Absentee ballot and voting; adds women who are pregnant at time of applying to list of eligible. (HB1062)

Introduced By

Del. Bob Brink (D-Arlington) with support from 16 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Those copatrons are Del. William Barlow (D-Smithfield), Del. Danny Bowling (D-Oakwood), Del. David Bulova (D-Fairfax), Del. Chuck Caputo (D-Oak Hill), Del. Al Eisenberg (D-Arlington), Del. David Englin (D-Alexandria), Del. Paula Miller (D-Norfolk), Del. Ken Plum (D-Reston), Del. Jim Shuler (D-Blacksburg), Del. Mark Sickles (D-Alexandria), Del. David Toscano (D-Charlottesville), Del. Jeion Ward (D-Hampton), Del. Vivian Watts (D-Annandale), Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria), Sen. Dave Marsden (D-Burke), Sen. Jennifer McClellan (D-Richmond)

Progress

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

Description

Elections; persons entitled to vote absentee. Adds women who are pregnant at the time of applying to vote absentee to the list of persons eligible to vote absentee. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/09/2008Committee
01/09/2008Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081027440
01/09/2008Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
01/15/2008Assigned P & E sub: Elections
02/08/2008Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/08/2008Committee substitute printed 089503440-H1
02/09/2008Read first time
02/11/2008Read second time
02/11/2008Committee substitute agreed to 089503440-H1
02/11/2008Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1062H1
02/12/2008Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
02/12/2008VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/12/2008Communicated to Senate
02/13/2008Constitutional reading dispensed
02/13/2008Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
02/19/2008Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
02/21/2008Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/22/2008Read third time
02/22/2008Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/25/2008Enrolled
02/25/2008Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1062ER)
02/26/2008Signed by Speaker
02/28/2008Signed by President
03/06/2008G Approved by Governor-Chapter 425 (effective 7/1/08)
03/08/2008G Approved by Governor-Chapter 425 (effective 7/1/08)
03/14/2008G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0425)