Virginia Senate Bill 219 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Passed on April 9 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-09 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0909)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Voter registration; automatic voter registration. Provides for the automatic electronic transmission by the Department of Motor Vehicles to the Department of Elections of certain information for any person coming into an office of the Department of Motor Vehicles or accessing its website in order to (i) apply for, replace, or renew a driver's license; (ii) apply for, replace, or renew a special identification card; or (iii) change an address on an existing driver's license or special identification card if the person indicates that he is a United States citizen and is 17 years of age or older and, at the time of the transaction, does not decline to have his information transmitted to the Department of Elections for voter registration purposes. The option to decline to have his information so transmitted shall be presented at the time of one of the specified transactions with the Department of Motor Vehicles and shall be accompanied by a warning that intentionally making a materially false statement during the transaction is punishable under Virginia law as a felony. Upon receipt of the information collected to ensure that the person meets all voter registration eligibility requirements, the Department of Elections is required to determine whether the person is already registered to vote. If the person is not already registered to vote, the Department of Elections is required to transmit the information to the appropriate general registrar. The bill repeals the requirement that the Department of Motor Vehicles offer, accept, receive, and send voter registration applications.

Voter registration; automatic voter registration.

Sen. Dave Marsden [D]

Sen. Adam Ebbin [D]

Sen. George Barker [D]

2020-03-07 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-05 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 46-N) (Y: 52 N: 46 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-03 - Senate - Senate: Senate acceded to request (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-28 - Senate - Senate: House amendment rejected by Senate (0-Y 37-N) (Y: 0 N: 37 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2020-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of House amendment agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-28 - Senate - Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (21-Y 17-N) (Y: 21 N: 17 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-26 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N) (Y: 52 N: 47 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-21 - House - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (12-Y 8-N) (Y: 12 N: 8 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N) (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 1-N) (Y: 15 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-28 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-04-09		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0909)
2020-04-09		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 909 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-20		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-20	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
2020-03-19	House	Signed by Speaker
2020-03-18	Senate	Signed by President
2020-03-18	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB219ER)
2020-03-18	Senate	Enrolled
2020-03-07	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N)
2020-03-05	House	VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 46-N)
2020-03-05	House	Conference report agreed to by House (52-Y 46-N)
2020-03-05		Conference: Amended by conference committee
2020-03-05	House	Delegates: Cole, J.G., Price, Brewer
2020-03-05	House	Conferees appointed by House
2020-03-03	Senate	Senators: Marsden, McClellan, McDougle
2020-03-03	Senate	Conferees appointed by Senate
2020-03-03	Senate	Senate acceded to request (21-Y 19-N)
2020-03-02	House	House requested conference committee
2020-03-02	House	House insisted on amendment
2020-02-28	Senate	House amendment rejected by Senate (0-Y 37-N)
2020-02-28	Senate	Reconsideration of House amendment agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)
2020-02-28	Senate	House amendment agreed to by Senate (21-Y 17-N)
2020-02-26	House	VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N)
2020-02-26	House	Passed House with amendment (52-Y 47-N)
2020-02-26	House	Engrossed by House as amended
2020-02-26	House	Committee amendment agreed to
2020-02-26	House	Read third time
2020-02-25	House	Read second time
2020-02-21	House	Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (12-Y 8-N)
2020-02-18	House	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2020-02-18	House	Read first time
2020-02-18	House	Placed on Calendar
2020-02-11	Senate	Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
2020-02-11	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-11	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB219S2
2020-02-11	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 20106190D-S2
2020-02-11	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2020-02-11	Senate	Committee substitute rejected 20107035D-S1
2020-02-11	Senate	Read second time
2020-02-10	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N)
2020-02-06	Senate	Committee substitute printed 20106190D-S2
2020-02-06	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 1-N)
2020-01-28	Senate	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2020-01-28	Senate	Committee substitute printed 20107035D-S1
2020-01-28	Senate	Incorporates SB278 (Barker)
2020-01-28	Senate	Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (9-Y 6-N)
2019-12-30	Senate	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2019-12-30	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100923D

SB278 (Similar To) 2020-01-28 - Incorporated by Privileges and Elections
HB235 (Same As) 2020-04-09 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0908)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
24	2	410.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	411.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	411.3	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	412	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	413	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	415.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	418	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	653	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB219
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB219+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB219S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB219S2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB219ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0909+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S08V0072+SB0219
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S05V0273+SB0219
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0457SB0219+SB0219
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0528SB0219+SB0219
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0541SB0219+SB0219
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H18V0135+SB0219
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1506+SB0219
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1228SB0219+SB0219
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1266SB0219+SB0219
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1267SB0219+SB0219
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1427SB0219+SB0219
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1903+SB0219
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1763SB0219+SB0219