# Virginia SB322: National Popular Vote Compact; enters Virginia into an interstate compact. Virginia SB322, National Popular Vote Compact; enters Virginia into an interstate compact., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Adam P. Ebbin (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0716)) (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB322-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia SB322 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: National Popular Vote Compact; enters Virginia into an interstate compact. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-13 - Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0716) - Sponsor: Adam P. Ebbin (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (144 yes, 69 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 HB 965. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Virginia joins national popular vote election compact: benefit, medium. Virginia joins the National Popular Vote Compact. Beginning with November 2028, Virginia assigns its presidential electors to the national popular vote winner when the compact governs. The compact takes effect after states holding a majority of electoral votes adopt substantially matching laws that… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Adam P. Ebbin (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-25 | House | Passed House | pass | 62 | 36 | | | 2026-02-20 | House | Reported from Privileges and Elections | pass | 13 | 8 | | | 2026-02-09 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate | pass | 21 | 19 | | | 2026-02-06 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-05 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-02-05 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-03 | Senate | Reported from Privileges and Elections | pass | 8 | 6 | | ## Actions (26) - 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0716) (Governor) - 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 716 (Effective - see bill) (Governor) - 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 (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB322) (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB322ER) (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Enrolled (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-02-25: Passed House (62-Y 36-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-25: Read third time (House) - 2026-02-24: Read second time (House) - 2026-02-20: Reported from Privileges and Elections (13-Y 8-N) (House) - 2026-02-12: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections (House) - 2026-02-12: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-12: Placed on Calendar (House) - 2026-02-09: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Read second time (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 6-N) (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB322) (Senate) - 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections (Senate) - 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100242D (Senate) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222243.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222242.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-02-27: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1181540.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1181539.PDF) - Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1089624.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1089623.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/1222243.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222242.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1181540.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1181539.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1089624.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1089623.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-SB322-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).