Virginia Senate Bill 226 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-03-14 - House: Left in Privileges and Elections
Pending: House Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Elections; emergencies; extension of polling hours. Provides for a court-ordered extension of polling hours in emergency situations and situations that interfere with the ability of voters to travel to the polls. The bill provides that no extension shall exceed three hours and provides for notice by any petitioner for an extension to the other potential petitioners. The potential petitioners are the Secretary of the State Board of Elections and the state chairs of the political parties.

Polling hours; provides for a court-ordered extension thereof in emergency situations.

Sen. George Barker [D]

2010-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 7-N) (Y: 8 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-03-14		House: Left in Privileges and Elections
2010-02-23		House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
2010-02-17		House: Assigned P & E sub: #2 Elections
2010-02-16		House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2010-02-16		House: Read first time
2010-02-16		House: Placed on Calendar
2010-02-09		Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
2010-02-08		Senate: Read second time and engrossed
2010-02-04		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2010-02-02		Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 7-N)
2010-01-12		Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2010-01-12		Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10101067D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
24	2	105.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	603	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	603.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+sum+SB226
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+ful+SB226+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+S08V0051+SB0226
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+SV0192SB0226+SB0226
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+SV0228SB0226+SB0226