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type: "Bill"
title: "Elections; prohibited activities, distribution of referendum materials."
description: "Elections; prohibited activities; distribution of referendum materials. Adds \"referendum\" to the description of materials that are prohibited from being distributed within certain areas while voting and registration activities are being conducted."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 1174"
citation: "Virginia SB 1174 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David R. Suetterlein"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 32
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2025-01-07"
last_action: "2025-03-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c54d4ee9-7a2a-4284-81dc-f59832dc62db"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB1174"
source_hash: "e0151fc40d707b3e43fe4c424b3249653b979d4ad8a248db6b2cc314c46f925d"
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 SB 1174 (2025) — Elections; prohibited activities, distribution of referendum materials.
Elections; prohibited activities; distribution of referendum materials. Adds "referendum" to the description of materials that are prohibited from being distributed within certain areas while voting and registration activities are being conducted.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018105.PDF)
2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1077564.PDF)
3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1028048.PDF)
4. **Privileges and Elections Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1025672.HTML)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1062269.PDF)
## Votes
- Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) — **380** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N) — **220** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N) — **390** (pass) · upper
- Passed House (97-Y 0-N) — **970** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (15-Y 0-N) — **150** (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — **80** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- David R. Suetterlein — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-07** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103618D `filing, introduction`
- **2025-01-07** Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-17** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1174)
- **2025-01-21** Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-23** Rules suspended
- **2025-01-23** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- **2025-01-23** Passed by for the day
- **2025-01-24** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-01-24** Reading of amendment waived
- **2025-01-24** Privileges and Elections Amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
- **2025-01-24** Engrossed by Senate as amended
- **2025-01-24** Printed as engrossed 25103618D-E
- **2025-01-27** Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-04** Placed on Calendar
- **2025-02-04** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2025-02-04** Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-07** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1174)
- **2025-02-09** Assigned PE sub: Election Administration `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-10** Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- **2025-02-14** Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-18** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-02-19** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2025-02-19** Passed House (97-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2025-03-07** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2025-03-07** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1174ER) `passage`
- **2025-03-07** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-03-10** Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-03-11** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1174)
- **2025-03-11** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025 `enrolled`
- **2025-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 `executive-receipt`
- **2025-03-24** Approved by Governor-Chapter 584 (Effective 07/01/25) `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-24** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0584)
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c54d4ee9-7a2a-4284-81dc-f59832dc62db`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).