Virginia Senate Joint Resolution 223 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 7 2023 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-22 - Left in Rules
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Constitutional amendment (first reference); qualifications of voters; right to vote; persons not entitled to vote. Provides that every person who meets the qualifications of voters set forth in the Constitution of Virginia shall have the fundamental right to vote in the Commonwealth and that such right shall not be abridged by law, except for persons who have been convicted of a felony and persons who have been adjudicated to lack the capacity to understand the act of voting. A person who has been convicted of a felony shall not be entitled to vote during any period of incarceration for such felony conviction, but upon release from incarceration for that felony conviction and without further action required of him, such person shall be invested with all political rights, including the right to vote. Currently, in order to be qualified to vote a person convicted of a felony must have his civil rights restored by the Governor or other appropriate authority. The amendment also provides that a person adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction as lacking the capacity to understand the act of voting shall not be entitled to vote during this period of incapacity until his capacity has been reestablished as prescribed by law. Currently, the Constitution of Virginia provides that a person who has been adjudicated to be mentally incompetent is not qualified to vote until his competency is reestablished.

Constitutional amendment; qualifications of voters and the right to vote (first reference).

Sen. Mamie Locke [D]

Sen. Creigh Deeds [D]

Sen. Jennifer McClellan [D]

Sen. Joseph Morrissey [D]

2023-02-17 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (4-Y 1-N) (Y: 4 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and agreed to by Senate (22-Y 18-N) (Y: 22 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Reading waived (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (9-Y 5-N) (Y: 9 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-22	House	Left in Rules
2023-02-17	House	Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (4-Y 1-N)
2023-02-15	House	Assigned Rules sub: Amendments and Other Matters Subcommittee
2023-02-13	House	Referred to Committee on Rules
2023-02-13	House	Placed on Calendar
2023-02-07	Senate	Read third time and agreed to by Senate (22-Y 18-N)
2023-02-06	Senate	Passed by for the day
2023-02-03	Senate	Read second time and engrossed
2023-02-02	Senate	Reading waived (40-Y 0-N)
2023-01-31	Senate	Reported from Privileges and Elections (9-Y 5-N)
2023-01-20	Senate	Assigned to P&E sub: Subcommittee #1
2022-10-28	Senate	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2022-10-28	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100705D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+SJ223
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SJ223+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S08V0039+SJ0223
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0213SJ0223+SJ0223
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0381SJ0223+SJ0223
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H2005V0004+SJ0223