republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2022/sb-3.md

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Bill	Voting systems; reporting absentee results by precinct, definitions.	Elections; voting systems; reporting absentee results by precinct. Includes in the definition of "voting system" on-demand ballot printing systems and ballot marking devices used to manufacture or mark ballots to be cast by voters on electronic voting and counting machines. The bill also requires general registrars to report to the Department of Elections the number and results of absentee ballots cast by voters assigned to each precinct in the registrar's locality. The Department is directed by the bill to establish standards for ascertaining and reporting such information. This bill incorporates SB 306 and is identical to HB 927.	us/states/va	Virginia General Assembly	2022	SB 3	Virginia SB 3 (2022)	bill		enacted	David R. Suetterlein	5	48	11	2021-11-22	2022-04-07	openstates	ocd-bill/1368d9c0-0a5c-422a-bef0-67a67e2d28e0	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+SB3	435577494fc584170bf29e713a00b0cf152688cfc8e45b5e2de8e84be84d9052	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-va

Virginia SB 3 (2022) — Voting systems; reporting absentee results by precinct, definitions.

Elections; voting systems; reporting absentee results by precinct. Includes in the definition of "voting system" on-demand ballot printing systems and ballot marking devices used to manufacture or mark ballots to be cast by voters on electronic voting and counting machines. The bill also requires general registrars to report to the Department of Elections the number and results of absentee ballots cast by voters assigned to each precinct in the registrar's locality. The Department is directed by the bill to establish standards for ascertaining and reporting such information. This bill incorporates SB 306 and is identical to HB 927.

Version chain

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

1. CHAP0126 (committee substitute) — source
2. Committee substitute printed 22107105D-H1 (committee substitute) — source
3. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100577D (committee substitute) — source
4. SB3ER (committee substitute) — source
5. SB3S1 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• VOTE: Adoption (99-Y 0-N) — 98–0 (pass) · lower
• Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — 38–0 (pass) · upper
• Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
• Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N) — 16–0 (pass) · upper
• Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
• House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N) — 0–39 (fail) · upper
• Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (13-Y 8-N) — 13–8 (pass) · lower
• Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper
• Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
• VOTE: Passage (56-Y 44-N) — 55–44 (pass) · lower
• Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• David R. Suetterlein — primary (person)
• Amanda F. Chase — cosponsor (person)
• Jennifer B. Boysko — cosponsor (person)
• Jennifer L. McClellan — cosponsor (person)
• John A. Cosgrove, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
• R. Creigh Deeds — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2021-11-22 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100577D introduction
• 2021-11-22 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections referral-committee
• 2022-01-13 Impact statement from DPB (SB3)
• 2022-02-01 Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
• 2022-02-01 Incorporates SB306 (Deeds)
• 2022-02-01 Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations referral-committee
• 2022-02-01 Committee substitute printed 22106024D-S1 substitution
• 2022-02-01 Substitute bill reprinted 22106024D-S1
• 2022-02-03 Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
• 2022-02-04 Impact statement from DPB (SB3S1)
• 2022-02-08 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N) committee-passage
• 2022-02-09 Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 2022-02-10 Read second time reading-2
• 2022-02-10 Reading of substitute waived
• 2022-02-10 Committee substitute agreed to 22106024D-S1
• 2022-02-10 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB3S1
• 2022-02-10 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 2022-02-10 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) passage
• 2022-02-21 Placed on Calendar
• 2022-02-21 Read first time reading-1
• 2022-02-21 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections referral-committee
• 2022-02-25 Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (13-Y 8-N) committee-passage
• 2022-02-25 Committee substitute printed 22107105D-H1 substitution
• 2022-02-28 Impact statement from DPB (SB3H1)
• 2022-03-01 Read second time reading-2
• 2022-03-02 Read third time reading-3
• 2022-03-02 Committee substitute agreed to 22107105D-H1
• 2022-03-02 Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB3H1
• 2022-03-02 Passed by temporarily
• 2022-03-02 Passed House with substitute (56-Y 44-N) passage
• 2022-03-02 VOTE: Passage (56-Y 44-N)
• 2022-03-04 House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N)
• 2022-03-07 House insisted on substitute
• 2022-03-07 House requested conference committee
• 2022-03-08 Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N)
• 2022-03-08 Conferees appointed by Senate
• 2022-03-10 Conferees appointed by House
• 2022-03-10 Amended by conference committee
• 2022-03-10 Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
• 2022-03-10 VOTE: Adoption (99-Y 0-N)
• 2022-03-11 Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 2022-03-21 Enrolled
• 2022-03-21 Impact statement from DPB (SB3ER)
• 2022-03-21 Signed by President
• 2022-03-22 Signed by Speaker
• 2022-03-22 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
• 2022-03-22 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
• 2022-04-07 Approved by Governor-Chapter 126 (effective 7/1/22) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1368d9c0-0a5c-422a-bef0-67a67e2d28e0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).