SB 555 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Voting; restrictions on the basis of race.

Summary

Voting restrictions on the basis of race. Repeals several Acts of Assembly that implemented and enforced a state poll tax and provided for separate registration records on the basis of race. This bill is identical to HB 1086.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2020

Committee Review

Feb 2020

Senate Passage

Feb 2020

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2020

Signed into Law

Mar 2020

Introduced Jan 7, 2020 Signed Mar 18, 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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Committee

Mar 18, 2020

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 377 (effective 7/1/20)

executive

Feb 26, 2020

Lower · Passed

Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 21, 2020

Lower · Passed

Reported from Privileges and Elections (20-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 18, 2020

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 14, 2020

Committee

Assigned P & E sub: Elections

lower

Feb 13, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

lower

Feb 3, 2020

Upper · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 28, 2020

Upper · Passed

Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 7, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

upper

Jan 7, 2020

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102509D

upper

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors