SB 1281 Virginia Senate · 2021 Regular Session

General registrar; qualifications, residency.

Summary

General registrar; qualifications, residency. Allows a county or city with a population of 50,000 or less to appoint a general registrar that is not a qualified voter of the county or city. Under current law, only counties or cities with a population of 25,000 or less may do so.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2021

Committee Review

Feb 2021

Senate Passage

Jan 2021

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2021

Signed into Law

Mar 2021

Introduced Jan 11, 2021 Signed Mar 31, 2021

Floor votes · Senate Jan 25, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 15, 2021

How they voted

25–8

Passed

Total votes 33

Jan 25, 2021

D Democratic17

17 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican16

8 Yea 8 Nay

50% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Mar 31, 2021

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 482 (effective 7/1/21)

executive

Feb 15, 2021

Lower · Passed

Passed House (54-Y 46-N)

lower

Feb 10, 2021

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Feb 2, 2021

Committee

Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

lower

Jan 25, 2021

Upper · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate (31-Y 8-N)

upper

Jan 22, 2021

Introduced

Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1281E

upper

Jan 22, 2021

Upper · Passed

Committee amendments agreed to

upper

Jan 22, 2021

Introduced

Reading of amendments waived

upper

Jan 19, 2021

Upper · Passed

Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendments (13-Y 0-N 2-A)

upper

Jan 19, 2021

Upper · Passed

Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

upper

Jan 11, 2021

Committee

Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

upper

Jan 11, 2021

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101704D

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors