Elections; clarifications and revisions to registration and election processes. (SB848)

Introduced By

Sen. John Edwards (D-Roanoke)

Progress

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 Introduced
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 Passed Committee
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 Passed House
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 Passed Senate
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 Signed by Governor
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 Became Law

Description

Voter registration residence requirements; students. Provides that a person who has established a physical presence and a place of abode in Virginia and who is enrolled as a full-time student in a degree or certificate program at an accredited public or private institution of higher education physically located in the Commonwealth shall be presumed to have established a domicile at that place of abode. This presumption shall not affect any determination of whether the student is eligible for in-state tuition. Amends § 24.2-417.1, of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

  • 12/29/2008 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09
  • 12/29/2008 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 090279228
  • 12/29/2008 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
  • 01/08/2009 Impact statement from DPB (SB848)
  • 02/06/2009 Committee substitute printed 095625228-S1
  • 02/06/2009 Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (12-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
  • 02/09/2009 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
  • 02/09/2009 Impact statement from DPB (SB848S1)
  • 02/10/2009 Read second time
  • 02/10/2009 Reading of substitute waived
  • 02/10/2009 Committee substitute agreed to 095625228-S1
  • 02/10/2009 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB848S1
  • 02/10/2009 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
  • 02/10/2009 Passed Senate (37-Y 3-N) (see vote tally)
  • 02/13/2009 Placed on Calendar
  • 02/13/2009 Read first time
  • 02/13/2009 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
  • 02/16/2009 Assigned P & E sub: Elections
  • 02/17/2009 Subcommittee recommends reporting
  • 02/20/2009 Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
  • 02/20/2009 Committee substitute printed 095643228-H1
  • 02/23/2009 Read second time
  • 02/24/2009 Committee substitute agreed to 095643228-H1
  • 02/24/2009 Read third time
  • 02/24/2009 Committee substitute agreed to 095643228-H1
  • 02/24/2009 Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB848H1
  • 02/24/2009 Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
  • 02/24/2009 VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
  • 02/25/2009 House substitute agreed to by Senate (38-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
  • 02/25/2009 Reconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
  • 02/25/2009 House substitute rejected by Senate (6-Y 31-N) (see vote tally)
  • 02/26/2009 Impact statement from DPB (SB848H1)
  • 02/26/2009 House insisted on substitute
  • 02/26/2009 House requested conference committee
  • 02/26/2009 Senate acceded to request (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
  • 02/26/2009 Conferees appointed by House
  • 02/26/2009 Delegates: Cosgrove, Cole, Shuler
  • 02/26/2009 Conferees appointed by Senate
  • 02/26/2009 Senators: Edwards, Blevins, Petersen
  • 02/27/2009 Conference substitute printed 095649228-S2
  • 02/28/2009 Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
  • 02/28/2009 Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 1-N)
  • 02/28/2009 VOTE: --- ADOPTION (98-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
  • 03/04/2009 Impact statement from DPB (SB848S2)
  • 03/09/2009 Enrolled
  • 03/09/2009 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB848ER)
  • 03/09/2009 Signed by President
  • 03/10/2009 Impact statement from DPB (SB848ER)
  • 03/11/2009 Signed by Speaker
  • 03/30/2009 Governor's recommendation received by Senate
  • 04/07/2009 Placed on Calendar
  • 04/08/2009 Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (36-Y 3-N) (see vote tally)
  • 04/08/2009 Passed by temporarily
  • 04/08/2009 Amendments specific and severable
  • 04/08/2009 House rejected Governor's recommendation amendments #'s 1, 2 and 3 (39-Y 59-N)
  • 04/08/2009 VOTE: --- REJECTED (39-Y 59-N) (see vote tally)
  • 04/08/2009 House concurred in Governor's recommendation amendment #4 (98-Y 1-N)
  • 04/08/2009 VOTE: --- ADOPTION (98-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
  • 04/08/2009 G Governor's recommendation adopted in part
  • 04/08/2009 Reenrolled
  • 04/08/2009 Reenrolled bill text (SB848ER2)
  • 04/08/2009 Signed by President as reenrolled
  • 04/08/2009 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
  • 04/08/2009 Communicated to Governor
  • 04/14/2009 Reenrolled bill text (SB848ER2)
  • 04/14/2009 Reenrolled
  • 05/06/2009 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 870 (effective 7/1/09)
  • 05/06/2009 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0870)

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical duplicates of this one: HB1630.

Comments

Tracy Howard writes:

Well it's a start, however this bill in it's current form CAN NOT pass. Unfortunately It presumes that any student who goes to school have automatically changed their domicile. This presumption would prevent and preclude said students from registering and voting back at their actual home should they so desire.
If a person attending RU attempted to register back in Fairfax to vote in a local race, they couldn't do it because they are presumed to be a Full-time resident of Radford. It can't work...

Posted 54 months ago.