# Virginia SB76: Elections; primary dates, presidential year primaries.

Virginia SB76, Elections; primary dates, presidential year primaries., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Schuyler T. VanValkenburg (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-01-20 (Failed to report (defeated) in Privileges and Elections (6-Y 9-N)) (as of 2026-11-07).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB76
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Elections; primary dates, presidential year primaries.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-12-22
- Last action: 2026-01-20, Failed to report (defeated) in Privileges and Elections (6-Y 9-N)
- Sponsor: Schuyler T. VanValkenburg (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Privileges and Elections
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (6 yes, 9 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Elections; primary dates; presidential year primaries. Provides that all primaries for offices to be filled at the November election in presidential election years shall be held on the date of the presidential primary. With respect to candidates for election in November of a presidential election year, the bill also lifts the requirement that petition signatures must be collected after January 1 of the presidential election year. The bill adjusts campaign finance filing deadlines for candidates in presidential year elections to account for the March primary date.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Schuyler T. VanValkenburg (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-01-20 | Senate | Failed to report (defeated) in Privileges and Elections | fail | 6 | 9 |   |

## Actions (3)

- 2026-01-20: Failed to report (defeated) in Privileges and Elections (6-Y 9-N) (Senate)
- 2025-12-22: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections (Senate)
- 2025-12-22: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100578D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-12-22: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082126.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082125.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB20: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB329: Va. Residential Landlord & Tenant/Manufactured Home Lot Rental Acts; retaliatory conduct prohibited. (became law)
- SB253: Electric utilities; pilot programs for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)
- SB226: Compost and other products containing organic soil amendments; waste disposal infrastructure, etc. (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082126.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082125.PDF)

## Related
- [HB20: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB20-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [HB329: Va. Residential Landlord & Tenant/Manufactured Home Lot Rental Acts; retaliator…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB329-2026)
- [SB253: Electric utilities; pilot programs for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB253-2026)
- [SB226: Compost and other products containing organic soil amendments; waste disposal i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB226-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB76-2026 (as of 2026-11-07).