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VA HB909

VA HB909
Elections; certain conduct prohibited at polling places applicable to locations for absentee voting.

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Introduced
01/13/2026
In Committee
02/24/2026
Crossed Over
02/11/2026
Passed
04/22/2026
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
04/22/2026

Introduced Session

2026 Regular Regular Session

Bill Summary

Elections administration; certain activities or conduct prohibited at polling places applicable to locations for absentee voting in person; prohibited possession of firearm within 100 feet of certain locations. Clarifies that the provisions of law prohibiting certain activities or conduct in and around a polling place shall also apply to locations where absentee voting in person is available. The bill also prohibits any person, with certain exceptions, from (i) knowingly carrying any firearm and (ii) knowingly doing so within 100 feet of the entrance of a polling place, the building used by the local electoral board to meet to ascertain election results, the building used to conduct a recount of an election, and other additional locations used for voting-related and elections-related activities. Under current law, this prohibition applies within 40 feet of such entrances.

AI Summary

This bill expands the prohibition of carrying firearms within a certain distance of polling places to also include locations where absentee voting in person is conducted, and increases the prohibited distance from 40 feet to 100 feet from entrances to polling places, buildings used for election results tabulation, recount locations, and other election-related facilities. It clarifies that the existing law prohibiting certain conduct at polling places now explicitly applies to absentee voting in person locations, and also extends the 100-foot firearm prohibition to places where electoral boards meet to ascertain election results, and to central absentee voter precincts. Exceptions to the firearm prohibition include law enforcement officers, retired law enforcement officers, and licensed armed security officers performing their duties.

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Government Affairs

Sponsors (10)

Last Action

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1078) (on 04/22/2026)

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Document Type Source Location
State Bill Page https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB909
BillText https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB909/text/CHAP1078
BillText https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB909/text/HB909ER2
Governor's Recommendation HB909 https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB909/text/HB909G
Fiscal Note/Analysis - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB909) https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1200211.PDF
BillText https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB909/text/HB909ER
Fiscal Note/Analysis - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB909) https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1168607.PDF
BillText https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB909/text/HB909H1
BillText https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB909/text/HB909HC1
Fiscal Note/Analysis - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB909) https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127244.PDF
BillText https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB909/text/HB909
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