Local Government - Municipal Elections - No-Excuse Absentee Voting
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Apr 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2018
Signed into Law
May 2018
Introduced Feb 5, 2018
Signed May 15, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Mar 15, 2018 · House of Delegates Mar 30, 2018
How they voted
30–6
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 37
Mar 15, 2018
D
Democratic27
96% Yea
R
Republican10
60% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
11
Committee
7
Amendments
2
May 15, 2018
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 745
executive
Apr 2, 2018
Upper · Passed
Returned Passed
upper
Mar 30, 2018
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed (133-1)
lower
Mar 30, 2018
Amended
Floor Amendment {833222/1 (Delegate Kipke) Rejected (48-86)
lower
Mar 30, 2018
Lower · Passed
Special Order until later this session (Delegate B. Barnes) Adopted
lower
Mar 29, 2018
Lower · Passed
Favorable Report Adopted
lower
Mar 29, 2018
Lower · Passed
Favorable Report by Ways and Means
lower
Mar 15, 2018
Committee
First Reading Ways and Means
lower
Mar 15, 2018
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed (38-7)
upper
Mar 13, 2018
Amended
Floor Amendment {863025/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected (16-26)
upper
Mar 13, 2018
Upper · Passed
Favorable Report Adopted
upper
Mar 13, 2018
Upper · Passed
Special Order until later today (Senator Ready) Adopted
upper
Mar 13, 2018
Upper · Passed
Favorable
upper
Mar 12, 2018
Upper · Passed
Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
upper
Feb 5, 2018
Committee
First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
upper
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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