HB319
Back-end, opt-out automatic voter registration; work group to study implementation.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Feb. 3, 2026
House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB319)
Chief Patron:
Phil Hernandez (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Department of Elections; work group on back-end, opt-out automatic voter registration.
Directs the Department of Elections to convene a work group for the purpose of studying the implementation of back-end, opt-out automatic voter registration. The work group will include representatives of the Department of Motor Vehicles, the Virginia Information Technologies Agency, and the Office of the Attorney General, in addition to ... (More) members of the House and Senate Committees on Privileges and Elections, general registrars, and organizations advocating for or working on voting rights and data privacy. The work group is tasked with considering the effectiveness, efficiency, and security of back-end, opt-out automatic voter registration as compared to Virginia's current front-end, opt-out process, and identifying the costs and benefits of moving to such a system. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/10/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101442D
- 01/10/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/03/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB319)
