Incapacitated persons; finding of lack of capacity to understand act of voting.
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Reached a final decision
Became law
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Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-232, 24.2-410, 64.2-2000, 64.2-2003, 64.2-2009, and 64.2-2009.1 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 64.2-2009.2, relating to incapacitated persons; finding of lack of capacity to understand act of voting.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Incapacitated persons; finding of lack of capacity to understand act of voting. Provides that a finding that a person is incapacitated in a proceeding for guardianship or conservatorship shall not be synonymous with a finding that such person lacks the capacity to understand the act of voting and therefore is not qualified to vote in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of Virginia. The bill provides that no person shall be deemed disqualified to vote due to a lack of capacity for
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 442 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
6
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Kathy K.L. TranBarbara A. FavolaNadarius E. ClarkJackie H. GlassKaren Keys-GamarraDestiny LeVere Bolling
Recorded votes
Senate substitute agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-06 · P · Y 62, N 35, X 2
Passed Senate with substitute (33-Y 6-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-04 · P · Y 33, N 6, X 1
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-03 · P · Y 40
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-03-03 · P · Y 15
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 2-N 1-A)Senate · 2026-02-25 · P · Y 12, A 1, N 2
Rereferred from Privileges and Elections and rereferred to Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-10 · P · Y 14, X 1
Read third time and passed House (64-Y 34-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-03 · P · Y 64, N 34, X 2
Reported from Privileges and Elections (16-Y 6-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-30 · P · Y 16, N 6
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-28 · P · Y 6, N 2
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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