Saturday, August 30, 2008
The General Assembly is not in session.

Tracking Virginia’s General Assembly
since 2007.

Search 2008 Bills:

SB796: Polling places; provides for extension of polling hours in emergency situations.

This vote on SB796 was held in the Senate. This vote failed.

Explanation

At left is the tally of who voted how on this bill.

It's important to understand that most bills are voted on multiple times, and the vote is not necessarily simply whether or not the bill should pass. Be sure to look at the bill's history to determine what, exactly, was being voted on, and at what point in the bill's progress.

Status History

  • 02/21/2008 Introduced at the request of Governor
  • 02/21/2008 Presented and ordered printed 089507802
  • 02/21/2008 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
  • 02/26/2008 Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (10-Y 5-N)
  • 02/27/2008 Committee substitute printed 089508201-S1
  • 02/28/2008 Impact statement from DPB (SB796S1)
  • 02/28/2008 Read first time
  • 02/29/2008 Passed by for the day
  • 03/03/2008 Read second time
  • 03/03/2008 Floor substitute printed 089510216-S2 (Cuccinelli)
  • 03/03/2008 Reading of substitute waived
  • 03/03/2008 Passed by for the day
  • 03/04/2008 Floor substitute printed 089511216-S3 (Cuccinelli)
  • 03/04/2008 Read second time
  • 03/04/2008 Reading of substitute waived
  • 03/04/2008 Committee substitute agreed to 089508201-S1
  • 03/04/2008 Reading of amendments waived
  • 03/04/2008 Amendment #1 by Senator Barker agreed to
  • 03/04/2008 Amendment #2 by Senator Barker withdrawn
  • 03/04/2008 Reading of amendment waived
  • 03/04/2008 Amendment by Senator McEachin rejected
  • 03/04/2008 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB796ES1
  • 03/04/2008 Printed as engrossed 089508201-ES1
  • 03/04/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 03/04/2008 Pending question ordered (36-Y 4-N)
  • 03/04/2008 Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N)
  • 03/04/2008 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 03/04/2008 Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 18-N)
  • 03/04/2008 Communicated to House
  • 03/05/2008 Placed on Calendar
  • 03/05/2008 Read first time
  • 03/05/2008 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
  • 03/06/2008 Impact statement from DPB (SB796ES1)
  • 03/07/2008 Continued to 2009 in Privileges and Elections