Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HB 2586: Voter registration; automatic registration upon application for hunting and fishing license.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
HB 2586 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Voter registration; automatic registration upon application for hunting and fishing license. Primary sponsor: A.C. Cordoza. It lists 5 additional sponsors. 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.
Voter registration; automatic registration; hunting and fishing license applicants; resident concealed handgun permit applicants. Provides for automatic voter registration by the clerk of any circuit court of the Commonwealth and the Department of Wildlife Resources upon the application for any hunting or fishing license or Virginia resident concealed handgun permit. The bill also requires any such applicant be offered a separate application to be placed on the permanent absentee voter list.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.C. Cordoza | Primary sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Danny Diggs | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 24 |
| W. Chad Green | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Mark L. Earley, Jr. | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Ian T. Lovejoy | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Glen Sturtevant | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 12 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Left in Privileges and Elections
- Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2586)
- Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (7-Y 1-N)
- Assigned PE sub: Election Administration
- Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25103539D
- Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25103539D