republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2024/hb-1330.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Absentee voting; persons confined awaiting trial or for conviction of a misdemeanor."
description: "Absentee voting; persons confined awaiting trialor for conviction of a misdemeanor. Provides that any registeredvoter who is confined while awaiting trial or for having been convictedof a misdemeanor may vote by absentee ballot and requires the institutionor facility in which such voter is confined to (i) provide the meansand opportunity for such voter to complete and submit a timely applicationfor an absentee ballot and to properly mark his absentee ballot and(ii) ensure such voter's marked absentee ballot is returned in accordancewith law. The bill further provides that such voter shall be permittedto vote absentee in person or at the polling place on election dayif the deadline for making an application has passed and directsthe institution or facility to facilitate the safe and secure transportof the voter to do so."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 1330"
citation: "Virginia HB 1330 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jeion A. Ward"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 27
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-01-11"
last_action: "2024-04-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1e12e50a-2795-40dc-bae3-0a25347996ba"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB1330"
source_hash: "886759efbd330b3a9f9a0c03d35087b24c7747be023a3329b543c5dc32db40b8"
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 HB 1330 (2024) — Absentee voting; persons confined awaiting trial or for conviction of a misdemeanor.

Absentee voting; persons confined awaiting trialor for conviction of a misdemeanor. Provides that any registeredvoter who is confined while awaiting trial or for having been convictedof a misdemeanor may vote by absentee ballot and requires the institutionor facility in which such voter is confined to (i) provide the meansand opportunity for such voter to complete and submit a timely applicationfor an absentee ballot and to properly mark his absentee ballot and(ii) ensure such voter's marked absentee ballot is returned in accordancewith law. The bill further provides that such voter shall be permittedto vote absentee in person or at the polling place on election dayif the deadline for making an application has passed and directsthe institution or facility to facilitate the safe and secure transportof the voter to do so.

## Version chain

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

1. **CHAP0553** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0553)
2. **HB1330ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB1330ER)
3. **Presented and ordered printed 24100964D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB1330)
4. **Printed as engrossed 24100964D-E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB1330E)

## Votes

- Reported from Privileges and Elections (10-Y 5-N) — **10–5** (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Passage (78-Y 21-N) — **77–21** (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate (29-Y 9-N) — **29–9** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment(s) (16-Y 6-N) — **16–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jeion A. Ward — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-11** Presented and ordered printed 24100964D `introduction`
- **2024-01-11** Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-09** House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- **2024-02-09** Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment(s) (16-Y 6-N) `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-11** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2024-02-12** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-12** Committee amendments agreed to `amendment-passage`
- **2024-02-12** Engrossed by House as amended HB1330E
- **2024-02-12** Printed as engrossed 24100964D-E
- **2024-02-13** Impact statement from DPB (HB1330E)
- **2024-02-13** Read third time and passed House (78-Y 21-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-13** VOTE: Passage (78-Y 21-N) `passage`
- **2024-02-14** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2024-02-14** Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-20** Reported from Privileges and Elections (10-Y 5-N) `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-22** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- **2024-02-23** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2024-02-23** Passed Senate (29-Y 9-N) `passage`
- **2024-02-28** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2024-02-28** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1330ER) `passage`
- **2024-02-28** Impact statement from DPB (HB1330ER)
- **2024-02-28** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-02** Signed by President `passage`
- **2024-03-11** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-05** Approved by Governor-Chapter 553 (effective 7/1/24) `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-05** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0553)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1e12e50a-2795-40dc-bae3-0a25347996ba`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).