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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 640: Elections; challenges to a voter or voter's registration, filing of petition, notice of appeal.

Passed both chambers 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 640 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Elections; challenges to a voter or voter's registration, filing of petition, notice of appeal. Primary sponsor: Paul Krizek (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (April 13, 2026): Governor's recommendation received by House.

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; challenges to a voter or voter's registration. Eliminates the process by which any voter could challenge, in a polling place on the day of an election, the right of any other voter to cast a ballot. The bill also eliminates the process by which any three voters could challenge a voter's registration before the general registrar; such challenges may still be made by filing a petition with the circuit court of the county or city where the voter is registered.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Paul KrizekPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse16
Karen Keys-GamarraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7

“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. Governor's recommendation received by House
  2. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB640)
  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
  4. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
  5. Signed by Speaker
  6. Signed by President
  7. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB640ER)
  8. Enrolled
  9. Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
  10. Read third time
  11. Passed by for the day
  12. Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

Showing 12 most recent of 32 actions. Full history

Sources

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