HB 195 Virginia House of Delegates · 2022 Regular Session

Polling places; location requirements, waiver in certain circumstances.

Summary
Polling places; location requirements; waiver in certain circumstances. Provides that in the event that there is no suitable building that could be used for a polling place within a precinct or within one mile of the precinct boundary, the general registrar or the governing body of the locality may request from the Department of Elections a waiver to establish a polling place that does not meet the location requirements. The bill provides that the Department shall grant such a waiver and may impose any conditions on the waiver that it deems necessary or appropriate to ensure accessibility and security of the polling place and compliance with any other requirements of state or federal law.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Feb 2022
Introduced Jan 10, 2022 Signed Feb 23, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 10, 2022 · House of Delegates Jan 27, 2022

How they voted

330
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 10, 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
30
Key actions
9
Committee
7
Feb 23, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 5 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Feb 11, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 11, 2022
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB195S1
upper
Feb 11, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 22106358D-S1
upper
Feb 10, 2022
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Feb 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (14-Y 1-N)
upper
Jan 28, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
upper
Jan 27, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (86-Y 13-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections (20-Y 1-N)
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 22101098D
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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