# Virginia HB1528: General Assembly; special election to fill certain vacancies, deadline for parties to nominate. Virginia HB1528, General Assembly; special election to fill certain vacancies, deadline for parties to nominate., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Garrett McGuire (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-08 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0477)) (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1528-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB1528 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: General Assembly; special election to fill certain vacancies, deadline for parties to nominate. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-30 - Last action: 2026-04-08, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0477) - Sponsor: Garrett McGuire (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (212 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary Special election to fill certain vacancies in the General Assembly; deadline for parties to nominate. Requires parties to nominate candidates for any special election to fill a vacancy in the General Assembly occurring between December 10 and March 1 within seven days of any writ of election or order calling such special election. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Virginia parties face deadlines for choosing candidates: cost, low. Virginia political parties must meet these deadlines when choosing candidates without a primary election. For General Assembly vacancies occurring between December 10 and March 1, a special seven-day deadline applies. When the special election is separate from a general election, parties must nomin… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Garrett McGuire (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-09 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-03 | Senate | Reported from Privileges and Elections | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2026-02-17 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 | | | 2026-02-13 | House | Reported from Privileges and Elections | pass | 21 | 0 | | ## Actions (26) - 2026-04-08: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0477) (Governor) - 2026-04-08: Approved by Governor-Chapter 477 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor) - 2026-03-25: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-03-25: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 25, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-17: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1528) (House) - 2026-03-14: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1528ER) (House) - 2026-03-14: Enrolled (House) - 2026-03-14: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-14: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-03-09: Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Read third time (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-16: Read second time and engrossed (House) - 2026-02-15: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-13: Reported from Privileges and Elections (21-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-02-03: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1528) (House) - 2026-01-30: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections (House) - 2026-01-30: Unanimous consent to introduce (House) - 2026-01-30: Presented and ordered printed 26106000D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218158.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218157.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-03-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209149.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209148.PDF) - Introduced, 2026-01-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1103960.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1103959.PDF) ## Related bills - HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed) - HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed) - HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed) - HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed) ## Sources - [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218158.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218157.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209149.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209148.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1103960.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1103959.PDF) ## Related - [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026) - [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026) - [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026) - [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026) - [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026) - [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1528-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).