Protected voter status; certain evidence not required. (HB241)

Introduced By

Del. Mark Sickles (D-Alexandria)

Progress

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

Description

Protected voter status; certain evidence not required. Removes the requirement that a person who is in fear for his personal safety from another person who has threatened or stalked him must provide evidence that he has filed a complaint with a magistrate or law-enforcement official against such other person in order to be granted protected voter status. The bill does not eliminate the requirement that he submit a signed written statement that he is in fear for his personal safety for him to be granted protected voter status. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
12/30/2019Committee
12/30/2019Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101468D
12/30/2019Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
01/13/2020Assigned P & E sub: Elections
01/27/2020Impact statement from DPB (HB241)
01/28/2020Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 1-N)
01/31/2020Reported from Privileges and Elections (19-Y 3-N) (see vote tally)
02/04/2020Read first time
02/05/2020Read second time and engrossed
02/06/2020Read third time and passed House (73-Y 26-N)
02/06/2020VOTE: Passage (73-Y 26-N) (see vote tally)
02/07/2020Constitutional reading dispensed
02/07/2020Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
02/25/2020Reported from Privileges and Elections (12-Y 3-N) (see vote tally)
02/27/2020Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/28/2020Read third time
02/28/2020Passed Senate (19-Y 17-N) (see vote tally)
03/05/2020Enrolled
03/05/2020Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB241ER)
03/06/2020Impact statement from DPB (HB241ER)
03/06/2020Signed by Speaker
03/06/2020Signed by President
03/12/2020Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
03/12/2020G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
04/06/2020G Approved by Governor-Chapter 710 (effective 7/1/20)
04/06/2020G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0710)

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 2 minutes.

Comments

Ronald N Quasebarth writes:

How hard can it be to follow the established requirement? How does this further open the door to fraud? Maybe not much, but why take the chance.