Virginia 2026 Session Status: Enacted

SB34 — Incapacitated persons; finding of lack of capacity to understand act of voting.

Last action — Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0443)

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House of Delegates
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced November 19, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Glenn Youngkin (Republican) on March 12, 2026.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence
  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Incapacitated persons; finding of lack of capacity to understand act of voting.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0443)

  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 443 (effective 7/1/2026)

  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  4. S Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026

  5. S Signed by President

  6. H Signed by Speaker

  7. S Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB34)

  8. S Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB34ER)

  9. S Enrolled

  10. S Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB34)

  11. S House substitute agreed to by Senate (24-Y 16-N 0-A)

  12. H Passed House with substitute (65-Y 34-N 0-A)

  13. H Engrossed by House - committee substitute

  14. H committee substitute agreed to

  15. H Read third time

  16. H Read second time

  17. H Committee substitute printed 26108489D-H1

  18. H Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (15-Y 6-N)

  19. H House committee offered

  20. H Placed on Privileges and Elections Agenda

  21. H House committee offered

  22. H Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

  23. H Read first time

  24. H Placed on Calendar

  25. S Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB34)

  26. S Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 1-N 0-A)

  27. S Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)

  28. S Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to

  29. S Read second time

  30. S Committee substitute printed 26107752D-S1

  31. S Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  32. S Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  33. S Rules suspended

  34. S Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)

  35. S Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

  36. S Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N)

  37. S Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB34)

  38. S Rereferred to Courts of Justice

  39. S Rereferred from Privileges and Elections to Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)

  40. S Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

  41. S Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100162D

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on · 50 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (147)

147 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Passed 24 Yea · 16 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 241600
Total 241600
% of votes cast 60%40%0%0%
How each member voted (40)

Official roll call →

Passed 65 Yea · 34 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 653400
Total 653400
% of votes cast 66%34%0%0%
How each member voted (99)
Member Party Vote
Adele Y. McClure — Yea
Alex Q. Askew — Yea
Alfonso H. Lopez — Yea
Amy J. Laufer — Yea
Anne Ferrell Tata — Nay
Atoosa R. Reaser — Yea
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
Bill Wiley — Nay
Bonita G. Anthony — Yea
Briana D. Sewell — Yea
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
Charlie Schmidt — Yea
Charniele L. Herring — Yea
Chris S. Runion — Nay
Dan I. Helmer — Yea
David A. Reid — Yea
Debra D. Gardner — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Yea
Delores Oates — Nay
Destiny LeVere Bolling — Yea
Don Scott — Yea
Elizabeth R. Guzman — Yea
Ellen H. McLaughlin — Nay
Eric Phillips — Nay
Eric R. Zehr — Nay
Garrett McGuire — Yea
Gretchen M. Bulova — Yea
H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. — Nay
Hillary Pugh Kent — Nay
Holly M. Seibold — Yea
Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — Nay
Irene Shin — Yea
Israel D. O'Quinn — Nay
JJ Singh — Yea
Jackie H. Glass — Yea
James A. "Jay" Leftwich — Nay
James W. Morefield — Nay
Jason S. Ballard — Nay
Jeion A. Ward — Yea
Jessica L. Anderson — Yea
John Chilton McAuliff — Yea
Joseph P. McNamara — Nay
Joshua E. Thomas — Yea
Joshua G. Cole — Yea
Justin Pence — Nay
Karen Hamilton — Nay
Karen Keys-Gamarra — Yea
Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie — Yea
Karrie K. Delaney — Yea
Kathy K.L. Tran — Yea
Katrina Callsen — Yea
Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler — Yea
Kimberly Pope Adams — Yea
Kirk McPike — Yea
Laura Jane Cohen — Yea
Leslie Chambers Mehta — Yea
Lily V. Franklin — Yea
Lindsey Dougherty — Yea
Luke E. Torian — Yea
M. Keith Hodges — Nay
Madison Whittle — Nay
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Marcus B. Simon — Yea
Margaret A. Franklin — Yea
Mark C. Downey — Yea
Marty Martinez — Yea
May Nivar — Yea
Michael B. Feggans — Yea
Michael J. Webert — Nay
Michelle Lopes Maldonado — Yea
Mike A. Cherry — Nay
Mitchell Cornett — Nay
Nadarius E. Clark — Yea
Nicole Cole — Yea
Patrick A. Hope — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
Phil M. Hernandez — Yea
Phillip A. Scott — Nay
R. Lee Ware — Nay
Rae Cousins — Yea
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Rodney T. Willett — Yea
Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — Yea
Sam Rasoul — Yea
Scott A. Wyatt — Nay
Shelly A. Simonds — Yea
Stacey Annie Carroll — Yea
Terry G. Kilgore — Nay
Terry L. Austin — Nay
Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. — Nay
Thomas C. Wright, Jr. — Nay
Timothy P. Griffin — Nay
Tony O. Wilt — Nay
Virgil Thornton — Yea
Vivian E. Watts — Yea
Wendell S. Walker — Nay
Will Davis — Nay
Wren M. Williams — Nay

Official roll call →

Passed 15 Yea · 6 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15601
Total 15601
% of votes cast 68%27%0%5%
How each member voted (22)

Official roll call →

Passed 37 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 37102
Total 37102
% of votes cast 93%3%0%5%
How each member voted (40)

Official roll call →

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 40000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)

Official roll call →

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15000
Total 15000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (15)

Official roll call →

Passed 14 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14100
Total 14100
% of votes cast 93%7%0%0%
How each member voted (15)

Official roll call →

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14001
Total 14001
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (15)

Official roll call →

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB34 do?
Incapacitated persons; finding of lack of capacity to understand act of voting.
Who sponsors SB34?
SB34 is sponsored by Barbara A. Favola.
What is the current status of SB34?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced November 19, 2025. Enacted.
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