# Virginia HJ45: Constitutional amendment; qualifications of voters, 16-year-olds permitted to vote.

Virginia HJ45, Constitutional amendment; qualifications of voters, 16-year-olds permitted to vote., is a 2027 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jackie H. Glass (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-07-21 (Continued from last session) (as of 2026-10-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HJ45-2027
- As of: 2026-10-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HJ45
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 Regular Session
- Title: Constitutional amendment; qualifications of voters, 16-year-olds permitted to vote.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-07-21, Continued from last session
- Sponsor: Jackie H. Glass (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Voting Rights
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Constitutional amendment (first reference); qualifications of voters; 16-year-olds permitted to vote. Provides that, notwithstanding the requirement that a voter shall be 18 years of age, any person who is 16 years of age or older and is otherwise qualified to vote shall be permitted to register to vote and to vote in local elections.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jackie H. Glass (Democratic), House

## Actions (6)

- 2026-07-21: Continued from last session (House)
- 2026-01-30: Continued to 2027 in Privileges and Elections (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-01-28: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2028 (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-01-26: Assigned HPE sub: Voting Rights (House)
- 2026-01-14: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections (House)
- 2026-01-14: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103350D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230907.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230906.PDF)

## Related bills

- SB844: Licensed clinical psychologists; prescriptive authority; report. (in committee)
- HB1535: Individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; admissibility of statements. (introduced)
- HB1534: School service providers; deletion of student and family personal information. (introduced)
- SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset. (in committee)
- SB842: High school student athletes; eligibility, enrollment. (in committee)
- SB840: Corrections, Director of the Department of; placement of inmates, Red Onion State Prison. (in committee)

## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230907.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230906.PDF)

## Related
- [SB844: Licensed clinical psychologists; prescriptive authority; report.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB844-2027)
- [HB1535: Individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; admissibility of s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1535-2027)
- [HB1534: School service providers; deletion of student and family personal information.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1534-2027)
- [SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB843-2027)
- [SB842: High school student athletes; eligibility, enrollment.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB842-2027)
- [SB840: Corrections, Director of the Department of; placement of inmates, Red Onion Sta…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB840-2027)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HJ45-2027 (as of 2026-10-11).