Absentee voting; accessibility for voters with a visual impairment or print disability. (SB1331)
Introduced By
Sen. Bryce Reeves (R-Spotsylvania) with support from co-patrons Del. Cliff Hayes (D-Chesapeake), and Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church)
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
Absentee voting; accessibility for voters with a visual impairment or print disability. Requires the Department of Elections to make available to all localities a tool to allow voters with a visual impairment or print disability to electronically and accessibly receive and mark absentee ballots using screen reader assistive technology. On receipt of an application for an absentee ballot from an applicant who indicates that he will require assistance due to a visual impairment or print disability, the general registrar is required to offer to provide to the applicant the ballot marking tool with screen reader assistive technology. Read the Bill »
Status
03/18/2021: signed by governor
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/12/2021 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102849D |
| 01/12/2021 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 01/19/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1331) |
| 01/26/2021 | Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/28/2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/29/2021 | Read second time and engrossed |
| 02/01/2021 | Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/01/2021 | Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/01/2021 | Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/05/2021 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/05/2021 | Read first time |
| 02/05/2021 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 02/08/2021 | Continued to Special Session 1 in Privileges and Elections |
| 02/10/2021 | Assigned P & E sub: Election Administration |
| 02/16/2021 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) |
| 02/16/2021 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) |
| 02/17/2021 | Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/19/2021 | Read second time |
| 02/22/2021 | Read third time |
| 02/22/2021 | Committee amendment agreed to |
| 02/22/2021 | Engrossed by House as amended |
| 02/22/2021 | Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
| 02/22/2021 | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) |
| 02/23/2021 | House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) |
| 02/25/2021 | Enrolled |
| 02/25/2021 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1331ER) |
| 02/25/2021 | Signed by President |
| 02/26/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1331ER) |
| 02/26/2021 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/01/2021 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 1, 2021 |
| 03/01/2021 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021 |
| 03/18/2021 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 255 (effective 7/1/21) |
| 03/18/2021 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0255) |