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HB235

Voter registration; automatic voter registration.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Joshua Cole (D)

Session:
2020 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed House of Origin. 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. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 12/29/2019 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103205D
  • 12/29/2019 - House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
  • 01/14/2020 - House: Assigned P & E sub: Elections
  • 01/28/2020 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 2-N)
  • 02/07/2020 - House: House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 02/07/2020 - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
  • 02/07/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB235)
  • 02/07/2020 - House: Committee substitute printed 20106926D-H1
  • 02/09/2020 - House: Read first time
  • 02/10/2020 - House: Read second time
  • 02/10/2020 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 20106926D-H1
  • 02/10/2020 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB235H1
  • 02/10/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB235H1)
  • 02/11/2020 - House: Read third time and passed House (54-Y 45-N)
  • 02/11/2020 - House: VOTE: Passage (54-Y 45-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 02/12/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/12/2020 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
  • 02/18/2020 - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (9-Y 5-N)
  • 02/20/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/21/2020 - Senate: Passed by for the day
  • 02/24/2020 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/24/2020 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived
  • 02/24/2020 - Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
  • 02/24/2020 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
  • 02/24/2020 - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (21-Y 19-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 02/26/2020 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 02/26/2020 - House: Senate amendment rejected by House (1-Y 96-N)
  • 02/26/2020 - House: VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 96-N)
  • 02/28/2020 - Senate: Senate insisted on amendment (37-Y 0-N)
  • 02/28/2020 - Senate: Senate requested conference committee
  • 03/02/2020 - House: House acceded to request
  • 03/02/2020 - House: Conferees appointed by House
  • 03/02/2020 - House: Delegates: Cole, J.G., Price, Brewer
  • 03/03/2020 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
  • 03/03/2020 - Senate: Senators: Marsden, McClellan, McDougle
  • 03/05/2020 - Conference: Amended by conference committee
  • 03/05/2020 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (53-Y 46-N)
  • 03/05/2020 - House: VOTE: Adoption (53-Y 46-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 03/07/2020 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 03/18/2020 - House: Enrolled
  • 03/18/2020 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB235ER)
  • 03/18/2020 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/19/2020 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 03/20/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB235ER)
  • 03/20/2020 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
  • 03/20/2020 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
  • 04/09/2020 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 908 (effective 7/1/20)
  • 04/09/2020 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0908)

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