VA HB205 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on February 24 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-02-24 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0015)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on February 24 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-02-24 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0015)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Election day program; permitted activities of participants. Allows election pages participating in the election day program for high school students to assist in the arrangement of voting equipment, furniture, and any other materials for the conduct of the election. The bill also allows election pages to assist in the counting of unmarked ballots prior to the opening of the polls, at the direction and under the direct supervision of the chief officer of election, but prohibits election pages from handling or touching ballots in any other circumstance. Currently, participants in the election day program are prohibited from handling or touching ballots, voting machines, and other official election materials. The bill requires the election pages to receive, from a person designated by the electoral board, training on the duties, responsibilities, and prohibited conduct of election pages.
Title
Election day program; permitted activities of participants.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2016-02-16 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 102 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-03 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-29 - House - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-21 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-03 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-29 - House - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-21 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2016-02-24 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0015) | |
2016-02-24 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 15 (effective 7/1/16) | |
2016-02-17 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Wednesday, February 24, 2016 | |
2016-02-17 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/17/16 |
2016-02-16 | Senate | Signed by President |
2016-02-16 | House | Signed by Speaker |
2016-02-16 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB205ER) |
2016-02-16 | House | Enrolled |
2016-02-16 | House | VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N) |
2016-02-16 | House | Senate amendment agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N) |
2016-02-15 | House | Placed on Calendar |
2016-02-12 | Senate | Passed Senate with amendment (38-Y 0-N) |
2016-02-12 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
2016-02-12 | Senate | Committee amendment agreed to |
2016-02-12 | Senate | Reading of amendment waived |
2016-02-12 | Senate | Read third time |
2016-02-11 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
2016-02-09 | Senate | Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (10-Y 0-N) |
2016-02-04 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
2016-02-04 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
2016-02-03 | House | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) |
2016-02-03 | House | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) |
2016-02-02 | House | Read second time and engrossed |
2016-02-01 | House | Read first time |
2016-01-29 | House | Reported from Privileges and Elections (21-Y 0-N) |
2016-01-21 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) |
2016-01-14 | House | Assigned P & E sub: Campaign Finance |
2015-12-28 | House | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
2015-12-28 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100010D |
Same As/Similar To
SB381 (Same As) 2016-03-25 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0491)