Virginia House Joint Resolution 555 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 31-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 4 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 (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Constitutional amendment (first reference); franchise and officers; felon disenfranchisement; automatic restoration of political rights. Provides that no person who has been convicted of a felony shall be qualified to vote until the completion of his sentence of imprisonment, at which time, without further action required of him, his political rights, including the right to vote, shall be restored. A person convicted of a felony may also have his civil rights restored by the Governor or other appropriate authority.

Constitutional amendment; felon disenfranchisement.

Del. Charniele Herring [D]	Sen. Lamont Bagby [D]	Sen. Lashrecse Aird [D]	Del. Alex Askew [D]
Del. Hala Ayala [D]	Del. Jeffrey Bourne [D]	Del. Betsy Carr [D]	Del. Lee Carter [D]
Del. Joshua Cole [D]	Del. C.E. Hayes [D]	Del. Dan Helmer [D]	Del. Patrick Hope [D]
Del. Sally Hudson [D]	Del. Chris Hurst [D]	Del. Clinton Jenkins [D]	Del. Mark Keam [D]
Del. Kaye Kory [D]	Del. Mark Levine [D]	Del. Alfonso Lopez [D]	Del. Kathleen Murphy [D]
Del. Kenneth Plum [D]	Del. Marcia Price [D]	Del. Sam Rasoul [D]	Del. David Reid [D]
Del. Ibraheem Samirah [D]	Del. Don Scott [D]	Del. Marcus Simon [D]	Del. Shelly Simonds [D]
Del. Kathy Tran [D]	Sen. Schuyler VanValkenburg [D]	Del. Vivian Watts [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]
2021-02-04 - House - House: VOTE: Agree To (58-Y 41-N) (Y: 58 N: 41 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-03 - House - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (13-Y 9-N) (Y: 13 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 2-N) (Y: 4 N: 0 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)
2021-02-05	Senate	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2021-02-05	Senate	Reading waived
2021-02-04	House	VOTE: Agree To (58-Y 41-N)
2021-02-04	House	Agreed to by House (58-Y 41-N)
2021-02-04	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HJ555H1
2021-02-04	House	Committee substitute agreed to 21104281D-H1
2021-02-04	House	Taken up
2021-02-03	House	Incorporates HJ546 (Jones)
2021-02-03	House	Committee substitute printed 21104281D-H1
2021-02-03	House	Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
2021-02-01	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 2-N)
2021-01-14	House	Assigned P & E sub: Constitutional Amendments
2021-01-12	House	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2021-01-12	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102197D

HJR555 (Carry Over) 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
HJ546 (Similar To) 2021-02-03 - Incorporated by Privileges and Elections
HJ546 (Similar To) 2021-02-03 - Incorporated by Privileges and Elections

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+sum+HJ555
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+HJ555+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+HJ555H1+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/21104281.pdf
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+H1802V0002+HJ0555
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+H18V0035+HJ0555
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+HV1462+HJ0555
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+S08V0072+HJ0555