Virginia Senate Bill 940
Session 2025
Elections; candidates for office, challenges to candidate qualifications.
Active
Vetoed by Governor on May 2, 2025
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
940
State
Virginia
Session
2025
Senate votes are unavailable for this bill.
Summary
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 5 of Title 24.2 an article numbered 8, consisting of a section numbered 24.2-546, relating to elections; candidates for office; challenges to candidate qualifications.
Elections; candidates for office; challenges to candidate qualifications. Requires any legal action relating to a person's eligibility to appear on the ballot on the basis that such person did not meet all qualifications or fulfill all requirements for candidacy to be filed in a circuit court and served on all parties at least (i) 90 days before the date of a general election, (ii) 65 days before the date of a primary election, (iii) 70 days before the date of a special election held on the same date as the general election, or (iv) for any special election held at a time other than a general election (a) at least 55 days before the date of the special election or (b) within 10 days of any writ of election or order calling a special election to be held less than 60 days after the issuance of the writ or order. The bill specifies that any such legal action will be given precedence on the docket and be decided by the court no later than 10 days before the date on which ballots for that election are made available for absentee voting. The bill also specifies that candidates who are nominated at a primary election cannot be later challenged on the basis of facts that were present prior to the primary election and could have been raised in a challenge to such candidate's eligibility for the primary ballot.
Governor's Veto Explanation
Governor Substitute Not Adopted
Governor's Recommendation
Enrolled
House Amendment
Privileges and Elections Amendment
Privileges and Elections Subcommittee Amendment
Privileges and Elections Substitute
Privileges and Elections Substitute
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB940)
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05/02/2025
Office of the Governor
Vetoed by Governor
04/02/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025
04/02/2025
Senate
Communicated to Governor
04/02/2025
Senate
Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (17-Y 23-N)
03/24/2025
Senate
Governor's substitute printed (SB940S2)
03/24/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's recommendation received by Senate
03/11/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
03/11/2025
Senate
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
03/10/2025
Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB940)
03/10/2025
Senate
Signed by President
03/07/2025
House
Signed by Speaker
03/07/2025
Senate
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB940ER)
03/07/2025
Senate
Enrolled
02/20/2025
Senate
House Amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
02/19/2025
House
Passed House with amendment (94-Y 2-N)
02/19/2025
House
Engrossed by House as amended
02/19/2025
House
Privileges and Elections Amendment agreed to
02/19/2025
House
Read third time
02/18/2025
House
Read second time
02/14/2025
House
Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment(s) (20-Y 2-N)
02/10/2025
House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
02/09/2025
House
Assigned PE sub: Election Administration
02/06/2025
House
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
02/06/2025
House
Read first time
02/06/2025
House
Placed on Calendar
01/31/2025
Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB940)
01/31/2025
Senate
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
01/31/2025
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
01/31/2025
Senate
Rules suspended
01/31/2025
Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute-SB940S1
01/31/2025
Senate
Privileges and Elections Substitute agreed to
01/31/2025
Senate
Reading of substitute waived
01/31/2025
Senate
Passed by temporarily
01/31/2025
Senate
Read second time
01/30/2025
Senate
Passed by for the day
01/30/2025
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
01/30/2025
Senate
Rules suspended
01/28/2025
Senate
Committee substitute printed 25105877D-S1
01/28/2025
Senate
Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
01/06/2025
Senate
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
01/06/2025
Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104113D
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Record Created
Jan 7, 2025 2:20:26 AM
Record Updated
Sep 1, 2025 1:27:58 PM