HB 989 Virginia House of Delegates · 2024 Regular Session

Elections administration; duties of Dept. of Elections, required election and voter participation.

Summary
Elections administration; duties of the Departmentof Elections; required election and voter participation informationon the Internet. Requires the Department of Elections to provide information for voters on its website, including (i) the role ofand contact information for the State Board of Elections, the Departmentof Elections, local electoral boards, and general registrars and(ii) information about absentee voting, polling hours, Virginia'svoter identification requirements and acceptable forms of identification,the casting of ballots, and a means for voters to find their pollingplace. The bill requires such website to allow a voter to reviewany information about himself that is kept in the statewide voterregistration database. The bill also requires that the Departmentprovide a version of its website in which all parts are translatedinto any language that is spoken by a language minority group, includingthat any page linked to a translated page also be translated.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Signed Apr 4, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 28, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 13, 2024

How they voted

39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Feb 28, 2024
D Democratic21
20 Yea 1
95% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
32
Key actions
13
Committee
9
Amendments
2
Apr 4, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 406 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB989ER)
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 20, 2024
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 14, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
upper
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (88-Y 11-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (88-Y 11-N)
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB989E
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
lower
Feb 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 2, 2024
Committee
Assigned P & E sub: Election Administration
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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