HB 872 Virginia House of Delegates · 2020 Regular Session

Voter registration by mail; certain first-time voters permitted to vote by absentee ballot.

Summary

Voter registration by mail; certain first-time voters permitted to vote by absentee ballot. Adds to the list of exceptions to the requirement that first-time voters who registered to vote by mail must vote in person those voters who are entitled under current law to vote by absentee ballot because they are confined while awaiting trial or for having been convicted of a misdemeanor. This bill incorporates HB 185.

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 7, 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

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 6, 2020

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 718 (effective 7/1/20)

executive

Feb 28, 2020

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (20-Y 17-N)

upper

Feb 25, 2020

Upper · Passed

Reported from Privileges and Elections (9-Y 6-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 (55-Y 44-N)

lower

Feb 5, 2020

Lower · Passed

Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB872H1

lower

Feb 5, 2020

Lower · Passed

Committee substitute agreed to 20107265D-H1

lower

Jan 31, 2020

Lower · Passed

Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (13-Y 9-N)

lower

Jan 28, 2020

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 2-N)

lower

Jan 13, 2020

Committee

Assigned P & E sub: Elections

lower

Jan 7, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

lower

Jan 7, 2020

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101730D

lower

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors