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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 991: Voter registration; time period for closing registration records before certain elections.

Enacted 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

SB 991 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Voter registration; time period for closing registration records before certain elections. Primary sponsor: Angelia Graves (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 24, 2025): Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0559).

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; time period for closing registration records before certain elections. Reduces from 21 to 10 days the number of days during which registration records are closed before primary and general elections and from 13 to 10 days the number of days during which registration records are closed before special elections that are not called by the Governor, Speaker of the House of Delegates, or President pro tempore of the Senate. This bill is identical to HB 1735.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Angelia GravesPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate21

“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. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0559)
  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 559 (Effective 07/01/25)
  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
  4. Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025
  5. Signed by President
  6. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB991)
  7. Signed by Speaker
  8. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB991ER)
  9. Enrolled
  10. Passed House (89-Y 8-N)
  11. Read third time
  12. Read second time

Showing 12 most recent of 26 actions. Full history

Sources

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