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| Bill | Elections; deadline for receipt of absentee ballots and certain other information, etc. | Elections; deadline for receipt of absentee ballots and certain other information; 5:00 p.m. on the third day after the election. Moves the deadline for receipt of an absentee ballot, information required to cure an absentee ballot, or proof of identification to accompany a provisional ballot provided for lack of identification from noon to 5:00 p.m. on the third day after the election. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027. This bill is identical to HB 82. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | SB 58 | Virginia SB 58 (2026) |
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Virginia SB 58 (2026) — Elections; deadline for receipt of absentee ballots and certain other information, etc.
Elections; deadline for receipt of absentee ballots and certain other information; 5:00 p.m. on the third day after the election. Moves the deadline for receipt of an absentee ballot, information required to cure an absentee ballot, or proof of identification to accompany a provisional ballot provided for lack of identification from noon to 5:00 p.m. on the third day after the election. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027. This bill is identical to HB 82.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
- Delegate Price Amendment (committee substitute) — source
- House Amendment (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- H VOTE: — 64–34 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Privileges and Elections — 14–7 (pass) · lower
- Passage R — 22–16 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Privileges and Elections — 9–5 (pass) · upper
- Concur House Amendment R — 21–18 (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed R — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Barbara A. Favola — primary (person)
- Angelia Williams Graves — cosponsor (person)
- Kannan Srinivasan — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2025-12-01 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100161D
filing, introduction - 2025-12-01 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
referral-committee - 2026-01-20 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB58)
- 2026-01-20 Reported from Privileges and Elections (9-Y 5-N)
committee-passage - 2026-01-22 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-01-22 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-01-22 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 2026-01-23 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-01-23 Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
- 2026-01-26 Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 16-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-01-26 Passed Senate
passage - 2026-02-03 Placed on Calendar
- 2026-02-03 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-02-03 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
referral-committee - 2026-02-20 Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 7-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-24 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-02-25 Floor offered Delegate Price Amendment
- 2026-02-25 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-02-25 Delegate Price Floor amendment agreed to
amendment-passage - 2026-02-25 Engrossed by House as amended
- 2026-02-25 Passed House with amendment (64-Y 34-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-02-27 House amendment agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)
amendment-passage - 2026-03-04 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-03-04 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB58ER)
passage - 2026-03-04 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-03-04 Signed by President
passage - 2026-03-09 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB58)
- 2026-03-10 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2026-03-10 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt - 2026-04-06 Approved by Governor-Chapter 62 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature - 2026-04-06 Approved by Governor-Chapter 62 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature - 2026-04-06 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0062)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a75be932-2d50-42f0-9514-4a9c55e30297. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).