VA HB1491 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on April 2 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-02 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0612)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Student voters; Virginia voter registration. Requires each public high school to provide to any enrolled student who is of voting age or otherwise eligible to register to vote access to Virginia voter registration information and applications, or access to the Virginia online voter registration system on a school-owned computing device, and the opportunity to complete such application during the normal course of the school day.

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Title

Student voters; public high schools to provide Virginia voter registration information.

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Roll Calls

2020-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (28-Y 12-N) (Y: 28 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N) (Y: 39 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (30-Y 10-N) (Y: 30 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N) (Y: 32 N: 0 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (10-Y 5-N) (Y: 10 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-03 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (82-Y 16-N) (Y: 82 N: 16 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-27 - House - House: Reported from Education with amendment (20-Y 2-N) (Y: 20 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-22 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (6-Y 2-N) (Y: 6 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-04-02 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0612)
2020-04-02 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 612 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-11 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-11HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2020
2020-03-02SenateSigned by President
2020-02-28HouseSigned by Speaker
2020-02-28HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB1491ER)
2020-02-28HouseEnrolled
2020-02-24SenatePassed Senate (28-Y 12-N)
2020-02-24SenateReconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N)
2020-02-24SenatePassed Senate (30-Y 10-N)
2020-02-24SenateRead third time
2020-02-21SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N)
2020-02-20SenateReported from Education and Health (10-Y 5-N)
2020-02-11SenateAssigned Education sub: Public Education
2020-02-04SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2020-02-04SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2020-02-03HouseVOTE: Passage (82-Y 16-N)
2020-02-03HouseRead third time and passed House (82-Y 16-N)
2020-01-31HousePrinted as engrossed 20103604D-E
2020-01-31HouseEngrossed by House as amended HB1491E
2020-01-31HouseCommittee amendment agreed to
2020-01-31HouseRead second time
2020-01-30HousePassed by for the day
2020-01-29HouseRead first time
2020-01-27HouseReported from Education with amendment (20-Y 2-N)
2020-01-22HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (6-Y 2-N)
2020-01-15HouseAssigned Education sub: Pre-K-12
2020-01-08HouseReferred to Committee on Education
2020-01-08HousePresented and ordered printed 20103604D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
221203.4(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB1491
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1491+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1491E+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1491ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0612+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0901V0019+HB1491
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H09V0037+HB1491
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV0331+HB1491
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S04V0267+HB1491
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0846HB1491+HB1491
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0920HB1491+HB1491
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0922HB1491+HB1491
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0923HB1491+HB1491

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