Virginia House Bill 59
Session 2026
Reapportionment; reallocation of populations, population data, civil commitment facilities.
Active
Passed Senate on Feb 27, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
59
State
Virginia
Session
2026
Motion Text
H VOTE:
House Roll Call Votes
Charlie Schmidt
Yes
Yes
Ellen H. McLaughlin
Yes
Yes
Gretchen M. Bulova
Yes
Yes
Yes
Jessica L. Anderson
Yes
John Chilton McAuliff
Yes
Yes
Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie
Yes
Didn't Vote
Kimberly Pope Adams
Yes
Kirk McPike
Yes
Leslie Chambers Mehta
Yes
Lily V. Franklin
Yes
Margaret A. Franklin
Yes
Mark C. Downey
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Stacey Annie Carroll
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Summary
A BILL to amend and reenact § 24.2-314 of the Code of Virginia, relating to reapportionment; reallocation of populations; civil commitment facilities.
Reapportionment; reallocation of populations; civil commitment facilities. Requires persons civilly committed to a residential behavioral health facility administered by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to be counted and reallocated for redistricting and reapportionment purposes.
Privileges and Elections Substitute
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB59)
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03/03/2026
House
Senate substitute agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
02/27/2026
Senate
Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
02/27/2026
Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
02/27/2026
Senate
Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)
02/27/2026
Senate
Read third time
02/26/2026
House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB59)
02/26/2026
Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
02/26/2026
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
02/26/2026
Senate
Rules suspended
02/24/2026
Senate
Committee substitute printed 26108517D-S1
02/24/2026
Senate
Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
02/24/2026
Senate
Senate committee offered
02/04/2026
Senate
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
02/04/2026
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
02/03/2026
House
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
02/02/2026
House
Read second time and engrossed
01/30/2026
House
Read first time
01/30/2026
House
Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N)
01/28/2026
House
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
01/26/2026
House
Assigned HPE sub: Voting Rights
01/13/2026
House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB59)
12/30/2025
House
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
12/30/2025
House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102061D
Sources
VA Legislature
Open States
Record Created
Jan 20, 2026 9:26:13 PM
Record Updated
Mar 5, 2026 12:51:53 AM