Virginia House Bill 1948 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 12 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-04-12 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0785)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Elections; absentee voting; witness requirement; required information on return ballot envelope; unique identifier. Removes the witness requirement for absentee ballots and replaces it with the requirement that the voter provide the last four digits of his social security number and his birth year. The bill provides that the unique identifier assigned to the voter in the voter registration system will be accepted in place of the last four digits of the voter's social security number for such purposes for those voters whose registration includes a statement of affirmation that they have never been issued a social security number. Elections; absentee voting; witness requirement; required information on return ballot envelope; unique identifier. Removes the witness requirement for absentee ballots and replaces it with the requirement that the voter provide the last four digits of his social security number and his birth year. The bill provides that the unique identifier assigned to the voter in the voter registration system will be accepted in place of the last four digits of the voter's social security number for such purposes for those voters whose registration includes a statement of affirmation that they have never been issued a social security number.

Absentee voting; removes witness requirement, required information on return ballot envelope.

Del. Robert Bloxom [R]

2023-04-12 - Senate - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-04-12 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (95-Y 0-N) (Y: 95 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (35-Y 4-N) (Y: 35 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-14 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (13-Y 2-N) (Y: 13 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-02 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-27 - House - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-25 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-04-12		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0785)
2023-04-12	House	Enacted, Chapter 785 (effective 7/1/23)
2023-04-12	Senate	Signed by President as reenrolled
2023-04-12	House	Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
2023-04-12	House	Reenrolled bill text (HB1948ER2)
2023-04-12	House	Reenrolled
2023-04-12		Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
2023-04-12	Senate	Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
2023-04-12	House	VOTE: Adoption (95-Y 0-N)
2023-04-12	House	House concurred in Governor's recommendation (95-Y 0-N)
2023-04-12	House	Placed on Calendar
2023-03-27	House	Governor's substitute printed 23107784D-H2
2023-03-27	House	Governor's recommendation received by House
2023-03-02		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
2023-03-02	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
2023-02-24	Senate	Signed by President
2023-02-22	House	Signed by Speaker
2023-02-22	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1948ER)
2023-02-22	House	Enrolled
2023-02-17	Senate	Passed Senate (35-Y 4-N)
2023-02-17	Senate	Read third time
2023-02-16	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-14	Senate	Reported from Privileges and Elections (13-Y 2-N)
2023-02-03	Senate	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2023-02-03	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2023-02-02	House	VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
2023-02-02	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
2023-02-01	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1948H1
2023-02-01	House	Committee substitute agreed to 23105545D-H1
2023-02-01	House	Read second time
2023-01-31	House	Read first time
2023-01-27	House	Committee substitute printed 23105545D-H1
2023-01-27	House	Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2023-01-25	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2023-01-23	House	Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #2
2023-01-10	House	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2023-01-10	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100850D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
24	2	702.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	704	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	706	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	707	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB1948
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1948+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1948H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1948ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1948H2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1948ER2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0785+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23105545D.pdf
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+HB1948AG
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1948F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1948FH1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1948FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H1802V0005+HB1948
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H18V0011+HB1948
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV1294+HB1948
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S08V0070+HB1948
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0538HB1948+HB1948
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0558HB1948+HB1948
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV2431+HB1948
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV1070HB1948+HB1948