Polling place; assistance for certain voters, clarifies definition of 'person with a disability.'
Summary
Assistance for certain voters outside of the polling place; definition of "person with a disability"; training. Amends the definition of "person with a disability" for purposes of the Elections title to mean any person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of his major life activities or who has a record of such impairment. The bill provides that any qualified voter who is a person with a disability shall be eligible for assistance outside of the polling place and makes technical amendments for consistency. The bill requires the training required for all officers of election to include specific training on voting outside of a polling place and directs the Department of Elections to incorporate into guidance documents for election officials the processes and procedures for voting outside of the polling place, including best practices for providing assistance for voters with disabilities. This bill is identical to HB 441.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 10, 2024
Signed Apr 4, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jan 29, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 21, 2024
How they voted
39–1
Passed
Total votes 40
Jan 29, 2024
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
11
Committee
4
Apr 4, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 515 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 2, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB605ER)
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
upper
Jan 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
upper
Jan 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections (11-Y 0-N 3-A)
upper
Jan 10, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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