Virginia House Joint Resolution 2

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 65)
Status: Passed on April 13 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-13 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0974)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Constitutional amendment (second reference); qualifications of voters and the right to vote; persons not entitled to vote. Provides that every person who meets the qualifications of voters set forth in the Constitution shall have the fundamental right to vote in the Commonwealth and that such right shall not be abridged by law, except for persons who have been convicted of a felony and persons who have been adjudicated to lack the capacity to understand the act of voting. A person who has been convicted of a felony shall not be entitled to vote during any period of incarceration for such felony conviction, but upon release from incarceration for that felony conviction and without further action required of him such person shall be invested with all political rights, including the right to vote. Currently, in order to be qualified to vote a person convicted of a felony must have his civil rights restored by the Governor or other appropriate authority. The amendment also provides that a person adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction as lacking the capacity to understand the act of voting shall not be entitled to vote during this period of incapacity until his capacity has been reestablished as prescribed by law. Currently, the Constitution provides that a person who has been adjudicated to be mentally incompetent is not qualified to vote until his competency is reestablished.

Constitutional amendment; qualifications of voters and the right to vote; persons not entitled to vote.

Sen. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker [D]	Del. Jessica Anderson [D]	Del. Bonita Anthony [D]	Del. Alex Askew [D]
Del. David Bulova [D]	Del. Katrina Callsen [D]	Del. Karen Carnegie [D]	Del. Betsy Carr [D]
Del. Stacey Annie Carroll [D]	Del. Nadarius Clark [D]	Del. Laura Jane Cohen [D]	Del. Joshua Cole [D]
Del. Nicole Cole [D]	Del. Kelly Convirs-Fowler [D]	Del. Rae Cousins [D]	Del. Karrie Delaney [D]
Del. Lindsey Dougherty [D]	Del. Mark Downey [D]	Del. Michael Feggans [D]	Del. Lily Franklin [D]
Del. Debra Gardner [D]	Del. Jackie Glass [D]	Del. Elizabeth Guzman [D]	Del. Elizabeth Guzman [D]
Del. C.E. Hayes [D]	Del. Dan Helmer [D]	Del. Rozia Henson [D]	Del. Phil Hernandez [D]
Del. Charniele Herring [D]	Del. Patrick Hope [D]	Sen. Michael Jones [D]	Del. Karen Keys-Gamarra [D]
Del. Paul Krizek [D]	Del. Amy Laufer [D]	Del. Destiny LeVere Bolling [D]	Del. Alfonso Lopez [D]
Del. Michelle Maldonado [D]	Del. Marty Martinez [D]	Del. John Chilton McAuliff [D]	Del. Adele McClure [D]
Del. Delores McQuinn [D]	Del. Leslie Chambers Mehta [D]	Del. Candi Mundon King [D]	Del. May Nivar [D]
Del. Kimberly Pope Adams [D]	Del. Marcia Price [D]	Del. Sam Rasoul [D]	Del. Atoosa Reaser [D]
Del. David Reid [D]	Del. Don Scott [D]	Del. Holly Seibold [D]	Del. Briana Sewell [D]
Del. Irene Shin [D]	Del. Mark Sickles [D]	Del. Marcus Simon [D]	Del. Shelly Simonds [D]
Del. J.J. Singh [D]	Del. Richard Sullivan [D]	Del. Joshua Thomas [D]	Del. Virgil Thornton [D]
Del. Luke Torian [D]	Del. Kathy Tran [D]	Del. Jeion Ward [D]	Del. Vivian Watts [D]
Del. Rodney Willett [D]

2026-01-16 - Senate - Passed Senate (Y: 21 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-01-14 - Senate - Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 3-N 2-A) (Y: 8 N: 3 NV: 2 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-01-14 - House - Agreed to by House (65-Y 33-N 0-A) (Y: 65 N: 33 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-01-14 - House - Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 6-N) (Y: 15 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-13		Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0974)
2026-04-13	House	Assigned Chapter 974 (Effective 7/1/2026)
2026-03-31	House	Signed by Speaker
2026-03-30	Senate	Signed by President
2026-03-30	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ2ER)
2026-01-16	Senate	Agreed to by Senate
2026-01-16	Senate	Passed Senate
2026-01-16	Senate	Senator McDougle Amendments rejected (Voice Vote)
2026-01-16	Senate	Reading of amendments waived (Voice Vote)
2026-01-16	Senate	Floor offered Senator McDougle Amendments
2026-01-16	Senate	Read third time
2026-01-15	Senate	Read second time
2026-01-14	Senate	Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 3-N 2-A)
2026-01-14	Senate	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2026-01-14	House	Agreed to by House (65-Y 33-N 0-A)
2026-01-14	House	Engrossed by House
2026-01-14	House	Taken up
2026-01-14	House	Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 6-N)
2025-11-17	House	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2025-11-17	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100156D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HJ2
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HJ2/text/HJ2
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HJ2/text/HJ2ER
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HJ2/text/CHAP0974
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HJ2/text/HJ2AS1
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HJ2/20261/H18V2610003
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HJ2/20261/2619793
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HJ2/20261/S8V330
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HJ2/20261/SV27