Elections, State Board of; activities related to supervision of local electoral boards & registrars. (HB539)

Introduced By

Del. Betsy Carr (D-Richmond)

Progress

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

Description

State Board of Elections; activities related to the supervision of local electoral boards and general registrars. Requires that the State Board of Elections' supervision of the work of the local electoral boards and general registrars ensures that major risks to election integrity are identified and assessed and addressed as necessary to promote election uniformity, legality, and purity. As introduced, the bill was a recommendation of the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/05/2020Committee
01/05/2020Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102244D
01/05/2020Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
01/13/2020Assigned P & E sub: Constitutional Amendments
01/27/2020Impact statement from DPB (HB539)
01/27/2020Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (8-Y 0-N)
01/31/2020Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/04/2020Read first time
02/05/2020Read second time
02/05/2020Committee amendment agreed to
02/05/2020Engrossed by House as amended HB539E
02/05/2020Printed as engrossed 20102244D-E
02/06/2020Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/06/2020VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/07/2020Constitutional reading dispensed
02/07/2020Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
02/11/2020Impact statement from DPB (HB539E)
02/18/2020Reported from Privileges and Elections (12-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/20/2020Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/21/2020Read third time
02/21/2020Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/26/2020Enrolled
02/26/2020Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB539ER)
02/26/2020Impact statement from DPB (HB539ER)
02/27/2020Signed by Speaker
02/27/2020Signed by President
03/05/2020G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 6, 2020
03/05/2020Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 5, 2020
03/05/2020G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 12, 2020
03/11/2020G Approved by Governor-Chapter 291 (effective 7/1/20)
03/11/2020G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0291)