Virginia House Bill 1888 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 37-0)
Status: Passed on March 31 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-03-31 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0471)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Absentee voting; procedural and process reforms; availability and accessibility reforms; penalty. Makes various reforms to absentee voting processes and procedures, including those related to availability and accessibility. The bill requires certain actions to be taken to process absentee ballots returned before the day of an election, including verifying the correct completion of the voter affirmation statement, and provides for an opportunity for an absentee voter to make corrections to the statement in certain circumstances. The bill requires the establishment of drop-off locations for the return of voted absentee ballots. Additionally, a central absentee voter precinct is required to be established in each locality; currently, establishment is optional. On the day of the election, officers of election are required to begin processing absentee ballots in the central absentee voter precincts prior to the close of polls, but no ballot vote counts are permitted to be transmitted outside of the central absentee voter precinct before the close of polls; a violation of such prohibition is a Class 1 misdemeanor. When reporting election results to the Department of Elections, the general registrars are required to report absentee ballots cast early in person separately from all other absentee ballots. Additionally, a voter who has applied for and received an absentee ballot may choose to instead vote at his polling place on election day, and such voter shall be entitled to cast a provisional ballot. The bill requires a ballot marking tool with screen reader assistive technology to be made available for absentee voters with a print disability. Restrictions on the availability of absentee voting for first-time voters who registered by mail are repealed. The bill contains technical amendments for organizational and readability purposes. Absentee voting; procedural and process reforms; availability and accessibility reforms; penalty. Makes various reforms to absentee voting processes and procedures, including those related to availability and accessibility. The bill requires certain actions to be taken to process absentee ballots returned before the day of an election, including verifying the correct completion of the voter affirmation statement, and provides for an opportunity for an absentee voter to make corrections to the statement in certain circumstances. The bill requires the establishment of drop-off locations for the return of voted absentee ballots. Additionally, a central absentee voter precinct is required to be established in each locality; currently, establishment is optional. On the day of the election, officers of election are required to begin processing absentee ballots in the central absentee voter precincts prior to the close of polls, but no ballot vote counts are permitted to be transmitted outside of the central absentee voter precinct before the close of polls; a violation of such prohibition is a Class 1 misdemeanor. When reporting election results to the Department of Elections, the general registrars are required to report absentee ballots cast early in person separately from all other absentee ballots. Additionally, a voter who has applied for and received an absentee ballot may choose to instead vote at his polling place on election day, and such voter shall be entitled to cast a provisional ballot. The bill requires a ballot marking tool with screen reader assistive technology to be made available for absentee voters with a print disability. Restrictions on the availability of absentee voting for first-time voters who registered by mail are repealed. The bill contains technical amendments for organizational and readability purposes.

Absentee voting; procedural and process reforms, availability and accessibility reforms, penalty.

Sen. Schuyler VanValkenburg [D]	Del. Dan Helmer [D]	Del. Dawn Adams [D]	Del. Hala Ayala [D]
Del. Betsy Carr [D]	Del. Lee Carter [D]	Del. Eileen Filler-Corn [D]	Del. Wendy Gooditis [D]
Del. C.E. Hayes [D]	Del. Charniele Herring [D]	Del. Patrick Hope [D]	Del. Sally Hudson [D]
Del. Chris Hurst [D]	Del. Clinton Jenkins [D]	Del. Mark Keam [D]	Del. Kaye Kory [D]
Del. Paul Krizek [D]	Del. Mark Levine [D]	Del. Alfonso Lopez [D]	Del. Delores McQuinn [D]
Del. Martha Mugler [D]	Del. Candi Mundon King [D]	Del. Kathleen Murphy [D]	Del. Kenneth Plum [D]
Del. Marcia Price [D]	Del. Sam Rasoul [D]	Del. David Reid [D]	Del. Mark Sickles [D]
Del. Marcus Simon [D]	Del. Shelly Simonds [D]	Sen. Suhas Subramanyam [D]	Del. Richard Sullivan [D]
Del. Kathy Tran [D]	Del. Roslyn Tyler [D]	Del. Vivian Watts [D]	Del. Rodney Willett [D]
Sen. Angelia Williams Graves [D]

2021-02-23 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (53-Y 43-N) (Y: 53 N: 43 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2021-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 17-N) (Y: 21 N: 17 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-19 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (55-Y 43-N) (Y: 55 N: 43 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-01-13 - House - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment(s) (13-Y 9-N) (Y: 13 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-31		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0471)
2021-03-31		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0471)
2021-03-31		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 471 (effective 7/1/21)
2021-03-01		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
2021-03-01	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 1, 2021
2021-02-26	House	Signed by Speaker
2021-02-25	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate reprinted (HB1888ER)
2021-02-25	Senate	Signed by President
2021-02-25	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1888ER)
2021-02-25	House	Enrolled
2021-02-23	House	VOTE: Adoption (53-Y 43-N)
2021-02-23	House	Senate substitute agreed to by House 21200269D-S1 (53-Y 43-N)
2021-02-23	House	Placed on Calendar
2021-02-19	Senate	Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 17-N)
2021-02-19	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1888S1
2021-02-19	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 21200269D-S1
2021-02-19	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2021-02-19	Senate	Read third time
2021-02-18	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2021-02-16	Senate	Committee substitute printed 21200269D-S1
2021-02-16	Senate	Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (9-Y 6-N)
2021-02-05	Senate	Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
2021-01-20	Senate	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2021-01-20	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2021-01-19	House	VOTE: Passage (55-Y 43-N)
2021-01-19	House	Read third time and passed House (55-Y 43-N)
2021-01-18	House	Printed as engrossed 21101608D-E
2021-01-18	House	Engrossed by House as amended HB1888E
2021-01-18	House	Committee amendments agreed to
2021-01-18	House	Read second time
2021-01-15	House	Read first time
2021-01-13	House	Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment(s) (13-Y 9-N)
2021-01-08	House	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2021-01-08	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101608D

HB1888 (Carry Over) 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
24	2	101	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	103.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	416.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	603	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	653.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	667.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	704	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	705	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	706	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	707.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	711	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	712	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB1888
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1888+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1888E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1888S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1888ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0471+hil
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+amd+HB1888AH
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/21200269D.pdf
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB1888F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB1888F164+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB1888FE122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB1888FS1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB1888FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H18C0014+HB1888
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HC0969+HB1888
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S08C0067+HB1888
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S08V0003+HB1888
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0174HB1888+HB1888
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0217HB1888+HB1888
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HV1873+HB1888