HB 872

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2020 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 07, 2020
  • Passed House Feb 06, 2020
  • Passed Senate Feb 28, 2020
  • Signed by Governor Apr 06, 2020

Voter registration by mail; certain first-time voters permitted to vote by absentee ballot.

Abstract

Voter registration by mail; certain first-time voters permitted to vote by absentee ballot. Adds to the list of exceptions to the requirement that first-time voters who registered to vote by mail must vote in person those voters who are entitled under current law to vote by absentee ballot because they are confined while awaiting trial or for having been convicted of a misdemeanor. This bill incorporates HB 185.

Voter registration by mail; certain first-timevoters permitted to vote by absentee ballot. Adds to the listof exceptions to the requirement that first-time voters who registeredto vote by mail must vote in person those voters who are entitledunder current law to vote by absentee ballot because they are confinedwhile awaiting trial or for having been convicted of a misdemeanor.

Bill Sponsors (3)

Votes


Actions


Apr 06, 2020

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 718 (effective 7/1/20)

Mar 12, 2020

Office of the Governor

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

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020

Mar 06, 2020

Senate

Signed by President

House

Signed by Speaker

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB872ER)

Mar 05, 2020

House

Enrolled

Feb 28, 2020

Senate

Read third time

Senate

Passed Senate (20-Y 17-N)

Feb 27, 2020

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)

Feb 25, 2020

Senate

Reported from Privileges and Elections (9-Y 6-N)

Feb 07, 2020

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed

Senate

Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

Feb 06, 2020

House

VOTE: Passage (55-Y 44-N)

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB872H1)

House

Read third time and passed House (55-Y 44-N)

Feb 05, 2020

House

Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB872H1

House

Committee substitute agreed to 20107265D-H1

House

Read second time

Feb 04, 2020

House

Read first time

Jan 31, 2020

House

Committee substitute printed 20107265D-H1

House

Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (13-Y 9-N)

House

Incorporates HB185 (Simon)

Jan 28, 2020

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 2-N)

Jan 27, 2020

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB872)

Jan 13, 2020

House

Assigned P & E sub: Elections

Jan 07, 2020

House

Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101730D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Impact statement from DPB (HB872) HTML
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB872H1 HTML
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB872ER) HTML
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0718) HTML

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