Virginia House Bill 240 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 11 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1156)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Absentee voting; annual applications for eligible absentee voters. Provides that any person who is eligible for an absentee ballot pursuant to law and who is likely to remain so eligible for the remainder of the calendar year shall be eligible to file a special annual application to receive ballots for all elections in which he is eligible to vote in that calendar year. This application requires a statement signed by the voter that he is eligible for an absentee ballot pursuant to law and is likely to remain so eligible for the remainder of the calendar year. Under current law, such a special annual application is available to persons who are eligible to vote absentee due to a disability or illness and are likely to remain eligible to vote absentee due to such disability or illness.

Absentee voting; annual applications for eligible absentee voters.

Del. Mark Sickles [D]

2020-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (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 (8-Y 6-N) (Y: 8 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-30 - House - House: VOTE: (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-24 - House - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-21 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-04-11		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1156)
2020-04-11		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1156 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-06		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-06	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 6, 2020
2020-02-27	Senate	Signed by President
2020-02-27	House	Signed by Speaker
2020-02-27	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB240ER)
2020-02-27	House	Enrolled
2020-02-24	Senate	Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
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 (8-Y 6-N)
2020-01-31	Senate	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2020-01-31	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2020-01-30	House	VOTE: (100-Y 0-N)
2020-01-30	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
2020-01-29	House	Read second time and engrossed
2020-01-28	House	Read first time
2020-01-24	House	Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N)
2020-01-21	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
2020-01-14	House	Assigned P & E sub: Elections
2019-12-30	House	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2019-12-30	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101466D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
24	2	703.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB240
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB240+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB240ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1156+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H1801V0003+HB0240
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H18V0026+HB0240
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV0233+HB0240
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S08V0123+HB0240
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0771HB0240+HB0240
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0892HB0240+HB0240