Virginia House Bill 2020 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Engrossed on January 29 2021 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Nomination of candidates for elected offices; restrictions on nomination method selected by political party. Provides that a method of nomination for elected office may not be selected if such method will have the practical effect of excluding participation in the nominating process by qualified voters who are unable to attend meetings because they are (i) a member of a uniformed service on active duty, (ii) temporarily residing outside of the United States, (iii) a student attending a school or institution of higher education, (iv) a person with a disability, or (v) a person who has a communicable disease of public health threat or who may have come in contact with a person with such disease.. However, such restriction does not apply when selecting a candidate for a special election or nominating a candidate, or in the event that no candidate files the required paperwork by the prescribed deadline. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2024.

Nomination of candidates for elected offices; restrictions on nomination method selected.

Del. Dan Helmer [D]	Del. Alex Askew [D]	Del. Chris Hurst [D]	Del. Don Scott [D]
Del. Mark Keam [D]

2021-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-01 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (54-Y 46-N) (Y: 54 N: 46 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-27 - House - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (13-Y 9-N) (Y: 13 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-26 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-05	Senate	Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
2021-02-02	Senate	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2021-02-02	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2021-02-01	House	VOTE: Passage (54-Y 46-N)
2021-02-01	House	Read third time and passed House (54-Y 46-N)
2021-01-29	House	Read second time and engrossed
2021-01-28	House	Read first time
2021-01-27	House	Reported from Privileges and Elections (13-Y 9-N)
2021-01-26	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N)
2021-01-14	House	Assigned P & E sub: Election Administration
2021-01-12	House	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2021-01-12	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101479D

HB2020 (Carry Over) 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
24	2	509	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+sum+HB2020
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+HB2020+hil
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+oth+HB2020F122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+H1801V0017+HB2020
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+H18V0025+HB2020
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+HV1303+HB2020
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+S08V0069+HB2020