Virginia Senate Constitutional Amendment 6
Session 2026
Constitutional amendment; qualifications of voters, right to vote, persons not entitled to vote.
Active
Passed Senate on Feb 4, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Constitutional Amendment
Bill Number
6
State
Virginia
Session
2026
Motion Text
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 17-N 0-A)
Senate Roll Call Votes
Yes
Didn't Vote
Yes
Michael J. Jones
Yes
Yes
Didn't Vote
Summary
An Act to provide for the submission to the voters of a proposed amendment to Section 1 of Article II of the Constitution of Virginia, relating to qualifications of voters; right to vote; persons not entitled to vote.
Constitutional amendment (voter referendum); qualifications of voters; right to vote; persons not entitled to vote. Provides for a referendum at the November 3, 2026, general election to approve or reject an amendment that would provide for the fundamental right to vote in the Commonwealth, revise the qualifications of voters so that a person convicted of a felony is not entitled to vote during his period of incarceration but is automatically invested with the right to vote upon release from incarceration, and update the existing prohibition on voting by persons found to be mentally incompetent to instead apply to persons who have been found to lack the capacity to understand the act of voting. This bill is identical to HB 963.
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02/04/2026
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., February 11, 2026
02/04/2026
Senate
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 04, 2026
02/04/2026
Senate
Signed by President
02/04/2026
House
Signed by Speaker
02/04/2026
Senate
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB6ER)
02/04/2026
Senate
Enrolled
02/02/2026
House
Passed House (65-Y 34-N 0-A)
02/02/2026
House
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
02/02/2026
House
Passed House (64-Y 34-N 0-A)
02/02/2026
House
Read third time
01/30/2026
House
Read second time
01/30/2026
House
Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 7-N)
01/29/2026
House
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
01/29/2026
House
Read first time
01/29/2026
House
Placed on Calendar
01/26/2026
Senate
Passed Senate
01/26/2026
Senate
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 17-N 0-A)
01/23/2026
Senate
Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
01/23/2026
Senate
Read second time
01/22/2026
Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
01/22/2026
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
01/22/2026
Senate
Read first time
01/20/2026
Senate
Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 7-N)
11/17/2025
Senate
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
11/17/2025
Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100404D
Sources
VA Legislature
Open States
Record Created
Dec 14, 2025 3:02:11 PM
Record Updated
Feb 8, 2026 9:33:36 PM