Virginia House Bill 2178 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Passed on March 18 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-03-18 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0426)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Virginia voter registration system; security plans and procedures; remedying security risks. Directs the State Board of Elections to promulgate regulations and standards necessary to ensure the security and integrity of the Virginia voter registration system and the supporting technologies utilized by the counties and cities to maintain and record registrant information. The local electoral boards are also required to develop and update annually written plans and procedures to ensure the security and integrity of the supporting technologies. The local electoral boards are further required to report annually to the Department of Elections on their security plans and procedures. The bill authorizes the Department of Elections to limit a locality's access to the Virginia voter registration system if it is determined that the county or city has failed to develop security plans and procedures or to comply with the security standards established by the State Board; such access would be limited as necessary to address and resolve any security risks or to enforce compliance. Records describing protocols for maintaining the security of the Virginia voter registration system and the supporting technologies utilized to maintain and record registrant information are exempted from the Freedom of Information Act and meetings to discuss such protocols are permitted to be closed pursuant to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act. The bill requires the State Board of Elections to convene a work group prior to adopting security standards and to establish a standing advisory group of local government IT professionals and general registrars to assist and consult on updates to security standards.

Virginia voter registration system; security plans & procedures, update of security standards, etc.

Del. Mark Sickles [D]

Del. Larry Rush [R]

Del. Alfonso Lopez [D]

2019-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-23 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Senate insisted on amendment (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-19 - House - House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 98-N) (Y: 0 N: 98 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2019-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-14 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (13-Y 0-N 1-A) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-02-05 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-01 - House - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendments (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-31 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-18		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0426)
2019-03-18		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 426 (effective 7/1/19)
2019-03-11		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
2019-03-11	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2019
2019-03-09	Senate	Signed by President
2019-03-07	House	Signed by Speaker
2019-03-07	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2178ER)
2019-03-07	House	Enrolled
2019-02-23	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2019-02-23	House	VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)
2019-02-23	House	Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
2019-02-23		Conference: Amended by conference committee
2019-02-21	Senate	Senators: Cosgrove, Edwards, Chafin
2019-02-21	Senate	Conferees appointed by Senate
2019-02-21	House	Delegates: Sickles, Cole, Jones, S.C.
2019-02-21	House	Conferees appointed by House
2019-02-21	House	House acceded to request
2019-02-20	Senate	Senate requested conference committee
2019-02-20	Senate	Senate insisted on amendment (39-Y 0-N)
2019-02-19	House	VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 98-N)
2019-02-19	House	Senate amendment rejected by House (0-Y 98-N)
2019-02-19	House	Placed on Calendar
2019-02-18	Senate	Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
2019-02-18	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended
2019-02-18	Senate	Committee amendment agreed to
2019-02-18	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2019-02-18	Senate	Read third time
2019-02-15	Senate	Passed by for the day
2019-02-14	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2019-02-12	Senate	Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (13-Y 0-N 1-A)
2019-02-06	Senate	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2019-02-06	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2019-02-05	House	VOTE: PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2019-02-05	House	Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)
2019-02-04	House	Printed as engrossed 19101864D-E
2019-02-04	House	Engrossed by House as amended HB2178E
2019-02-04	House	Committee amendments agreed to
2019-02-04	House	Read second time
2019-02-03	House	Read first time
2019-02-01	House	Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
2019-01-31	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 0-N)
2019-01-21	House	Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #2
2019-01-08	House	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2019-01-08	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101864D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
2	2	3711	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	410.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+HB2178
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2178+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2178E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2178ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0426+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+H1802V0016+HB2178
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+H18V0019+HB2178
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+HV2501+HB2178
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+S08V0127+HB2178
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0662HB2178+HB2178
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0747HB2178+HB2178
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+HV3058+HB2178
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0852HB2178+HB2178
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+HV3357+HB2178
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV1121HB2178+HB2178