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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2445: Absentee voting in person; available beginning 14 days prior to election, hours of operation.

In committee 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 2445 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Absentee voting in person; available beginning 14 days prior to election, hours of operation. Primary sponsor: Phil Scott (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 5, 2025): Left in Privileges and Elections.

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.

Absentee voting in person; available beginning 14 days prior to election; hours of operation. Limits the availability of absentee voting in person to beginning 14 days prior to any election. During these two weeks, the bill requires that absentee voting in person be available Monday through Saturday from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. each day. Under current law, absentee voting in person is available during regular business hours of the office of the general registrar beginning 45 days prior to any election with a requirement to be open a minimum of eight hours between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on the first and second Saturdays immediately preceding the election.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Phil ScottPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse63

“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. Left in Privileges and Elections
  2. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2445)
  3. Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (5-Y 3-N)
  4. Assigned PE sub: Election Administration
  5. Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
  6. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101428D

Sources

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