# Virginia SB632: Elections; candidates and elected officials, confidentiality of personally identifiable information.

Virginia SB632, Elections; candidates and elected officials, confidentiality of personally identifiable information., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Lashrecse D. Aird (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0229)) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB632
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Elections; candidates and elected officials, confidentiality of personally identifiable information.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-04-06, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0229)
- Sponsor: Lashrecse D. Aird (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 8 (194 yes, 56 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

Elections; candidates and elected officials; address confidentiality. Prohibits the custodian of any filing made by a candidate from releasing the address, phone number, or email address of such candidate in response to a request made under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. The bill permits a candidate to provide the unique identifier assigned to him in the voter registration system pursuant to relevant law in place of his residence address on any candidate filing. The State Board of Elections is prohibited from requiring candidates to disclose their address or unique identifier on petitions prior to their being filed. The bill also adds elected officials to the list of people who may furnish, in addition to their residence street address, a post office box address located within the Commonwealth to be included in lieu of their street address on the lists of registered voters. The certificate of election delivered to the winner of an election is required to be accompanied by a notice that the person meets the qualifications for being granted protected voter status along with instructions for updating their voter registration in order to attain such status. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027. This bill is identical to HB 835.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More address privacy for elected officials: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, protected voters can use a Virginia post office box instead of a home address on specified voter records. Eligible groups include current and former elected officials. Election officials must notify people declared elected that they qualify and explain how to update their…
- More privacy for Virginia election candidates: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, officials need candidates’ written consent to release home addresses, phone numbers, or emails under Virginia’s public-records law. Officials must redact this information if consent is denied or no response arrives within five business days. Candidates can use their uniqu…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Lashrecse D. Aird (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-27 | Senate | House amendment agreed to by Senate | pass | 21 | 17 |   |
| 2026-02-25 | House | Passed House with amendment | pass | 82 | 15 |   |
| 2026-02-20 | House | Reported from Privileges and Elections | pass | 19 | 2 |   |
| 2026-02-09 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate | pass | 21 | 19 |   |
| 2026-02-06 | Senate | Privileges and Elections Substitute agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-05 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-05 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-03 | Senate | Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute | pass | 11 | 3 |   |

## Actions (35)

- 2026-04-06: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0229) (Governor)
- 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor-Chapter 229 (Effective 1/1/2027) (Governor)
- 2026-03-10: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB632) (Senate)
- 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)
- 2026-03-04: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB632ER) (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-02-27: House amendment agreed to by Senate (21-Y 17-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Passed House with amendment (82-Y 15-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-25: Engrossed by House as amended (House)
- 2026-02-25: Delegate Price Floor amendment agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-25: Read third time (House)
- 2026-02-25: Floor Offered (House)
- 2026-02-24: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-20: Reported from Privileges and Elections (19-Y 2-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: Privileges and Elections Substitute agreed to (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB632) (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (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)
- 2026-02-04: Committee substitute printed 26107134D-S1 (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Senate committee offered (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (11-Y 3-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Incorporates SB54 (Diggs) (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB632) (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104683D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216974.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216973.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-04: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1188842.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1188841.PDF)
- Amendment, 2026-02-25: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1181375.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179233.HTML)
- Amendment, 2026-02-04: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115853.HTML)
- Substitute, 2026-02-04: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115814.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115813.PDF)
- Amendment, 2026-02-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1108749.HTML)
- Introduced, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1091543.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1091542.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/1216974.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216973.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1188842.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1188841.PDF)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1181375.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179233.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115853.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115814.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115813.PDF)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1108749.HTML)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1091543.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1091542.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-SB632-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).