Constitutional amendment; felon disenfranchisement. (HJ555)
Introduced By
Del. Charniele Herring (D-Alexandria) with support from 30 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Lashrecse D. Aird (D-Petersburg), Del. Alex Askew (D-Virginia Beach), Del. Hala Ayala (D-Woodbridge), Del. Lamont Bagby (D-Richmond), Del. Jeff Bourne (D-Richmond), Del. Betsy Carr (D-Richmond), Del. Lee Carter (D-Manassas), Del. Josh Cole (D-Stafford), Del. Cliff Hayes (D-Chesapeake), Del. Dan Helmer (D-Fairfax Station), Del. Patrick Hope (D-Arlington), Del. Sally Hudson (D-Charlottesville), Del. Chris Hurst (D-Blacksburg), Del. Clinton Jenkins (D-Suffolk), Del. Mark Keam (D-Vienna), Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church), Del. Mark Levine (D-Alexandria), Del. Alfonso Lopez (D-Arlington), Del. Kathleen Murphy (D-McLean), Del. Ken Plum (D-Reston), Del. Cia Price (D-Newport News), Del. Sam Rasoul (D-Roanoke), Del. David Reid (D-Loudoun), Del. Ibraheem Samirah (D-Herndon), Del. Don Scott (D-Portsmouth), Del. Marcus Simon (D-Falls Church), Del. Shelly Simonds (D-Newport News), Del. Kathy Tran (D-Springfield), Del. Schuyler VanValkenburg (D-Henrico), Del. Vivian Watts (D-Annandale)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
Description
Constitutional amendment (first reference); qualifications of voters and the right to vote; persons not entitled to vote. Provides that every person who meets the qualifications of voters set forth in the Constitution shall have the fundamental right to vote in the Commonwealth and that such right shall not be abridged by law, except for persons who have been convicted of a felony and persons who have been adjudicated to lack the capacity to understand the act of voting. A person who has been convicted of a felony shall not be entitled to vote during any period of incarceration for such felony conviction, but upon release from incarceration for that felony conviction and without further action required of him, he shall be invested with all political rights, including the right to vote. A person who has been adjudicated to lack the capacity to understand the act of voting shall not be entitled to vote during this period of incapacity until his capacity has been reestablished as prescribed by law. This resolution incorporates HJ 546 and is identical to SJ 272. Read the Bill »
Status
02/19/2021: Passed the Senate
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/12/2021 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102197D |
| 01/12/2021 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 01/14/2021 | Assigned P & E sub: Constitutional Amendments |
| 02/01/2021 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 2-N) |
| 02/03/2021 | Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (13-Y 9-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/03/2021 | Committee substitute printed 21104281D-H1 |
| 02/03/2021 | Incorporates HJ546 (Jones) |
| 02/04/2021 | Taken up |
| 02/04/2021 | Committee substitute agreed to 21104281D-H1 |
| 02/04/2021 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HJ555H1 |
| 02/04/2021 | Agreed to by House (58-Y 41-N) |
| 02/04/2021 | VOTE: Agree To (58-Y 41-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/05/2021 | Reading waived |
| 02/05/2021 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 02/05/2021 | Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/16/2021 | Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
| 02/16/2021 | Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (9-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/16/2021 | Committee substitute printed 21200032D-S1 |
| 02/18/2021 | Read second time |
| 02/19/2021 | Read third time |
| 02/19/2021 | Reading of substitute waived |
| 02/19/2021 | Committee substitute agreed to 21200032D-S1 |
| 02/19/2021 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HJ555S1 |
| 02/19/2021 | Agreed to by Senate with substitute (20-Y 16-N) |
| 02/23/2021 | VOTE: Adoption (2-Y 93-N) |
| 02/23/2021 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/23/2021 | Senate substitute rejected by House 21200032D-S1 (2-Y 93-N) |
| 02/23/2021 | VOTE: REJECTED (2-Y 93-N) |
| 02/24/2021 | Senate insisted on substitute (35-Y 4-N) |
| 02/24/2021 | Senate requested conference committee |
| 02/25/2021 | House acceded to request |
| 02/25/2021 | Conferees appointed by House |
| 02/25/2021 | Delegates: Herring, Simon, Avoli |
| 02/25/2021 | Conferees appointed by Senate |
| 02/25/2021 | Senators: Locke, Surovell, Vogel |
| 02/27/2021 | C Amended by conference committee |
| 02/27/2021 | Conference substitute printed 21200745D-H2 |
| 02/27/2021 | Conference report rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N) |
| 02/27/2021 | Senate requested second conference committee (23-Y 16-N) |
| 02/27/2021 | House acceded to request for second conference committee |
| 02/27/2021 | Second conferees appointed by House |
| 02/27/2021 | Delegates: Herring, Simon, Avoli |
| 02/27/2021 | Second conferees appointed by Senate |
| 02/27/2021 | Senators: Locke, Surovell, Vogel |
| 02/27/2021 | Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N) |
| 02/27/2021 | Second Conference substitute printed 21200807D-H3 |
| 02/27/2021 | Conference report agreed to by House (56-Y 40-N) |
| 02/27/2021 | VOTE: Agreed To (56-Y 40-N) |
| 03/09/2021 | Enrolled |
| 03/09/2021 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ555ER) |
| 03/31/2021 | Assigned Chapter 516 (effective 7/1/21) |
| 03/31/2021 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0516) |
Comments
EXACTLY.
AFTER a Man or Woman is jewstarred with a LABEL called "felony" - and has been CONVICTED BY A JURY OF THE CRIME, sentenced to "rehabilitation" and actually PAID their alleged "debt to the STATE" - and RE-Turned to the PRIVATE FROM THE PUBLIC SERVITUDE - the Man shall be DECLARED "REDEEMED" AND RE-STORE/ED TO FULL PRIVATE CAPACITY and his Own Beneficial RIGHTS to USE HIS OWN ASSIGNED PUBLIC - credentials - for HIM-SELF - without INFRINGEMENT BY OTHER PUBLIC - Flush the TOILET - Flush the CACHE.