Back-end, opt-out automatic voter registration; work group to study implementation.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to direct the Secretary of Administration to convene a work group on the implementation of back-end, opt-out automatic voter registration; report.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Secretary of Administration; work group on automatic voter registration. Directs the Department of Elections to convene a work group for the purpose of studying the implementation of back-end, opt-out automatic voter registration (AVR) in the Commonwealth. The work group shall include representatives of the Department of Motor Vehicles, the Virginia Information Technologies Agency, and the Office of the Attorney General, in addition to members of the House and Senate Committees on Privilege
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 590 (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
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Aaron R. Rouse
Recorded votes
Conference report agreed to by House (61-Y 33-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-13 · P · Y 61, N 33, X 5
Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-13 · P · Y 21, N 18, X 1
Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-12 · P · Y 40
House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-12 · F · N 40
Passed House with substitute (64-Y 35-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-11 · P · Y 64, N 35
Reported from Rules with substitute (12-Y 6-N)House of Delegates · 2026-03-06 · P · Y 12, N 6
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 1-N)House of Delegates · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 4, N 1
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-13 · P · Y 21, N 18, X 1
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-11 · P · Y 40
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)Senate · 2026-02-10 · P · Y 10, N 5
Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N)Senate · 2026-02-03 · P · Y 8, N 6, X 1
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 590.