ChangeBridge / Virginia / HJR4 Signed by Governor HJR4 House Joint Resolution Signed by Governor 2026-01-16

Constitutional amendment; apportionment, congress dists, limited authority of the GA to modify.

Constitutional amendment (second reference); apportionment; congressional districts; limited authority of the General Assembly to modify. Proposes an amendment to the Constitution of Virginia related to the establishment of congressional districts. The amendment provides explicit authority for the General Assembly to modify one or more congressional districts, outside of the standard decennial redistricting cycle, in the event that any other state conducts a redistricting of the state's congressional districts outside of the standard decennial redistricting cycle or for any purpose other than complying with a state or federal court order to remedy an unlawful or unconstitutional district map. Additionally, an amendment to the Schedule of the Constitution of Virginia is proposed to specify the period of time to which such authorization is limited.

Bill Details

State Virginia

Session 2026 Regular Regular Session

Chamber House

Official Source lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HJ4

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Sponsors

Rodney Willett (Rep - D) Kelly Convirs-Fowler (Rep - D) Marcia Price (Rep - D) Jessica Anderson (Rep - D) Bonita Anthony (Rep - D) Alex Askew (Rep - D) Elizabeth Bennett-Parker (Sen - D) David Bulova (Rep - D) Katrina Callsen (Rep - D) Karen Carnegie (Rep - D) Betsy Carr (Rep - D) Stacey Annie Carroll (Rep - D) Nadarius Clark (Rep - D) Laura Jane Cohen (Rep - D) Joshua Cole (Rep - D) Nicole Cole (Rep - D) Rae Cousins (Rep - D) Lindsey Dougherty (Rep - D) Mark Downey (Rep - D) Michael Feggans (Rep - D) Lily Franklin (Rep - D) Debra Gardner (Rep - D) Jackie Glass (Rep - D) Elizabeth Guzman (Rep - D) C.E. Hayes (Rep - D) Dan Helmer (Rep - D) Rozia Henson (Rep - D) Phil Hernandez (Rep - D) Charniele Herring (Rep - D) Patrick Hope (Rep - D) Michael Jones (Sen - D) Karen Keys-Gamarra (Rep - D) Paul Krizek (Rep - D) Amy Laufer (Rep - D) Destiny LeVere Bolling (Rep - D) Michelle Maldonado (Rep - D) Marty Martinez (Rep - D) Adele McClure (Rep - D) Delores McQuinn (Rep - D) Candi Mundon King (Rep - D) May Nivar (Rep - D) Kimberly Pope Adams (Rep - D) Sam Rasoul (Rep - D) Atoosa Reaser (Rep - D) David Reid (Rep - D) Don Scott (Rep - D) Holly Seibold (Rep - D) Briana Sewell (Rep - D) Irene Shin (Rep - D) Mark Sickles (Rep - D) Marcus Simon (Rep - D) Shelly Simonds (Rep - D) Richard Sullivan (Rep - D) Joshua Thomas (Rep - D) Virgil Thornton (Rep - D) Luke Torian (Rep - D) Kathy Tran (Rep - D) Jeion Ward (Rep - D) Vivian Watts (Rep - D) Barbara Favola (Sen - D)

Action History

2026-03-31 H Signed by Speaker 2026-03-30 S Signed by President 2026-03-30 H Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ4ER) 2026-01-16 S Agreed to by Senate (21-Y, 18-N, 0-A) 2026-01-16 S Senator Head Amendments rejected (18-Y 21-N 0-A) 2026-01-16 S Reading of amendment waived (Voice Vote) 2026-01-16 S Floor offered Senator Head, Christopher T. Amendments 2026-01-16 S Read third time 2026-01-15 S Read second time 2026-01-14 S Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 5-N) 2026-01-14 H Agreed to by House (62-Y 33-N 1-A) 2026-01-14 H Engrossed by House 2026-01-14 H Taken up 2026-01-14 H Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 7-N) 2026-01-14 S Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections 2025-11-17 H Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections 2025-11-17 H Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101729D

Votes

2026-01-14 Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 7-N) Yea: 15 Nay: 7 2026-01-14 Agreed to by House (62-Y 33-N 1-A) Yea: 62 Nay: 33 2026-01-14 Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 5-N) Yea: 8 Nay: 5 2026-01-16 Agreed to by Senate with amendment (21-Y 18-N 0-A) Yea: 21 Nay: 18 2026-01-16 Senator Head Amendments rejected (18-Y 21-N 0-A) Yea: 18 Nay: 21

Committee Referrals

2025-11-17 H Privileges and Elections 2026-01-14 S Privileges and Elections

Amendments

0000-00-00 Senator Head, Christopher T. Amendment

Bill Text Versions

2025-11-17 Introduced 2026-03-30 Enrolled Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)