Elections, Department of; appropriations to provide prepaid postage for return of absentee ballots. (SB5120)
Introduced By
Sen. Janet Howell (D-Reston) with support from co-patrons Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria), and Sen. Scott Surovell (D-Mount Vernon)
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
Appropriation; Department of Elections. Appropriates $2,000,000 to the Department of Elections to be used to provide prepaid postage for the return of absentee ballots for the November 3, 2020, election. The bill requires that such prepaid postage be provided by localities, which will be reimbursed by the Department out of the appropriation. The bill also makes other procedural changes for absentee voting for the November 3, 2020, election, including directing the State Board of Elections to promulgate guidelines for the establishment and operation of drop-off locations for completed ballots. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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08/21/2020 | Presented and ordered printed 20200923D |
08/21/2020 | Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations |
08/24/2020 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (11-Y 5-N) (see vote tally) |
08/24/2020 | Committee substitute printed 20200947D-S1 |
08/26/2020 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB5120S1) |
08/26/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed (34-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
08/27/2020 | Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB5120ES2 |
08/27/2020 | Floor substitute printed 20201001D-S2 (Howell) |
08/27/2020 | Read second time |
08/27/2020 | Reading of substitute waived |
08/27/2020 | Committee substitute rejected 20200947D-S1 |
08/27/2020 | Substitute by Senator Howell agreed to 20201001D-S2 |
08/27/2020 | Reading of amendment waived |
08/27/2020 | Amendment by Senator Deeds agreed to |
08/27/2020 | Reading of amendments waived |
08/27/2020 | Amendment #1 by Senator Newman out of order |
08/27/2020 | Amendment #2 by Senator Newman rejected (15-Y 21-N) (see vote tally) |
08/27/2020 | Amendment by Senator Ruff rejected (15-Y 21-N) (see vote tally) |
08/27/2020 | Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute with amendment SB5120ES2 |
08/27/2020 | Printed as engrossed 20201001D-ES2 |
08/28/2020 | Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 16-N) (see vote tally) |
09/02/2020 | Placed on Calendar |
09/02/2020 | Read first time |
09/02/2020 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
09/02/2020 | Reported from Appropriations (13-Y 8-N) (see vote tally) |
09/03/2020 | Read second time |
09/04/2020 | Read third time |
09/04/2020 | Passed by temporarily |
09/04/2020 | Passed House (55-Y 43-N) |
09/04/2020 | VOTE: Passage (55-Y 43-N) (see vote tally) |
09/04/2020 | Enrolled |
09/04/2020 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB5120ER) |
09/04/2020 | Signed by President |
09/04/2020 | Signed by Speaker |
09/04/2020 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on September 4, 2020 |
09/04/2020 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., September 11, 2020 |
09/04/2020 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 1 (effective 9/4/20) |
09/04/2020 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0001) |