2026 SESSION
SENATE SUBSTITUTE
26110184D
SENATE BILL NO. 162
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
(Proposed by the Governor
on April 11, 2026)
(Patron Prior to Substitute—Senator Locke)
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 8.01-338 , 24.2-101 , 24.2-404 , 24.2-409 , 24.2-409.1 , 24.2-410 , 24.2-418 , 24.2-427 , 53.1-5 , 53.1-10 , 64.2-2000 , and 64.2-2009 of the Code of Virginia; to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 24.2-400.1 , 24.2-409.2 , and 24.2-418.2 ; and to repeal Chapter 12.1 (§§ 53.1-231.1 and 53.1-231.2 ) of Title 53.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to voter registration; restoration of political rights upon release from incarceration; certain adjudications.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 8.01-338 , 24.2-101 , 24.2-404 , 24.2-409 , 24.2-409.1 , 24.2-410 , 24.2-418 , 24.2-427 , 53.1-5 , 53.1-10 , 64.2-2000 , and 64.2-2009 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted and that the Code of Virginia is amended by adding sections numbered 24.2-400.1 , 24.2-409.2 , and 24.2-418.2 as follows:
§ 8.01-338 . Who disqualified.