VA HB1262 | 2008 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 5 2008 - 100% progression
Action: 2008-03-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0386)

Summary

Elections; absentee ballot applications. Permits an absentee ballot to be sent to the address where the absentee voter is temporarily confined due to an illness or disability. Current law allows the ballot to be sent to the absentee voter at any address where he will be located while absent from his county or city of residence but not to a temporary location, such as a rehabilitation center, within his county or city of residence.

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Title

Absentee ballot applications; address given shall be where person is located while confined.

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History

DateChamberAction
2008-03-11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0386)
2008-03-05 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 386 (effective 7/1/08)
2008-02-28 Senate: Signed by President
2008-02-26 House: Signed by Speaker
2008-02-25 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1262ER)
2008-02-25 House: Enrolled
2008-02-22 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2008-02-22 Senate: Read third time
2008-02-21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2008-02-19 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
2008-02-13 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2008-02-13 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2008-02-12 House: Communicated to Senate
2008-02-12 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2008-02-12 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2008-02-11 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1262H1
2008-02-11 House: Committee substitute agreed to 087696524-H1
2008-02-11 House: Read second time
2008-02-09 House: Read first time
2008-02-08 House: Committee substitute printed 087696524-H1
2008-02-08 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2008-01-15 House: Assigned P & E sub: Elections
2008-01-09 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2008-01-09 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 085012524

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