Virginia House Bill 2565 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 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]

Voter identification; repeal of photo identification requirements. Removes the requirement that voters show a form of identification containing a photograph in order to be allowed to vote. The bill requires a voter to show either his voter registration confirmation documents; his valid Virginia driver's license, his valid United States passport, or any other identification issued by the Commonwealth, one of its political subdivisions, or the United States; any valid student identification card issued by any institution of higher education located in the Commonwealth or any private school located in the Commonwealth; any valid employee identification card containing a photograph of the voter and issued by an employer of the voter in the ordinary course of the employer's business; or a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document that shows the name and address of the voter. The bill adds language regarding requirements for certain voters pursuant to the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002.

Voter identification; repeal of photo identification requirements.

Del. Kaye Kory [D]

Del. Marcus Simon [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-05	House	Left in Privileges and Elections
2019-01-15	House	Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #1
2019-01-09	House	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2019-01-09	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102234D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
24	2	404	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	411.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	643	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	701	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+HB2565
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2565+hil