# Virginia SB814: Election of certain governing bodies; conversion to single-member districts. Virginia SB814, Election of certain governing bodies; conversion to single-member districts., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Aaron R. Rouse (Democratic); status to governor, last action 2025-04-02 (Senate sustained Governor's veto) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB814-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia SB814 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Election of certain governing bodies; conversion to single-member districts. - Status: to governor - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2024-12-30 - Last action: 2025-04-02, Senate sustained Governor's veto - Sponsor: Aaron R. Rouse (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (155 yes, 103 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Election of certain governing bodies; conversion to single-member districts. Allows the governing body of a locality that has been subject to a court order imposing a remedial election system under voting rights laws to adopt an ordinance to convert one or more at-large seats of such body to single-member districts, provided that the governing body also adopts and implements the remedial election system contained in the court order. The bill provides that members of such governing body in office on the effective date of such ordinance shall complete their terms of office. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Aaron R. Rouse (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-20 | Senate | House Amendment agreed to by Senate | pass | 20 | 19 | | | 2025-02-19 | House | Passed House with amendment | pass | 51 | 46 | | | 2025-02-14 | House | Reported from Privileges and Elections | pass | 12 | 10 | | | 2025-02-10 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 5 | 3 | 1 | | 2025-01-27 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate | pass | 20 | 18 | | | 2025-01-23 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2025-01-21 | Senate | Reported from Privileges and Elections | pass | 8 | 7 | | ## Actions (32) - 2025-04-02: Senate sustained Governor's veto (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-03-25: Vetoed by Governor (Governor) - 2025-03-11: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor) - 2025-03-11: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB814) (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB814ER) (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Enrolled (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-02-20: House Amendment agreed to by Senate (20-Y 19-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Passed House with amendment (51-Y 46-N) (House) - 2025-02-19: Engrossed by House as amended (House) - 2025-02-19: Delegate Convirs-Fowler Amendment agreed to (House) - 2025-02-19: Read third time (House) - 2025-02-18: Read second time (House) - 2025-02-14: Reported from Privileges and Elections (12-Y 10-N) (House) - 2025-02-10: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) (House) - 2025-02-09: Assigned PE sub: Election Administration (House) - 2025-02-04: Read first time (House) - 2025-02-04: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections (House) - 2025-02-04: Placed on Calendar (House) - 2025-01-27: Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 18-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-24: Engrossed by Senate (Senate) - 2025-01-24: Read second time (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-01-21: Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 7-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-21: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB814) (Senate) - 2024-12-30: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections (Senate) - 2024-12-30: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101347D (Senate) ## Bill text - Veto Explanation, 2025-03-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073928.HTML) - Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1068513.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1068512.PDF) - Amendment, 2025-02-19: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1060890.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1061537.HTML) - Introduced, 2024-12-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012031.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012030.PDF) ## Related bills - HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted) - SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed) - HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed) - HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed) - SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed) - HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor) ## Sources - [Veto Explanation (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073928.HTML) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1068513.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1068512.PDF) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1060890.HTML) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1061537.HTML) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012031.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012030.PDF) ## 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) - [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-SB814-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).