Election Law – Absentee Voting – References in Public Communications and Prepaid Postage for Return of Ballots
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
May 2020
Introduced Sep 20, 2019
Signed May 8, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 15, 2020 · House of Delegates Jan 31, 2020
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 33
Mar 15, 2020
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
R
Republican12
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
10
Committee
7
Amendments
2
Mar 18, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed Enrolled
lower
Mar 18, 2020
Introduced
House Concurs Senate Amendments
lower
Mar 18, 2020
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Mar 18, 2020
Introduced
Floor Amendment {
upper
Mar 18, 2020
Upper · Passed
Favorable Adopted
upper
Mar 16, 2020
Upper · Passed
Motion Special Order until 3/17 (Senator Kagan) Adopted
upper
Mar 16, 2020
Upper · Passed
Favorable
upper
Mar 16, 2020
Upper · Passed
Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
upper
Mar 15, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (32-0-1)
senate
Feb 3, 2020
Committee
Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
upper
Jan 31, 2020
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
lower
Jan 8, 2020
Committee
First Reading Ways and Means
lower
Sep 20, 2019
Introduced
Pre-filed
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Julie Palakovich Carr
DDemocratic
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