Virginia House Bill 2125 (Adjourned Sine Die)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-0)
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 (Engrossed) [HTML]

Voter registration; preregistration for persons 16 years of age or older. Permits a person who is otherwise qualified to register to vote and is 16 years of age or older, but who will not be 18 years of age on or before the day of the next general election, to preregister to vote. The preregistration does not entitle such person to vote in any election except as already permitted by law. The bill requires the Department of Elections to maintain a record of all preregistered voters in the Virginia voter registration system, which shall automatically register a person who is preregistered upon that person reaching 18 years or age or becoming eligible for advance registration as already permitted by law, whichever comes first. The bill requires the Department to provide to the general registrars voter confirmation documents for such voters. The bill has a delayed effective date of October 1, 2022. Voter registration; preregistration for persons 16 years of age or older. Permits a person who is otherwise qualified to register to vote and is 16 years of age or older, but who will not be 18 years of age on or before the day of the next general election, to preregister to vote. The preregistration does not entitle such person to vote in any election except as already permitted by law. The bill requires the Department of Elections to maintain a record of all preregistered voters in the Virginia voter registration system, which shall automatically register a person who is preregistered upon that person reaching 18 years or age or becoming eligible for advance registration as already permitted by law, whichever comes first. The bill requires the Department to provide to the general registrars voter confirmation documents for such voters. The bill has a delayed effective date of October 1, 2022.

Voter registration; preregistration for persons 16 years of age or older, effective date.

Del. Alfonso Lopez [D]	Del. Hala Ayala [D]	Del. Lee Carter [D]	Del. Wendy Gooditis [D]
Del. Elizabeth Guzman [D]	Del. Dan Helmer [D]	Del. Patrick Hope [D]	Del. Sally Hudson [D]
Del. Mark Keam [D]	Del. Kaye Kory [D]	Del. Mark Levine [D]	Del. Martha Mugler [D]
Del. Kathleen Murphy [D]	Del. Sam Rasoul [D]	Del. David Reid [D]	Del. Ibraheem Samirah [D]
Del. Marcus Simon [D]	Del. Shelly Simonds [D]	Del. Suhas Subramanyam [D]	Del. Richard Sullivan [D]
Del. Roslyn Tyler [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 45-N) (Y: 54 N: 45 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-01-27 - House - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment(s) (13-Y 9-N) (Y: 13 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-20 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 2-N) (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [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 45-N)
2021-02-01	House	Read third time and passed House (54-Y 45-N)
2021-01-29	House	Printed as engrossed 21100907D-E
2021-01-29	House	Engrossed by House as amended HB2125E
2021-01-29	House	Pending question ordered
2021-01-29	House	Committee amendment agreed to
2021-01-29	House	Read second time
2021-01-28	House	Read first time
2021-01-27	House	Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment(s) (13-Y 9-N)
2021-01-20	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 2-N)
2021-01-15	House	Assigned P & E sub: Voting Rights
2021-01-12	House	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2021-01-12	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100907D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
24	2	403.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	404	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+sum+HB2125
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+HB2125+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+HB2125E+hil
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+amd+HB2125AH
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/21103322A.pdf
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+oth+HB2125F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+oth+HB2125FE122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+H1806V0002+HB2125
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+H18V0023+HB2125
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+HV1309+HB2125
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+S08V0065+HB2125