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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1657: Voter registration; regular periodic review of registration records.

Vetoed Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Vetoed

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1657 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Voter registration; regular periodic review of registration records. Primary sponsor: J.R. Henson (Democratic). It lists 19 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 2, 2025): Requires 64 affirmative votes to override Governor's veto.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Voter registration, regular periodic review of registration records; 90-day quiet period before all primary and general elections. 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. 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 or (ii) the correction of registration records pursuant to existing law. Under current law, such restriction only applies to federal primaries and federal general elections. The bill also 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. This bill is identical to SB 813.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 19

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
J.R. HensonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Bonita AnthonyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse92
Nadarius ClarkCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse84
Josh ColeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Rae CousinsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse79
Michael FeggansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse97
Kelly FowlerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Debra GardnerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse76
Phil HernandezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse94
Mike JonesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Karen Keys-GamarraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Candi Mundon KingCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Alfonso LopezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Marty MartinezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Cia PriceCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse85
Sam RasoulCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Atoosa ReaserCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse27
Aaron RouseCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate22
Holly SeiboldCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse12
Irene ShinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Requires 64 affirmative votes to override Governor's veto
  2. House sustained Governor's veto (50-Y 46-N)
  3. Vetoed by Governor
  4. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
  5. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
  6. Signed by President
  7. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1657)
  8. Signed by Speaker
  9. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1657ER)
  10. Enrolled
  11. Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
  12. Read third time

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Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source