Virginia House Bill 235 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on April 9 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-09 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0908)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Voter registration; automatic voter registration. Provides for the automatic electronic transmission by the Department of Motor Vehicles to the Department of Elections of certain information for any person coming into an office of the Department of Motor Vehicles or accessing its website in order to (i) apply for, replace, or renew a driver's license; (ii) apply for, replace, or renew a special identification card; or (iii) change an address on an existing driver's license or special identification card if the person indicates that he is a United States citizen and is 17 years of age or older and, at the time of the transaction, does not decline to have his information transmitted to the Department of Elections for voter registration purposes. The option to decline to have his information so transmitted shall be presented at the time of one of the specified transactions with the Department of Motor Vehicles and shall be accompanied by a warning that intentionally making a materially false statement during the transaction is punishable under Virginia law as a felony. Upon receipt of the information collected to ensure that the person meets all voter registration eligibility requirements, the Department of Elections is required to determine whether the person is already registered to vote. If the person is not already registered to vote, the Department of Elections is required to transmit the information to the appropriate general registrar. The bill repeals the requirement that the Department of Motor Vehicles offer, accept, receive, and send voter registration applications.

Voter registration; automatic voter registration.

Del. Joshua Cole [D]

Del. Mark Levine [D]

2020-03-07 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N) (Y: 21 N: 18 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-05 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (53-Y 46-N) (Y: 53 N: 46 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Senate insisted on amendment (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-26 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (1-Y 96-N) (Y: 1 N: 96 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2020-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (9-Y 5-N) (Y: 9 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (54-Y 45-N) (Y: 54 N: 45 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-07 - House - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (13-Y 9-N) (Y: 13 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-28 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 2-N) (Y: 4 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-04-09		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0908)
2020-04-09		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 908 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-20		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-20	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
2020-03-19	House	Signed by Speaker
2020-03-18	Senate	Signed by President
2020-03-18	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB235ER)
2020-03-18	House	Enrolled
2020-03-07	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N)
2020-03-05	House	VOTE: Adoption (53-Y 46-N)
2020-03-05	House	Conference report agreed to by House (53-Y 46-N)
2020-03-05		Conference: Amended by conference committee
2020-03-03	Senate	Senators: Marsden, McClellan, McDougle
2020-03-03	Senate	Conferees appointed by Senate
2020-03-02	House	Delegates: Cole, J.G., Price, Brewer
2020-03-02	House	Conferees appointed by House
2020-03-02	House	House acceded to request
2020-02-28	Senate	Senate requested conference committee
2020-02-28	Senate	Senate insisted on amendment (37-Y 0-N)
2020-02-26	House	VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 96-N)
2020-02-26	House	Senate amendment rejected by House (1-Y 96-N)
2020-02-26	House	Placed on Calendar
2020-02-24	Senate	Passed Senate with amendment (21-Y 19-N)
2020-02-24	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended
2020-02-24	Senate	Committee amendment agreed to
2020-02-24	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2020-02-24	Senate	Read third time
2020-02-21	Senate	Passed by for the day
2020-02-20	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-18	Senate	Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (9-Y 5-N)
2020-02-12	Senate	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2020-02-12	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2020-02-11	House	VOTE: Passage (54-Y 45-N)
2020-02-11	House	Read third time and passed House (54-Y 45-N)
2020-02-10	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB235H1
2020-02-10	House	Committee substitute agreed to 20106926D-H1
2020-02-10	House	Read second time
2020-02-09	House	Read first time
2020-02-07	House	Committee substitute printed 20106926D-H1
2020-02-07	House	Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
2020-01-28	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 2-N)
2020-01-14	House	Assigned P & E sub: Elections
2019-12-29	House	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2019-12-29	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103205D

SB219 (Same As) 2020-04-09 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0909)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
24	2	410.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	411.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	411.3	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	412	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	413	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	415.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	418	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	653	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB235
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB235+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB235H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB235ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0908+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H1801V0016+HB0235
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H18V0099+HB0235
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV0875+HB0235
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S08V0146+HB0235
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0771HB0235+HB0235
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0891HB0235+HB0235
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1459+HB0235
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1210HB0235+HB0235
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1984+HB0235
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1694HB0235+HB0235