VA SB523 | 2018 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on January 26 2018 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-03-06 - Left in Appropriations
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Summary

Voter identification; electronic pollbooks to contain photographs of voters. Requires electronic pollbooks to contain the photographs of registered voters that are obtained by the general registrars in the production of voter photo identification cards or contained in a voter's Department of Motor Vehicles record. The bill also provides that if the electronic pollbook contains the voter's photograph, the officer of election is required to access that photograph and the voter is not required to present one of the statutorily required forms of identification. The bill prohibits lists of voters furnished pursuant to current law from containing any voter's photograph. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2019.

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Title

Voter identification; electronic pollbooks to contain photographs of voters, effective clause.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2018-02-26 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-23 - House - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (12-Y 9-N) (Y: 12 N: 9 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-20 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (4-Y 2-N) (Y: 4 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-25 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-24 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance with amendment (8-Y 5-N) (Y: 8 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-16 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 6-N) (Y: 8 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2018-03-06HouseLeft in Appropriations
2018-02-26HouseSubcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N)
2018-02-23HouseAssigned App. sub: General Government & Capital Outlay
2018-02-23HouseReferred to Committee on Appropriations
2018-02-23HouseReported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (12-Y 9-N)
2018-02-20HouseSubcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2018-02-20HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (4-Y 2-N)
2018-02-08HouseAssigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #1
2018-01-31HouseReferred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2018-01-31HouseRead first time
2018-01-31HousePlaced on Calendar
2018-01-29SenateRead third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
2018-01-26SenatePrinted as engrossed 18103159D-E
2018-01-26SenateEngrossed by Senate as amended SB523E
2018-01-26SenateCommittee amendment agreed to
2018-01-26SenateReading of amendment waived
2018-01-26SenateRead second time
2018-01-25SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2018-01-24SenateReported from Finance with amendment (8-Y 5-N)
2018-01-16SenateRereferred to Finance
2018-01-16SenateReported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 6-N)
2018-01-09SenateReferred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2018-01-09SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103159D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
242404(n/a)See Bill Text
242405(n/a)See Bill Text
242406(n/a)See Bill Text
242444(n/a)See Bill Text
242611(n/a)See Bill Text
242643(n/a)See Bill Text
462208.1(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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