Elections; absentee voting by persons age 65 or older. (SB188)
Introduced By
Sen. John Miller (D-Newport News) with support from co-patrons Sen. George Barker (D-Alexandria), Sen. John Edwards (D-Roanoke), and Sen. Jennifer Wexton (D-Leesburg)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
☐ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Elections; absentee voting by persons age 65 or older. Entitles persons who will be age 65 or older on the date of an election for which an absentee ballot is requested to vote absentee. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
Date | Action |
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01/04/2016 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101472D |
01/04/2016 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
01/18/2016 | Impact statement from DPB (SB188) |
01/26/2016 | Impact statement from DPB (SB188) |
01/26/2016 | Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (12-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
01/26/2016 | Committee substitute printed 16104805D-S1 |
01/26/2016 | Incorporates SB68 |
01/26/2016 | Incorporates SB143 |
01/26/2016 | Incorporates SB320 |
01/27/2016 | Incorporates SB68 |
01/27/2016 | Incorporates SB143 |
01/27/2016 | Incorporates SB320 |
01/27/2016 | Impact statement from DPB (SB188S1) |
01/28/2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/29/2016 | Read second time |
01/29/2016 | Reading of substitute waived |
01/29/2016 | Committee substitute agreed to 16104805D-S1 |
01/29/2016 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB188S1 |
02/01/2016 | Read third time and passed Senate (33-Y 7-N) (see vote tally) |
02/03/2016 | Placed on Calendar |
02/03/2016 | Read first time |
02/03/2016 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
02/08/2016 | Assigned P & E sub: Elections |
02/16/2016 | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table |
03/08/2016 | Left in Privileges and Elections |
Video
This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 52 seconds.
Transcript
This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.
SENATE BILL 188, A BILL RELATING TO ABSENTEE VOTING; PERSONS AGE 65 OR OLDER. NOR FROM NEWPORT NEWS, SENATOR MILLER I MOVE THE BILL PASS AND SPEAKING TO THE BILL THE SENATOR HAS THE FLOOR THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THIS BILL SAYS IF YOU ARE 65 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER YOU DO NOT NEED AN EXCUSE TO GET AN ABSENTEE BALLOT. YOU SAW THAT BILL LAST YEAR AND IT RECEIVED OVERWHELMING BIPARTISAN SUPPORT. I BELIEVE WE OUGHT TO MAKE VOTING AS ACCESSIBLE AS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY FOR SENIOR CITIZENS AND I RENEW MY MOTION THAT THE BILL PASSDel. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): THE QUESTION IS SHALL SENATE BILL 188 PASS. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION WILLS AYE, THOSE OPPOSED NO. ARE THE SENATORS READY TO VOTE? HAVE ALL THE SENATORS VOTED? DO ANY SENATORS DESIRE TO CH ANGE THEIR VOTE? THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.
[Unknown]: AYES 33, NOS 7 AYES 33, NOS 7.