Virginia Senate Joint Resolution 321 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2013 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2013-01-22 - Incorporated by Privileges and Elections
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Constitutional amendment (first resolution); restoration of voting rights. Provides for the automatic restoration of voting rights to persons convicted of nonviolent felonies (excepting felony drug and election fraud crimes) upon completion of sentence, including any term of probation or parole. The bill further provides that persons convicted of violent felonies, felony drug crimes, or election fraud crimes may have their voting rights restored by the Governor upon completion of sentence, including any term of probation or parole, and authorizes the General Assembly to provide by law for the restoration of voting rights to such persons. The restoration of rights pursuant to this provision has no effect on the right to possess firearms.

Constitutional amendment; restoration of voting rights.

Sen. Donald McEachin [D]

2013-01-22 - Senate - Senate: Incorporated by Privileges and Elections (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-01-22	Senate	Incorporated by Privileges and Elections
2013-01-15	Senate	Assigned to P&E sub: Constitutional Amendments, Reapportionment and Referenda
2013-01-09	Senate	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2013-01-09	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13103188D

SJ266 (Similar To) 2013-02-23 - Left in Privileges and Elections

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+sum+SJ321
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+SJ321+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+S08V0054+SJ0321