HB 1678 Virginia House of Delegates · 2020 Regular Session

Election day; extending polling hours from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., provisions.

Summary

Election day; extending polling hours. Extends from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. the time at which polls close on election day. The bill aligns candidate filing deadlines and party nomination deadlines with the closing of polls. The bill provides that these changes will not become effective unless reenacted by the 2021 Session of the General Assembly. The bill incorporates HB 1643.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2020

Committee Review

Feb 2020

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2020

Senate Passage

Feb 2020

Signed into Law

Apr 2020

Introduced Jan 17, 2020 Signed Apr 6, 2020

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 6, 2020

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 720 (effective - see bill)

executive

Feb 28, 2020

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (20-Y 17-N)

upper

Feb 25, 2020

Upper · Passed

Reported from Privileges and Elections (11-Y 4-N)

upper

Feb 12, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

upper

Feb 11, 2020

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (65-Y 35-N)

lower

Feb 10, 2020

Lower · Passed

Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1678H1

lower

Feb 10, 2020

Lower · Passed

Committee substitute agreed to 20107627D-H1

lower

Feb 7, 2020

Lower · Passed

Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (19-Y 3-N)

lower

Feb 4, 2020

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 2-N)

lower

Jan 21, 2020

Committee

Assigned P & E sub: Elections

lower

Jan 17, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

lower

Jan 17, 2020

Introduced

Presented and ordered printed 20102034D

lower

1 primary · 4 co-sponsors