Absentee voting; postage prepaid on return envelope.
Summary
Absentee voting; postage prepaid on return envelope. Requires the envelope provided to an absentee voter for the return of the absentee ballot to include prepaid postage. The provisions of the bill do not become effective unless reenacted by the 2021 Session of the General Assembly.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Dec 27, 2019
Signed Apr 11, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
45
Key actions
15
Committee
16
Amendments
3
Apr 11, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 1155 (effective - see bill)
executive
Mar 7, 2020
Upper · Passed
Conference report agreed to by Senate (24-Y 13-N)
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (58-Y 33-N)
lower
Mar 4, 2020
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Feb 28, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate requested conference committee
upper
Feb 28, 2020
Introduced
Senate insisted on amendment (38-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amendment (25-Y 15-N)
upper
Feb 24, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Feb 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Feb 24, 2020
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Feb 21, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 18, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (11-Y 3-N)
upper
Feb 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (60-Y 38-N)
lower
Jan 31, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (16-Y 6-N)
lower
Jan 31, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 24, 2020
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Compensation & General Government
lower
Jan 24, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections (17-Y 5-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 13, 2020
Committee
Assigned P & E sub: Elections
lower
Dec 27, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
lower
Dec 27, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100609D
lower
1 primary · 18 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Paul Krizek
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Q. Askew
DDemocratic
Co
Alfonso Lopez
DDemocratic
Co
Cia Price
DDemocratic
Co
Clint Jenkins
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Helmer
DDemocratic
Co
Danica Roem
DDemocratic
Co
Hala S. Ayala
DDemocratic
Co
Ibraheem S. Samirah
DDemocratic
Co
Jeff Bourne
DDemocratic
Co
Karrie Delaney
DDemocratic
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