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type: "Bill"
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title: "Voter registration; preregistration of persons 16 years of age or older, effective date."
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description: "Voter registration; preregistration for persons 16 years of age or older. Permits a person who is otherwise qualified to register to vote and is 16 years of age or older, but who will not be 18 years of age on or before the day of the next general election, to preregister to vote. The preregistration does not entitle such person to vote in any election except as already permitted by law. The bill requires the Department of Elections to maintain a record of all preregistered voters in the Virginia voter registration system, which shall automatically register a person who is preregistered upon that person reaching 18 years or age or becoming eligible for advance registration as already permitted by law, whichever comes first. The bill requires the Department to provide to the general registrars voter confirmation documents for such voters. The bill has a delayed effective date of October 1, 2022."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2021"
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identifier: "HB 2125"
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citation: "Virginia HB 2125 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Alfonso H. Lopez"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 30
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2021-01-12"
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last_action: "2021-03-18"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/df971671-af83-4c39-b15b-26caed841689"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB2125"
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source_hash: "27ad932c0f0e83368ed948d58a1a3e66c4a10aa43d9fba7d6551571b58358651"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 2125 (2021) — Voter registration; preregistration of persons 16 years of age or older, effective date.
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Voter registration; preregistration for persons 16 years of age or older. Permits a person who is otherwise qualified to register to vote and is 16 years of age or older, but who will not be 18 years of age on or before the day of the next general election, to preregister to vote. The preregistration does not entitle such person to vote in any election except as already permitted by law. The bill requires the Department of Elections to maintain a record of all preregistered voters in the Virginia voter registration system, which shall automatically register a person who is preregistered upon that person reaching 18 years or age or becoming eligible for advance registration as already permitted by law, whichever comes first. The bill requires the Department to provide to the general registrars voter confirmation documents for such voters. The bill has a delayed effective date of October 1, 2022.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **CHAP0217** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0217)
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2. **HB2125ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2125ER)
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3. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100907D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2125)
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4. **Printed as engrossed 21100907D-E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2125E)
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## Votes
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 2-N) — **5–2** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Privileges and Elections (11-Y 3-N) — **11–3** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment(s) (13-Y 9-N) — **13–9** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate (20-Y 17-N) — **20–17** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Passage (54-Y 45-N) — **53–45** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Alfonso H. Lopez — primary (person)
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- Dan I. Helmer — cosponsor (person)
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- David A. Reid — cosponsor (person)
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- Elizabeth R. Guzman — cosponsor (person)
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- Hala S. Ayala — cosponsor (person)
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- Ibraheem S. Samirah — cosponsor (person)
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- Kathleen Murphy — cosponsor (person)
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- Kaye Kory — cosponsor (person)
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- Lee J. Carter — cosponsor (person)
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- Marcus B. Simon — cosponsor (person)
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- Mark H. Levine — cosponsor (person)
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- Mark L. Keam — cosponsor (person)
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- Martha M. Mugler — cosponsor (person)
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- Patrick A. Hope — cosponsor (person)
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- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Roslyn C. Tyler — cosponsor (person)
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- Sally L. Hudson — cosponsor (person)
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- Sam Rasoul — cosponsor (person)
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- Scott A. Surovell — cosponsor (person)
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- Shelly A. Simonds — cosponsor (person)
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- Suhas Subramanyam — cosponsor (person)
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- Wendy W. Gooditis — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-01-12** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100907D `introduction`
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- **2021-01-12** Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections `referral-committee`
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- **2021-01-15** Assigned P & E sub: Voting Rights `referral-committee`
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- **2021-01-19** Impact statement from DPB (HB2125)
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- **2021-01-20** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2021-01-20** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 2-N)
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- **2021-01-27** Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment(s) (13-Y 9-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-01-28** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2021-01-29** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2021-01-29** Committee amendment agreed to
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- **2021-01-29** Pending question ordered
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- **2021-01-29** Engrossed by House as amended HB2125E
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- **2021-01-29** Printed as engrossed 21100907D-E
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- **2021-02-01** Read third time and passed House (54-Y 45-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-02-01** VOTE: Passage (54-Y 45-N)
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- **2021-02-02** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2021-02-02** Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-05** Impact statement from DPB (HB2125E)
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- **2021-02-05** Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-02-16** Reported from Privileges and Elections (11-Y 3-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-02-18** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-02-19** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2021-02-19** Passed Senate (20-Y 17-N) `passage`
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- **2021-02-24** Enrolled
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- **2021-02-24** Impact statement from DPB (HB2125ER)
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- **2021-02-24** Signed by President
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- **2021-02-25** Signed by Speaker
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- **2021-02-26** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 26, 2021
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- **2021-02-26** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
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- **2021-03-18** Approved by Governor-Chapter 217 (effective 10/1/22) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/df971671-af83-4c39-b15b-26caed841689`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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