Virginia House Bill 207 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 22 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-22 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1201)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Absentee voting; no excuse; permanent absentee voter list. Permits any registered voter to vote by absentee ballot in any election in which he is qualified to vote. The bill removes the current list of statutory reasons under which a person may be entitled to vote by absentee ballot and removes references to those reasons from other sections of the Code. The bill also provides for a special application by which any registered voter may apply to receive absentee ballots for all elections in which he is eligible to vote. A voter on the permanent absentee voter list remains on the list until the voter requests in writing to be removed from the list, the voter's registration is canceled or placed on inactive status pursuant to law, or the voter moves to a different address not in the same county or city of his registration. The provisions of the bill providing for a permanent absentee voter list do not become effective until July 1, 2021.

Absentee voting; no excuse required, permanent absentee voter list.

Sen. Schuyler VanValkenburg [D]

2020-04-22 - House - House: VOTE: (52-Y 43-N) (Y: 52 N: 43 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-04-22 - Senate - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-26 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (55-Y 41-N) (Y: 55 N: 41 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (22-Y 18-N) (Y: 22 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendments (8-Y 6-N) (Y: 8 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-30 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (53-Y 46-N) (Y: 53 N: 46 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-24 - House - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendments (12-Y 9-N) (Y: 12 N: 9 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-21 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (4-Y 2-N) (Y: 4 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-04-22		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1201)
2020-04-22	House	Enacted, Chapter 1201 (effective - see bill)
2020-04-22	Senate	Signed by President as reenrolled
2020-04-22	House	Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
2020-04-22	House	Reenrolled bill text (HB207ER2)
2020-04-22	House	Reenrolled
2020-04-22		Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
2020-04-22	Senate	Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 19-N)
2020-04-22	House	VOTE: (52-Y 43-N)
2020-04-22	House	House concurred in Governor's recommendation (52-Y 43-N)
2020-04-22	House	Placed on Calendar
2020-04-11	House	Governor's recommendation received by House
2020-03-12		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-12	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
2020-03-03	Senate	Signed by President
2020-03-02	House	Signed by Speaker
2020-03-02	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB207ER)
2020-03-02	House	Enrolled
2020-02-26	House	VOTE: Adoption (55-Y 41-N)
2020-02-26	House	Senate amendments agreed to by House (55-Y 41-N)
2020-02-26	House	Placed on Calendar
2020-02-24	Senate	Passed Senate with amendments (21-Y 19-N)
2020-02-24	Senate	Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-24	Senate	Passed Senate with amendments (22-Y 18-N)
2020-02-24	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended
2020-02-24	Senate	Committee amendments agreed to
2020-02-24	Senate	Reading of amendments waived
2020-02-24	Senate	Read third time
2020-02-21	Senate	Passed by for the day
2020-02-20	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-18	Senate	Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendments (8-Y 6-N)
2020-01-31	Senate	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2020-01-31	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2020-01-30	House	VOTE: Passage (53-Y 46-N)
2020-01-30	House	Read third time and passed House (53-Y 46-N)
2020-01-29	House	Printed as engrossed 20102060D-E
2020-01-29	House	Engrossed by House as amended HB207E
2020-01-29	House	Committee amendments agreed to
2020-01-29	House	Read second time
2020-01-28	House	Read first time
2020-01-24	House	Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendments (12-Y 9-N)
2020-01-21	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (4-Y 2-N)
2020-01-13	House	Assigned P & E sub: Elections
2019-12-27	House	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2019-12-27	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102060D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
24	2	1004	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	416.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	452	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	612	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	700	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	701	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	701.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	702.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	703.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	703.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	705.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	705.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	706	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	709	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB207
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB207+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB207E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB207ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB207ER2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1201+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H1801V0007+HB0207
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H18V0022+HB0207
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV0217+HB0207
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S08V0124+HB0207
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0771HB0207+HB0207
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0886HB0207+HB0207
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0889HB0207+HB0207
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0890HB0207+HB0207
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1461+HB0207
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV2010HB0207+HB0207
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV2157+HB0207