Virginia Senate Joint Resolution 272 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Passed on March 31 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-03-31 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0519)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Constitutional amendment (first reference); qualifications of voters and the right to vote; persons not entitled to vote. Provides that every person who meets the qualifications of voters set forth in the Constitution shall have the fundament right to vote in the Commonwealth and that such right shall not be abridged by law, except for persons who have been convicted of a felony and persons who have been adjudicated to lack the capacity to understand the act of voting. A person who has been convicted of a felony shall not be entitled to vote during any period of incarceration for such felony conviction, but upon release from incarceration for that felony conviction and without further action required of him, he shall be invested with all political rights, including the right to vote. A person who has been adjudicated to lack the capacity to understand the act of voting shall not be entitled to vote during this period of incapacity until his capacity has been reestablished as prescribed by law.

Constitutional amendment; qualifications of voters and the right to vote (first reference).

Sen. Mamie Locke [D]	Sen. Jennifer Boysko [D]	Sen. Adam Ebbin [D]	Sen. Jennifer McClellan [D]
Sen. Joseph Morrissey [D]	Sen. Scott Surovell [D]

2021-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 17-N) (Y: 21 N: 17 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-27 - House - House: VOTE: Agreed To (56-Y 40-N) (Y: 56 N: 40 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2021-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Senate acceded to request for second conference committee (36-Y 3-N) (Y: 36 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-17 - Senate - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 38-N) (Y: 0 N: 38 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2021-02-15 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (56-Y 44-N) (Y: 56 N: 44 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-10 - House - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (13-Y 9-N) (Y: 13 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Agreed to by Senate (22-Y 15-N 1-A) (Y: 22 N: 15 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Reading waived (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Reading waived (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (10-Y 5-N) (Y: 10 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-31		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0519)
2021-03-31	House	Assigned Chapter 519 (effective 7/1/21)
2021-03-09	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ272ER)
2021-03-09	Senate	Enrolled
2021-02-27	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 17-N)
2021-02-27	House	VOTE: Agreed To (56-Y 40-N)
2021-02-27	House	Conference report agreed to by House (56-Y 40-N)
2021-02-27	Senate	Second Conference substitute printed 21200805D-S3
2021-02-27	House	Delegates: Herring, Simon, Avoli
2021-02-27	House	Second conferees appointed by House
2021-02-27	Senate	Senators: Locke, Surovell, Vogel
2021-02-27	Senate	Second conferees appointed by Senate
2021-02-27	Senate	Senate acceded to request for second conference committee (36-Y 3-N)
2021-02-27	House	House requested second conference committee
2021-02-27	Senate	Conference substitute printed 21200555D-S2
2021-02-27		Conference: Amended by conference committee
2021-02-24	House	Delegates: Herring, Simon, Avoli
2021-02-24	House	Conferees appointed by House
2021-02-23	Senate	Senators: Locke, Surovell, Vogel
2021-02-23	Senate	Conferees appointed by Senate
2021-02-23	Senate	Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N)
2021-02-18	House	House requested conference committee
2021-02-18	House	House insisted on substitute
2021-02-17	Senate	House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 38-N)
2021-02-15	House	VOTE: Adoption (56-Y 44-N)
2021-02-15	House	Agreed to by House with substitute (56-Y 44-N)
2021-02-15	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute SJ272H1
2021-02-15	House	Committee substitute agreed to 21200087D-H1
2021-02-15	House	Taken up
2021-02-10	House	Committee substitute printed 21200087D-H1
2021-02-10	House	Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
2021-02-08	House	Continued to Special Session 1 in Privileges and Elections by voice vote
2021-02-07	House	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2021-02-07	House	Placed on Calendar
2021-02-05	Senate	Agreed to by Senate (22-Y 15-N 1-A)
2021-02-05	Senate	Reading waived (37-Y 0-N)
2021-02-05	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SJ272S1
2021-02-05	Senate	Substitute by Senator Surovell agreed to 21104430D-S1
2021-02-05	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2021-02-05	Senate	Read second time
2021-02-05	Senate	Floor substitute printed 21104430D-S1 (Surovell)
2021-02-04	Senate	Reading waived (38-Y 0-N)
2021-02-04	Senate	Reported from Privileges and Elections (10-Y 5-N)
2020-12-01	Senate	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2020-12-01	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100635D

SJR272 (Carry Over) 2021-02-08 - Continued to Special Session 1 in Privileges and Elections by voice vote
HJ555 (Same As) 2021-03-31 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0516)
HJ555 (Same As) 2021-03-31 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0516)

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+SJ272
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SJ272+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SJ272S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SJ272H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SJ272S2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SJ272S3+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SJ272ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0519+hil
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+amd+SJ272AC
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S08C0054+SJ0272
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SC0318SJ0272+SJ0272
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SC0402SJ0272+SJ0272
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SC0405SJ0272+SJ0272
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H18V0001+SJ0272
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HV1580+SJ0272
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0079SJ0272+SJ0272
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0349SJ0272+SJ0272
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0545SJ0272+SJ0272
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HV2045+SJ0272
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0580SJ0272+SJ0272