Virginia · Senate Bill 856 · 2025 Regular Session

Absentee voting in person; available beginning 14 days prior to election.

SB 856 Sponsored by Timmy French Failed

  1. Introduced Jan 3, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 3, 2025
  3. Failed  
  4. Passed the House of Delegates  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Absentee voting in person; available beginning 14 days prior to election. Limits the availability of absentee voting in person to beginning 14 days prior to any election. Under current law, absentee voting in person is available beginning 45 days prior to any election.

Every action

4 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102326D
  2. CommitteeReferred to Committee on Privileges and Elections · Senate Privileges and Elections
  3. SenateFiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB856)
  4. SenateIncorporated by Privileges and Elections (SB1072-Peake) (15-Y 0-N)

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Virginia's official records (lis.blob.core.windows.net), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.