VA HB205 | 2022 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Passed on April 11 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-04-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0697)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

State and local elections officials; acceptance of certain gifts and funding prohibited. Prohibits state and local elections officials from soliciting, accepting, using, or disposing of any moneys, grants, property, or services given by a private individual or nongovernmental entity for the purpose of funding voter education and outreach programs, voter registration programs, or any other expense incurred in the conduct of elections. The bill specifically provides that it is not a violation of this prohibition to (i) operate a polling place or voter satellite office in a facility furnished by a private individual or nongovernmental entity or (ii) accept a federal government grant funded in whole or part by donations from private individuals or nongovernmental entities.

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Title

Election officials, state and local; acceptance of certain gifts and funding prohibited, etc.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2022-03-07 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (50-Y 47-N) (Y: 50 N: 47 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2022-03-03 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-03-02 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-11 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (51-Y 48-N) (Y: 51 N: 48 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-02-04 - House - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (12-Y 10-N) (Y: 12 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-02 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-01-26 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 1-N) (Y: 7 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2022-04-11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0697)
2022-04-11 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 697 (effective 7/1/22)
2022-03-22 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
2022-03-22HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
2022-03-10SenateSigned by President
2022-03-10HouseSigned by Speaker
2022-03-10HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB205ER)
2022-03-10HouseEnrolled
2022-03-07HouseVOTE: Adoption (50-Y 47-N)
2022-03-07HouseSenate substitute agreed to by House 22107257D-S1 (50-Y 47-N)
2022-03-03SenatePassed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
2022-03-03SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB205S1
2022-03-03SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 22107257D-S1
2022-03-03SenateReading of substitute waived
2022-03-03SenateRead third time
2022-03-02SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2022-03-01SenateCommittee substitute printed 22107257D-S1
2022-03-01SenateReported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2022-02-14SenateReferred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2022-02-14SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2022-02-11HouseVOTE: Passage (51-Y 48-N)
2022-02-11HouseRead third time and passed House (51-Y 48-N)
2022-02-10HouseRead second time and engrossed
2022-02-09HousePassed by for the day
2022-02-08HouseRead first time
2022-02-04HouseReported from Privileges and Elections (12-Y 10-N)
2022-02-02HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
2022-01-26HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 1-N)
2022-01-24HouseAssigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #2
2022-01-10HouseReferred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2022-01-10HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103013D

Same As/Similar To

SB80 (Same As) 2022-04-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0698)
SB80 (Same As) 2022-04-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0698)

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
242124.1(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB205
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB205+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB205S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB205ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0697+hil
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/22107257D.pdf
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+HB205F122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+HB205FS1122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+HB205FER122+PDF
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H1802V0008+HB0205
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H1802V0017+HB0205
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H18V0020+HB0205
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+HV0698+HB0205
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+S08V0090+HB0205
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0681HB0205+HB0205
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0764HB0205+HB0205
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+HV1530+HB0205

Bill Comments

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