SB 21 Virginia Senate · 2022 Regular Session

Constitutional amendment; qualifications of voters and the right to vote (voter referendum).

Summary
Constitutional amendment (voter referendum);qualifications of voters and the right to vote; persons not entitledto vote. Provides for a referendum at the November 8, 2022, generalelection to approve or reject an amendment that would provide forthe fundamental right to vote in the Commonwealth, revise the qualificationsof voters so that a person convicted of a felony is not entitledto vote during his period of incarceration but is automatically investedwith the right to vote upon release from incarceration, and updatethe existing prohibition on voting by persons found to be mentallyincompetent to instead apply to persons who have been found to lackthe capacity to understand the act of voting.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 22, 2021 Last action Mar 8, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 10, 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
17
Key actions
6
Committee
8
Mar 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (6-Y 4-N)
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Committee
Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
lower
Feb 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 17-N)
upper
Feb 10, 2022
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Feb 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 20, 2022
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 20, 2022
Upper · Passed
Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to
upper
Jan 18, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections (9-Y 6-N)
upper
Dec 22, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
upper
Dec 22, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100350D
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors