SB21
Constitutional amendment; qualifications of voters and the right to vote (voter referendum).
Summary
As Introduced. Constitutional amendment (voter referendum); qualifications of voters and the right to vote; persons not entitled to vote.
Provides for a referendum at the November 8, 2022, general election to approve or reject an amendment that would provide for the fundamental right to vote in the Commonwealth, revise the qualifications of voters so that a person convicted of a felony is not entitled to vote during his period ... (More) of incarceration but is automatically invested with the right to vote upon release from incarceration, and update the existing prohibition on voting by persons found to be mentally incompetent to instead apply to persons who have been found to lack the capacity to understand the act of voting. (Less)-
Bill History
- 12/22/2021 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100350D
- 12/22/2021 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/18/2022 - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (9-Y 6-N)
- 01/20/2022 - Senate: Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to
- 01/20/2022 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/02/2022 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB21)
- 02/09/2022 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/2022 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2022 - Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/14/2022 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 17-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/22/2022 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/22/2022 - House: Read first time
- 02/22/2022 - House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/28/2022 - House: Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #1
- 03/01/2022 - House: Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (6-Y 4-N)
- 03/08/2022 - House: Left in Privileges and Elections
