# Virginia HB965: National Popular Vote Compact; enters Virginia into an interstate compact.

Virginia HB965, National Popular Vote Compact; enters Virginia into an interstate compact., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Marcia S. "Cia" Price (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0715)) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB965
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: National Popular Vote Compact; enters Virginia into an interstate compact.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0715)
- Sponsor: Marcia S. "Cia" Price (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (150 yes, 72 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

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 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. This bill is identical to SB 322.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Virginia joins compact for presidential popular vote: mixed, medium. Virginia joins an agreement to award its presidential electors based on the combined popular vote in participating states. The agreement takes effect once states holding a majority of electoral votes enact matching laws that take effect. It governs an election only when that majority is in place on…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Marcia S. "Cia" Price (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-02 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 21 | 19 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | Reported from Privileges and Elections | pass | 9 | 6 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 61 | 36 |   |
| 2026-02-06 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) | pass | 5 | 3 |   |
| 2026-02-06 | House | Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment(s) | pass | 14 | 8 |   |

## Actions (33)

- 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0715) (Governor)
- 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor - Chapter 715 (effective - see bill) (Governor)
- 2026-03-11: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB965) (House)
- 2026-03-10: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-03-10: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 (House)
- 2026-03-09: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB965ER) (House)
- 2026-03-09: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-03-09: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-02: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Read third time (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Reported from Privileges and Elections (9-Y 6-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB965) (House)
- 2026-02-13: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Read third time and passed House (61-Y 36-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-11: Engrossed by House as amended (House)
- 2026-02-11: committee amendments agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-11: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-10: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-06: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment(s) (14-Y 8-N) (House)
- 2026-02-06: House committee offered (House)
- 2026-02-06: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 3-N) (House)
- 2026-02-06: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-02-06: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-02-03: Assigned HPE sub: Voting Rights (House)
- 2026-01-26: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB965) (House)
- 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections (House)
- 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100314D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222355.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222354.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194420.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194419.PDF)
- Engrossed, 2026-02-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1133542.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1133541.PDF)
- Amendment, 2026-02-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1134120.HTML)
- Amendment, 2026-02-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1131967.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132696.HTML)
- Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086706.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086705.PDF)

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- 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/1222355.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222354.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194420.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194419.PDF)
- [Engrossed (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1133542.HTML)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1133541.PDF)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1134120.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1131967.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132696.HTML)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086706.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086705.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB965-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).