Elections; same-day registration. (HB201)
Introduced By
Del. Hala Ayala (D-Woodbridge) with support from co-patrons Del. Patrick Hope (D-Arlington), Del. Shelly Simonds (D-Newport News), and Del. Rodney Willett (D-Henrico)
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
Elections; voter registration; extended time for persons to register in person. Provides any person who is qualified to vote is entitled to register to vote in person up to and including the day of the election at the office of the general registrar in the locality in which the person resides or at the polling place for the precinct in which the person resides. Under current law, registration records close for registration purposes, whether in person or by other means, 21 days prior to a primary or general election. The bill has a delayed effective date of October 1, 2022. The bill incorporates HB 187. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 12/27/2019 | Committee |
| 12/27/2019 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103011D |
| 12/27/2019 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 01/13/2020 | Assigned P & E sub: Elections |
| 01/27/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (HB201) |
| 01/28/2020 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 2-N) |
| 01/28/2020 | Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations |
| 01/30/2020 | Impact statement from DHCD/CLG (HB201) |
| 01/31/2020 | Committee substitute printed 20106843D-H1 |
| 01/31/2020 | Incorporates HB187 (Simon) |
| 01/31/2020 | Assigned App. sub: Compensation & General Government |
| 01/31/2020 | Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (13-Y 9-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/31/2020 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
| 02/04/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (HB201H1) |
| 02/04/2020 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (3-Y 2-N) |
| 02/05/2020 | Reported from Appropriations (12-Y 9-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/06/2020 | Read first time |
| 02/07/2020 | Read second time |
| 02/07/2020 | Committee substitute agreed to 20106843D-H1 |
| 02/07/2020 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB201H1 |
| 02/10/2020 | Read third time and passed House (53-Y 44-N) |
| 02/10/2020 | VOTE: Passage (53-Y 44-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/11/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/11/2020 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 02/18/2020 | Reported from Privileges and Elections (9-Y 4-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/18/2020 | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
| 02/25/2020 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (13-Y 3-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/26/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/27/2020 | Read third time |
| 02/27/2020 | Reading of amendment waived |
| 02/27/2020 | Committee amendment agreed to |
| 02/27/2020 | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
| 02/27/2020 | Passed Senate with amendment (22-Y 17-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/27/2020 | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/27/2020 | Passed Senate with amendment (22-Y 18-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/02/2020 | Placed on Calendar |
| 03/02/2020 | Senate amendment rejected by House (0-Y 100-N) |
| 03/02/2020 | VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 100-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/03/2020 | Senate insisted on amendment (27-Y 13-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/03/2020 | Senate requested conference committee |
| 03/04/2020 | House acceded to request |
| 03/04/2020 | Conferees appointed by House |
| 03/04/2020 | Delegates: Ayala, Simon, Runion |
| 03/05/2020 | Conferees appointed by Senate |
| 03/05/2020 | Senators: Deeds, Boysko, Peake |
| 03/05/2020 | C Amended by conference committee |
| 03/05/2020 | Conference report agreed to by House (52-Y 44-N) |
| 03/05/2020 | VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 44-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/07/2020 | Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 17-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/18/2020 | Enrolled |
| 03/18/2020 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB201ER) |
| 03/18/2020 | Signed by President |
| 03/19/2020 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/20/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (HB201ER) |
| 03/20/2020 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020 |
| 03/20/2020 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 |
| 04/11/2020 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 1153 (effective 10/1/22) |
| 04/11/2020 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1153) |
Comments
This is again adding to the chaos that already seems to be coming in Va elections in which way to many doors to voter fraud are left wide open.