HB 238

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2020 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Dec 30, 2019
  • Passed House Jan 30, 2020
  • Passed Senate Feb 21, 2020
  • Signed by Governor Mar 11, 2020

Absentee voting; deadline for returning absentee ballot.

Abstract

Absentee voting; deadline for returning absentee ballot. Provides that any absentee ballot that is returned to the general registrar after the closing of the polls on election day but before noon on the third day after the election and postmarked on or before the date of the election shall be counted if the voter is found entitled to vote. This bill contains technical amendments and is identical to SB 455.

Bill Sponsors (4)

Votes


Actions


Mar 11, 2020

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 288 (effective 7/1/20)

Mar 05, 2020

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 5, 2020

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 12, 2020

Feb 27, 2020

House

Signed by Speaker

Senate

Signed by President

Feb 26, 2020

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB238ER)

House

Enrolled

Feb 21, 2020

Senate

Passed Senate (35-Y 0-N)

Senate

Read third time

Feb 20, 2020

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)

Feb 18, 2020

Senate

Reported from Privileges and Elections (13-Y 0-N 1-A)

Jan 31, 2020

Senate

Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed

Jan 30, 2020

House

VOTE: Passage (100-Y 0-N)

House

Read third time and passed House (100-Y 0-N)

Jan 29, 2020

House

Read second time and engrossed

Jan 28, 2020

House

Read first time

Jan 24, 2020

House

Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N)

Jan 21, 2020

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)

Jan 20, 2020

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB238)

Jan 13, 2020

House

Assigned P & E sub: Elections

Dec 30, 2019

House

Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101272D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Impact statement from DPB (HB238) HTML
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB238ER) HTML
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0288) HTML

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