HB965
National Popular Vote Compact; enters Virginia into an interstate compact.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 11, 2026
House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB965)
Chief Patron:
Cia Price (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Presidential electors; National Popular Vote Compact.
Enters Virginia into an interstate compact known as the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote. Article II of the Constitution of the United States gives the states exclusive and plenary authority to decide the manner of awarding their electoral votes. Under the compact, Virginia ... (More) agrees to award its electoral votes to the presidential ticket that receives the most popular votes in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The compact goes into effect when states cumulatively possessing a majority of the electoral votes have joined the compact. A state may withdraw from the compact; however, a withdrawal occurring within six months of the end of a President's term shall not become effective until a President or Vice President has qualified to serve the next term. The bill also provides for the manner of appointing electors when such agreement does and does not govern the appointment of electors. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100314D
- 01/13/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/26/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB965)
- 02/03/2026 - House: Assigned HPE sub: Voting Rights
- 02/03/2026 - House: Placed on Privileges and Elections Agenda
- 02/06/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/06/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/06/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 3-N)
- 02/06/2026 - House: Placed on Privileges and Elections Agenda
- 02/06/2026 - House: House committee offered
- 02/06/2026 - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment(s) (14-Y 8-N)
- 02/10/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/11/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/11/2026 - House: committee amendments agreed to
- 02/11/2026 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/12/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (61-Y 36-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/17/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB965)
- 02/24/2026 - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (9-Y 6-N)
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/09/2026 - House: Enrolled
- 03/09/2026 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB965ER)
- 03/09/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/10/2026 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
- 03/10/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
- 03/11/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB965)
