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Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session

Virginia HB 963

Constitutional amendment; qualifications of voters, right to vote, persons not entitled to vote.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Summary

Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED

Constitutional amendment (voter referendum); qualifications of voters; right to vote; persons not entitled to vote. Provides for a referendum at the November 3, 2026, general election to approve or reject an amendment that would provide for the fundamental right to vote in the Commonwealth, revise the qualifications of voters so that a person convicted of a felony is not entitled to vote during his period of incarceration but is automatically invested with the right to vote upon release from incarceration, and update the existing prohibition on voting by persons found to be mentally incompetent to instead apply to persons who have been found to lack the capacity to understand the act of voting. This bill is identical to SB 6.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Feb 2, 2026
Senate		Passage RpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Jan 30, 2026
Senate		Reported from Privileges and ElectionspassSet your home in Virginia to see
Jan 29, 2026
House		H VOTE:passSet your home in Virginia to see
Jan 23, 2026
House		Reported from Privileges and ElectionspassSet your home in Virginia to see

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