# Virginia HB565: Voter registration; registration of Department of Motor Vehicles customers, automatic update.

Virginia HB565, Voter registration; registration of Department of Motor Vehicles customers, automatic update., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Alex Q. Askew (Democratic); status failed, last action 2024-11-18 (Left in Privileges and Elections) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB565
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Voter registration; registration of Department of Motor Vehicles customers, automatic update.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-01-09
- Last action: 2024-11-18, Left in Privileges and Elections
- Sponsor: Alex Q. Askew (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (0 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Voter registration; registration of Department of Motor Vehicles customers; automatic update. Provides that the information gathered by the Department of Motor Vehicles for a person who indicates that he is already registered to vote is to be automatically transmitted to the Department of Elections for the purpose of updating an existing voter registration record. Under current law, a person must be presented with the option to decline to have his information transmitted to the Department of Elections before such information may be transmitted.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Alex Q. Askew (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024-02-09 | House | Continued to 2025 in Privileges and Elections (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |

## Actions (5)

- 2024-11-18: Left in Privileges and Elections (House)
- 2024-02-09: Continued to 2025 in Privileges and Elections (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2024-02-01: Impact statement from DPB (HB565) (House)
- 2024-01-09: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections (House)
- 2024-01-09: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103106D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2024-01-16: [HTML](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB565)

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- SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed)
- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
- SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed)
- HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor)

## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB565)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB565-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).