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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1938: Elections; prohibited area within five feet of any area designated for voting outside polling place.

Passed one chamber Official data

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

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1938 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Elections; prohibited area within five feet of any area designated for voting outside polling place. Primary sponsor: David Reid (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (February 11, 2025): Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N).

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Official summary

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

Elections; general provisions; prohibited area. Adds the five feet beyond any area designated for voting outside the polling place to the prohibited area where campaigning and certain other activities are unlawful during elections.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
David ReidPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Angelia GravesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate21

“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. Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
  2. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1938)
  3. Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
  4. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
  5. Read third time and passed House (56-Y 42-N)
  6. Engrossed by House - floor substitute
  7. Delegate Reid Substitute agreed to
  8. Privileges and Elections Substitute rejected
  9. Read second time
  10. Floor substitute printed 25106696D-H2 (Reid)
  11. Read first time
  12. Committee substitute printed 25105385D-H1

Showing 12 most recent of 18 actions. Full history

Sources

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