Absentee voting; emergency application for absentee ballot.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact § 24.2-705 of the Code of Virginia, relating to elections; absentee voting; emergency application for absentee ballot.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Absentee voting; emergency application for absentee ballot. Provides that a qualified voter may apply for an emergency absentee ballot if he has applied to receive an absentee ballot by the deadline but has not received his ballot within 10 days of the election and will be unable to vote on election day due to his hospitalization or illness, the hospitalization, illness, or death of a spouse, child, or parent, or other emergency found to justify receipt of an emergency absentee ballot.
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 761 (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
4
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Bonita G. AnthonyNadarius E. ClarkElizabeth R. GuzmanIrene Shin
Recorded votes
Passed Senate (24-Y 16-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 24, N 16
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)Senate · 2026-02-26 · P · X 40
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-26 · P · Y 40
Reported from Privileges and Elections (13-Y 2-N)Senate · 2026-02-24 · P · Y 13, N 2
Read third time and passed House (92-Y 5-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-03 · P · Y 92, N 5, X 3
Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (22-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-30 · P · Y 22
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-28 · P · Y 8
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.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Acts of Assembly Chapter 761.