# Virginia SB315: Voter registration; registration of DMV customers, updates to existing registration.

Virginia SB315, Voter registration; registration of DMV customers, updates to existing registration., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Saddam Azlan Salim (Democratic); status failed, last action 2024-11-18 (Left in Privileges and Elections) (as of 2026-10-16).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB315-2025
- As of: 2026-10-16
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB315
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Voter registration; registration of DMV customers, updates to existing registration.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-01-09
- Last action: 2024-11-18, Left in Privileges and Elections
- Sponsor: Saddam Azlan Salim (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (87 yes, 38 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 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 name or address change and to return a voter to active status from inactive status, as appropriate. 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: Saddam Azlan Salim (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024-02-23 | House | Continued to 2025 in Privileges and Elections (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2024-02-19 | House | Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2024-02-12 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate | pass | 21 | 19 |   |
| 2024-02-08 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2024-02-07 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | 10 | 5 |   |
| 2024-01-30 | Senate | Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute | pass | 8 | 7 |   |
| 2024-01-30 | Senate | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 8 | 7 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2024-11-18: Left in Privileges and Elections (House)
- 2024-02-23: Continued to 2025 in Privileges and Elections (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2024-02-19: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2024-02-19: Impact statement from DPB (SB315S1) (Senate)
- 2024-02-18: Assigned P & E sub: Election Administration (House)
- 2024-02-15: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections (House)
- 2024-02-15: Read first time (House)
- 2024-02-15: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2024-02-12: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) (Senate)
- 2024-02-09: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB315S1 (Senate)
- 2024-02-09: Committee substitute agreed to 24106037D-S1 (Senate)
- 2024-02-09: Reading of substitute waived (Senate)
- 2024-02-09: Read second time (Senate)
- 2024-02-08: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2024-02-07: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) (Senate)
- 2024-01-31: Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered (Senate)
- 2024-01-30: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (Senate)
- 2024-01-30: Committee substitute printed 24106037D-S1 (Senate)
- 2024-01-30: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (8-Y 7-N) (Senate)
- 2024-01-30: Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered (Senate)
- 2024-01-26: Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered (Senate)
- 2024-01-09: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections (Senate)
- 2024-01-09: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103694D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2024-01-31: [HTML](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB315)
- Introduced, 2024-01-10: [HTML](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB315)

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## Sources
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB315)

## 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-SB315-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).