Voter identification; optional restrictive identification requirement. (HB544)

Introduced By

Del. Amanda Batten (R-Toano)

Progress

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

Description

Voter identification; optional restrictive identification requirement. Allows a voter to opt into being required to show a valid photo identification issued by the Commonwealth, one of its political subdivisions, or the United States when voting in person. When a voter offers to vote and the pollbook indicates he has opted into such requirement, he shall be required to show a valid photo identification issued by the Commonwealth, one of its political subdivisions, or the United States in order to vote a regular ballot. The bill requires the voter registration application to permit an applicant to opt into this requirement and the Department of Elections to provide the means for currently registered voters to opt in as well. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/11/2022Committee
01/11/2022Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100935D
01/11/2022Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
01/24/2022Impact statement from DPB (HB544)
01/24/2022Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #1
01/25/2022Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 4-N)
01/28/2022Reported from Privileges and Elections (12-Y 8-N) (see vote tally)
01/31/2022Impact statement from DPB (HB544)
02/01/2022Read first time
02/02/2022Read second time and engrossed
02/03/2022Read third time and passed House (51-Y 49-N)
02/03/2022VOTE: Passage (51-Y 49-N) (see vote tally)
02/04/2022Constitutional reading dispensed
02/04/2022Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
02/22/2022Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (9-Y 6-N) (see vote tally)