Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia SB 632
Elections; candidates and elected officials, confidentiality of personally identifiable information.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Lashrecse D. Aird (Democratic)
Cosponsors (1)
- J.D. "Danny" Diggs (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
Elections; candidates and elected officials; address confidentiality. Prohibits the custodian of any filing made by a candidate from releasing the address, phone number, or email address of such candidate in response to a request made under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. The bill permits a candidate to provide the unique identifier assigned to him in the voter registration system pursuant to relevant law in place of his residence address on any candidate filing. The State Board of Elections is prohibited from requiring candidates to disclose their address or unique identifier on petitions prior to their being filed. The bill also adds elected officials to the list of people who may furnish, in addition to their residence street address, a post office box address located within the Commonwealth to be included in lieu of their street address on the lists of registered voters. The certificate of election delivered to the winner of an election is required to be accompanied by a notice that the person meets the qualifications for being granted protected voter status along with instructions for updating their voter registration in order to attain such status. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027. This bill is identical to HB 835.
Text versions
- Introduced
- Privileges and Elections Substitute
- Privileges and Elections Amendment
- Delegate Price Amendment
- House Amendment
- Enrolled
- Chaptered
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 2026 Senate | Concur House Amendment R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 25, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 20, 2026 House | Reported from Privileges and Elections | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 9, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 5, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 3, 2026 Senate | Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 6, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0229) - Apr 6, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 229 (effective 7/1/2026) - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB632) - Mar 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Signed by Speaker - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB632ER) - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Enrolled - Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
House amendment agreed to by Senate (21-Y 17-N 0-A) - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Passed House with amendment (82-Y 15-N 0-A) - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Engrossed by House as amended - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Delegate Price Floor amendment agreed to - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Read third time - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Floor offered Delegate Price Amendment - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Read second time - Feb 20, 2026 · House
Reported from Privileges and Elections (19-Y 2-N) - Feb 12, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections - Feb 12, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 12, 2026 · House
Placed on Calendar - Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) - Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) - Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
Privileges and Elections Substitute agreed to - Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
Read second time - Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB632) - Feb 5, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) - Feb 5, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 5, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute printed 26107134D-S1 - Feb 3, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (11-Y 3-N) - Feb 3, 2026 · Senate
Incorporates SB54 (Diggs) - Feb 3, 2026 · Senate
Senate committee offered - Feb 2, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB632) - Jan 14, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections - Jan 14, 2026 · Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104683D