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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2277: Elections administration; duties of local electoral board, certification of election, civil penalty.

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 2277 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Elections administration; duties of local electoral board, certification of election, civil penalty. Primary sponsor: Cia Price (Democratic). It lists 22 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 2, 2025): House sustained 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.

Elections administration; duties of local electoral board; certification of election; grounds for removal; civil penalty. Provides that the certification of the results of an election is a clear ministerial duty of the local electoral boards and that a member of the local electoral board who neglects or refuses to perform such duty in accordance with law shall be subject to removal proceedings by the State Board of Elections and assessed a penalty not exceeding $1,000. The bill also authorizes the State Board of Elections to intervene and carry out the duties related to election certification in the event a local electoral board fails or refuses to do so.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 20

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Cia PricePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse85
Lashrecse AirdCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate13
Alex AskewCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Elizabeth Bennett-ParkerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate39
Destiny LeVere BollingCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse80
Katrina CallsenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse54
Nadarius ClarkCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse84
Josh ColeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Rae CousinsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse79
Michael FeggansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse97
Kelly FowlerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Jackie GlassCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse93
J.R. HensonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Karen Keys-GamarraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Candi Mundon KingCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Michelle Lopes MaldonadoCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Briana SewellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse25
Irene ShinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Mark D. SicklesCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Marcus SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13
Kathy TranCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse18
Vivian WattsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Rod WillettCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse58

“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. House sustained Governor's veto
  2. Vetoed by Governor
  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
  4. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
  5. Signed by President
  6. Signed by Speaker
  7. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2277)
  8. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2277ER)
  9. Enrolled
  10. Passed Senate (21-Y 14-N)
  11. Read third time
  12. Passed by for the day

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Sources

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