HB 177 Virginia House of Delegates · 2022 Regular Session

Absentee voting; witness requirement for absentee ballots.

Summary
Elections; absentee voting; witness signature requirement; additional information. Makes an absentee voter's failure to have a witness sign the absentee ballot envelope a material omission that renders the ballot void. Additionally, the bill requires an absentee voter to include the last four number of his social security number and his date of birth with the voter affirmation statement on such ballot envelope.
Bill status failed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2022 Last action Mar 12, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 2, 2022 · House of Delegates Feb 10, 2022

How they voted

330
Passed
Total votes 33
Mar 2, 2022
D Democratic17
17 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican16
16 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
35
Key actions
12
Committee
11
Mar 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate requested conference committee
upper
Mar 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB177S1
upper
Mar 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 22107254D-S1
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Mar 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
upper
Feb 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (52-Y 48-N)
lower
Feb 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB177H1
lower
Feb 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 22106054D-H1
lower
Feb 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (14-Y 5-N)
lower
Jan 10, 2022
Introduced
Introduced bill reprinted 22101654D
lower
Jan 10, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
lower
Jan 10, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101654D
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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