VA HB2266 | 2019 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-05 - Left in Privileges and Elections
Pending: House Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Voter registration; confirmation of citizenship; E-Verify program. Requires the Department of Elections to apply to participate in the E-Verify program operated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the Social Security Administration for the purpose of verifying that voters listed in the Virginia voter registration system are United States citizens. General registrars are required to use information obtained from the program to determine the eligibility of persons registering to vote when the citizenship status of an applicant is in question and to remove from the voter registration rolls those individuals found to not be citizens of the United States.

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Title

Voter registration; confirmation of citizenship, E-Verify program.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2019-01-17 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2019-02-05HouseLeft in Privileges and Elections
2019-01-17HouseSubcommittee recommends striking from docket (6-Y 0-N)
2019-01-12HouseAssigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #2
2019-01-08HouseReferred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2019-01-08HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102702D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
242114(n/a)See Bill Text
242404(n/a)See Bill Text
242404.4(n/a)See Bill Text
242427(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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