The Virginia General Assembly adjourned its 2026 regular session on April 22 after sending 51 election-related bills to Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) and adopting three resolutions. Spanberger signed 46 bills and vetoed five.
The 2026 session was the first time in five years that Virginia had a Democratic trifecta, where one party controls both chambers of the legislature and the governor’s office, after Spanberger won election in 2025. The 49 election-related bills and resolutions approved during the 2026 session equaled a 250% increase over the state's previous average of 14 measures approved per year from 2023 to 2025.
Spanberger signed 28 election-related bills in February, March, and April, vetoed one, and returned an additional 22 bills to legislators with suggested amendments. Lawmakers approved her suggested amendments to 17 of those bills on April 22. Spanberger vetoed four of the remaining bills and signed one without her suggested amendments in May.
