SB 857 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Voter registration; public access not required for certain events.

Summary
Voter registration; notice and public accessnot required for certain voter registration events. Providesthat voter registration conducted in a high school or at the locationof a naturalization ceremony and voter registration events sponsoredor conducted by an entity or organization that the general registraror an assistant registrar attends as an invitee are not requiredto be open to the public. Currently, opportunities for voter registrationare required to be provided at sites open to the public. The billalso provides that notice is not required for voter registrationevents that are not open to the public that the general registraror an assistant registrar attends or voter registration events thatthe general registrar or an assistant registrar attends as an invitee.
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
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 8, 2020 Signed Apr 7, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 5, 2020 · House of Delegates Feb 26, 2020

How they voted

28–12
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 5, 2020
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
7 Yea 12 Nay
63% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
37
Key actions
8
Committee
7
Amendments
2
Apr 7, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 858 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House (63-Y 37-N)
lower
Feb 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 5-N)
lower
Feb 18, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 1-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 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (28-Y 12-N)
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 31, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB857E
upper
Jan 31, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
upper
Jan 31, 2020
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Jan 28, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendments (13-Y 2-N)
upper
Jan 8, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
upper
Jan 8, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103557D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Adam Ebbin
Adam Ebbin
DDemocratic
VA
39