Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia SB 52
Voter registration; regular periodic review of registration records.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Aaron R. Rouse (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE
Voter registration; regular periodic review of registration records. Requires the Department of Elections to complete not later than 90 days prior to the date of a primary or general election any program the purpose of which is to systematically remove the names of ineligible voters from the voter registration system based on evidence of ineligibility, including evidence of lack of eligible residence or evidence of noncitizenship. This restriction is not to be construed to preclude (i) the removal of names from the voter registration system at the request of the registrant or as provided by existing law by reason of criminal conviction or mental incapacity or the death of the registrant if the triggering conviction, incapacity order, or death occurred within 120 days of the election or (ii) the correction of details, such as name and address, in a voter's registration record that does not result in the removal of a voter from the voter registration system. Under current law, such restriction only applies to federal primaries and federal general elections. The bill also provides a process for confirming a voter's citizenship status prior to cancellation based on a report of non-citizen status and extends (a) the period of time registrars have to cancel registrations from 30 days to 60 days after notification of the need to cancel by the Department of Elections and (b) the period of time a registered voter has to respond to a notice of cancellation related to citizenship status from 14 days to 28 days.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 2026 House | Reported from Appropriations | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 2, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 29, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 27, 2026 Senate | Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Mar 10, 2026 · House
Left in Appropriations - Feb 26, 2026 · House
Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Rereferred to Appropriations - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Motion to rerefer to Appropriations agreed to - Feb 20, 2026 · House
Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) - Feb 5, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Appropriations - Feb 5, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 5, 2026 · House
Placed on Calendar - Feb 2, 2026 · Senate
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) - Jan 30, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute - Jan 30, 2026 · Senate
Read second time - Jan 30, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) - Jan 30, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) - Jan 30, 2026 · Senate
Read second time - Jan 30, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB52) - Jan 29, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day - Jan 29, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) - Jan 29, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Jan 29, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute printed 26106068D-S1 - Jan 27, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (8-Y 6-N) - Jan 27, 2026 · Senate
Senate committee offered - Nov 24, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections - Nov 24, 2025 · Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100893D