HB 238 Virginia House of Delegates · 2020 Regular Session

Absentee voting; deadline for returning absentee ballot.

Summary

Absentee voting; deadline for returning absentee ballot. Provides that any absentee ballot that is returned to the general registrar after the closing of the polls on election day but before noon on the third day after the election and postmarked on or before the date of the election shall be counted if the voter is found entitled to vote. This bill contains technical amendments and is identical to SB 455.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2019

Committee Review

Feb 2020

House of Delegates Passage

Jan 2020

Senate Passage

Feb 2020

Signed into Law

Mar 2020

Introduced Dec 30, 2019 Signed Mar 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

Key actions

Committee

Mar 11, 2020

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 288 (effective 7/1/20)

executive

Feb 21, 2020

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (35-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 18, 2020

Upper · Passed

Reported from Privileges and Elections (13-Y 0-N 1-A)

upper

Jan 31, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

upper

Jan 30, 2020

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (100-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 24, 2020

Lower · Passed

Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N)

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 30, 2019

Committee

Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

lower

Dec 30, 2019

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101272D

lower

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors