Virginia Senate Joint Resolution 272 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 5 2021 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2021-02-08 - Continued to Special Session 1 in Privileges and Elections by voice vote
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Constitutional amendment (first reference); qualifications of voters and the right to vote. Establishes that the sole qualifications to vote in the Commonwealth are being a United States citizen, at least 18 years of age, a resident of the Commonwealth, and registered to vote in accordance with the requirements set out in the Constitution of Virginia. The amendment further provides that any person who meets those qualifications has the right to vote and that such right cannot be abridged by law. The bill lifts restrictions on qualifications to vote for those who have been convicted of a felony or adjudicated to be mentally incompetent.

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

Sen. Mamie Locke [D]	Sen. Jennifer Boysko [D]	Sen. Adam Ebbin [D]	Sen. Jennifer McClellan [D]
Sen. Joseph Morrissey [D]	Sen. Scott Surovell [D]

2021-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Agreed to by Senate (22-Y 15-N 1-A) (Y: 22 N: 15 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Reading waived (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Reading waived (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (10-Y 5-N) (Y: 10 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-08	House	Continued to Special Session 1 in Privileges and Elections by voice vote
2021-02-07	House	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2021-02-07	House	Placed on Calendar
2021-02-05	Senate	Agreed to by Senate (22-Y 15-N 1-A)
2021-02-05	Senate	Reading waived (37-Y 0-N)
2021-02-05	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SJ272S1
2021-02-05	Senate	Substitute by Senator Surovell agreed to 21104430D-S1
2021-02-05	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2021-02-05	Senate	Read second time
2021-02-05	Senate	Floor substitute printed 21104430D-S1 (Surovell)
2021-02-04	Senate	Reading waived (38-Y 0-N)
2021-02-04	Senate	Reported from Privileges and Elections (10-Y 5-N)
2020-12-01	Senate	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2020-12-01	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100635D

SJR272 (Carry Over) 2021-02-08 - Continued to Special Session 1 in Privileges and Elections by voice vote

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+sum+SJ272
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+SJ272+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+SJ272S1+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/21104430D.pdf
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+S08V0054+SJ0272
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+SV0318SJ0272+SJ0272
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+SV0402SJ0272+SJ0272
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+SV0405SJ0272+SJ0272