Bill Sponsor
Virginia House Constitutional Amendment 2
Session 2026
Constitutional amendment (second reference); qualifications of voters and the right to vote; persons not entitled to vote.
Active
Active
Passed Senate on Jan 16, 2026
First Action
Nov 17, 2025
Latest Action
Jan 16, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Constitutional Amendment
Bill Number
2
State
Virginia
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Cosponsor
Democrat
Cosponsor
Democrat
Cosponsor
Democrat
Cosponsor
Democrat
Cosponsor
Democrat
Cosponsor
Democrat
Cosponsor
Democrat
Cosponsor
Democrat
Cosponsor
Democrat
Cosponsor
Democrat
Cosponsor
Unknown
Jessica L. Anderson
Cosponsor
Unknown
John Chilton McAuliff
Cosponsor
Unknown
Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie
Cosponsor
Unknown
Kimberly Pope Adams
Cosponsor
Unknown
Leslie Chambers Mehta
Cosponsor
Unknown
Lily V. Franklin
Cosponsor
Unknown
Lindsey Dougherty
Cosponsor
Unknown
Mark D. Downey
Cosponsor
Unknown
May Nivar
Cosponsor
Unknown
Nicole Cole
Cosponsor
Democrat
Cosponsor
Democrat
Cosponsor
Unknown
Stacey Annie Carroll
Cosponsor
Unknown
Virgil Thornton
Cosponsor
House Votes (2)
Senate Votes (2)
Motion Text
Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 6-N)
House Roll Call Votes
Summary
Proposing an amendment to Section 1 of Article II of the Constitution of Virginia, relating to qualifications of voters and the right to vote; persons not entitled to vote. 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.
Actions (15)
01/16/2026
Senate
Agreed to by Senate
01/16/2026
Senate
Passed Senate
01/16/2026
Senate
Senator McDougle Amendments rejected (Voice Vote)
01/16/2026
Senate
Reading of amendments waived (Voice Vote)
01/16/2026
Senate
Floor offered Senator McDougle Amendments
01/16/2026
Senate
Read third time
01/15/2026
Senate
Read second time
01/14/2026
Senate
Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 3-N 2-A)
01/14/2026
Senate
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
01/14/2026
House
Agreed to by House (65-Y 33-N 0-A)
01/14/2026
House
Engrossed by House
01/14/2026
House
Taken up
01/14/2026
House
Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 6-N)
11/17/2025
House
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
11/17/2025
House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100156D
Sources
Record Created
Dec 14, 2025 3:02:03 PM
Record Updated
Jan 20, 2026 9:45:39 PM