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type: "Bill"
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title: "Voter registration; list of decedent transmitted by St. Reg. of Vital Records to Dept. of Elections."
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description: "Voter registration; list maintenance; lists of decedents transmitted by State Registrar of Vital Records. Requires the State Registrar of Vital Records to transmit to the Department of Elections a weekly list of decedents from the previous week. Currently, this list is transmitted monthly. The bill requires the general registrars to use this information to conduct list maintenance and to promptly cancel the registration of a person on the list. This bill is identical to SB 211."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2022"
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identifier: "HB 55"
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citation: "Virginia HB 55 (2022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Karen S. Greenhalgh"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 34
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2022-01-03"
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last_action: "2022-02-23"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2bdc3388-491e-4fac-b4ce-923907c296e1"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB55"
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source_hash: "bac3d19fd8ff572689d3e44b5a3cee9fa6aba744a8b60232941ae711f831dd68"
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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 55 (2022) — Voter registration; list of decedent transmitted by St. Reg. of Vital Records to Dept. of Elections.
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Voter registration; list maintenance; lists of decedents transmitted by State Registrar of Vital Records. Requires the State Registrar of Vital Records to transmit to the Department of Elections a weekly list of decedents from the previous week. Currently, this list is transmitted monthly. The bill requires the general registrars to use this information to conduct list maintenance and to promptly cancel the registration of a person on the list. This bill is identical to SB 211.
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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. **CHAP0004** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0004)
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2. **Committee substitute printed 22106236D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB55S1)
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3. **HB55ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB55ER)
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4. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102595D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB55)
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5. **Printed as engrossed 22102595D-E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB55E)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (12-Y 3-N) — **12–3** (pass) · upper
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- Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 1-N) — **39–1** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Adoption (95-Y 5-N) — **94–5** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Karen S. Greenhalgh — primary (person)
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- Amanda F. Chase — cosponsor (person)
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- Chris S. Runion — cosponsor (person)
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- Dave A. LaRock — cosponsor (person)
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- Emily M. Brewer — cosponsor (person)
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- Frank M. Ruff, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Glenn R. Davis — cosponsor (person)
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- Jackie H. Glass — cosponsor (person)
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- Jeffrey L. Campbell — cosponsor (person)
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- Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler — cosponsor (person)
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- Marie E. March — cosponsor (person)
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- Phillip A. Scott — cosponsor (person)
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- Ronnie R. Campbell — cosponsor (person)
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- Thomas C. Wright, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Wren M. Williams — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-01-03** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102595D `introduction`
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- **2022-01-03** Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections `referral-committee`
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- **2022-01-17** Impact statement from DPB (HB55)
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- **2022-01-21** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2022-01-21** Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2022-01-25** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2022-01-26** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2022-01-26** Committee amendment agreed to
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- **2022-01-26** Engrossed by House as amended HB55E
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- **2022-01-26** Printed as engrossed 22102595D-E
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- **2022-01-27** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2022-01-27** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-01-28** Impact statement from DPB (HB55E)
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- **2022-01-28** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2022-01-28** Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-08** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2022-02-08** Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (12-Y 3-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2022-02-08** Committee substitute printed 22106236D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2022-02-10** Impact statement from DPB (HB55S1)
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- **2022-02-10** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-02-11** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2022-02-11** Reading of substitute waived
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- **2022-02-11** Committee substitute agreed to 22106236D-S1
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- **2022-02-11** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB55S1
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- **2022-02-11** Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 1-N) `passage`
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- **2022-02-15** Senate substitute agreed to by House 22106236D-S1 (95-Y 5-N)
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- **2022-02-15** VOTE: Adoption (95-Y 5-N)
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- **2022-02-16** Enrolled
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- **2022-02-16** Signed by Speaker
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- **2022-02-16** Signed by President
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- **2022-02-17** Impact statement from DPB (HB55ER)
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- **2022-02-17** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 17, 2022
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- **2022-02-17** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., February 24, 2022
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- **2022-02-23** Approved by Governor-Chapter 4 (effective 7/1/22) `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/2bdc3388-491e-4fac-b4ce-923907c296e1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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