VA HB240 | 2020 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 11 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1156)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 11 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1156)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Absentee voting; annual applications for eligible absentee voters. Provides that any person who is eligible for an absentee ballot pursuant to law and who is likely to remain so eligible for the remainder of the calendar year shall be eligible to file a special annual application to receive ballots for all elections in which he is eligible to vote in that calendar year. This application requires a statement signed by the voter that he is eligible for an absentee ballot pursuant to law and is likely to remain so eligible for the remainder of the calendar year. Under current law, such a special annual application is available to persons who are eligible to vote absentee due to a disability or illness and are likely to remain eligible to vote absentee due to such disability or illness.
Title
Absentee voting; annual applications for eligible absentee voters.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2020-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 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 (8-Y 6-N) (Y: 8 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-30 - House - House: VOTE: (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-24 - House - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-21 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 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 (8-Y 6-N) (Y: 8 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-30 - House - House: VOTE: (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-24 - House - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-21 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-04-11 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1156) | |
| 2020-04-11 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1156 (effective 7/1/20) | |
| 2020-03-06 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 | |
| 2020-03-06 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 6, 2020 |
| 2020-02-27 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2020-02-27 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2020-02-27 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB240ER) |
| 2020-02-27 | House | Enrolled |
| 2020-02-24 | Senate | Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) |
| 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 (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: (100-Y 0-N) |
| 2020-01-30 | House | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) |
| 2020-01-29 | House | Read second time and engrossed |
| 2020-01-28 | House | Read first time |
| 2020-01-24 | House | Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N) |
| 2020-01-21 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) |
| 2020-01-14 | House | Assigned P & E sub: Elections |
| 2019-12-30 | House | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 2019-12-30 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101466D |
