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