Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HJ 443: Consolidation and scheduling of general elections; joint subcommittee to study.
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Plain-language summary
HJ 443 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Consolidation and scheduling of general elections; joint subcommittee to study. Primary sponsor: Shelly Simonds (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (March 12, 2025): Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ443ER).
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Study; joint subcommittee to study the consolidation and scheduling of general elections in Virginia; report. Creates a two-year legislative study on the consolidation and scheduling of general elections in Virginia. A 13-member joint subcommittee is established, consisting of eight members of the General Assembly, four nonlegislative citizen members, and one ex officio member, and is tasked with weighing the potential and probable effects of moving some or all of Virginia's state or local elections to even-numbered years in order to coincide with the federal election schedule. Any recommendations by the joint subcommittee to consolidate or reschedule Virginia's general elections must include recommendations for any amendments to the Constitution of Virginia and the Code of Virginia needed to effectuate the shift. The joint subcommittee is given two years to complete its study, with its final report due no later than the first day of the 2027 Regular Session of the General Assembly. This resolution is identical to SJ 253.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelly Simonds | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 70 |
| Dan Helmer | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 10 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ443ER)
- Conference report agreed to by Senate
- Conference report agreed to by House (50-Y 46-N)
- Amended by conference committee
- Senators: Surovell, Hashmi, Stuart
- Conferees appointed by Senate
- Delegates: Simonds, Helmer, Kilgore
- Conferees appointed by House
- House acceded to request
- Senate requested conference committee
- Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N)
- Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 95-N)
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