SB219
Voter registration; automatic voter registration.
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) ... (More) 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. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act. This bill incorporates SB 278. (Less)-
Bill History
- 12/30/2019 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100923D
- 12/30/2019 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/28/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB219)
- 01/28/2020 - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (9-Y 6-N)
- 01/28/2020 - Senate: Incorporates SB278 (Barker)
- 01/28/2020 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 20107035D-S1
- 01/28/2020 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/06/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB219S1)
- 02/06/2020 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 1-N)
- 02/06/2020 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 20106190D-S2
- 02/10/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB219S2)
- 02/11/2020 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/11/2020 - Senate: Committee substitute rejected 20107035D-S1
- 02/11/2020 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/11/2020 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20106190D-S2
- 02/11/2020 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB219S2
- 02/11/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2020 - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/18/2020 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/18/2020 - House: Read first time
- 02/18/2020 - House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/21/2020 - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (12-Y 8-N)
- 02/25/2020 - House: Read second time
- 02/26/2020 - House: Read third time
- 02/26/2020 - House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/26/2020 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/26/2020 - House: Passed House with amendment (52-Y 47-N)
- 02/26/2020 - House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/28/2020 - Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (21-Y 17-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/28/2020 - Senate: Reconsideration of House amendment agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/2020 - Senate: House amendment rejected by Senate (0-Y 37-N)
- 03/02/2020 - House: House insisted on amendment
- 03/02/2020 - House: House requested conference committee
- 03/03/2020 - Senate: Senate acceded to request (21-Y 19-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/03/2020 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/03/2020 - Senate: Senators: Marsden, McClellan, McDougle
- 03/05/2020 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/05/2020 - House: Delegates: Cole, J.G., Price, Brewer
- 03/05/2020 - Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/05/2020 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (52-Y 46-N)
- 03/05/2020 - House: VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 46-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/07/2020 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/18/2020 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/18/2020 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB219ER)
- 03/18/2020 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/19/2020 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/20/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB219ER)
- 03/20/2020 - Senate: 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 909 (effective 7/1/20)
- 04/09/2020 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0909)
