VA SB106 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)
Status: Engrossed on January 29 2016 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-08 - Left in Privileges and Elections
Pending: House Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on January 29 2016 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-08 - Left in Privileges and Elections
Pending: House Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Elections; absentee voting; no-excuse, in-person. Allows qualified voters to vote absentee in person without providing an excuse for not being able to vote in person on election day. The bill retains the statutory list of specific reasons allowing a voter to cast an absentee ballot by mail.
Title
Absentee voting; no-excuse, in-person.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2016-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by Senate (36-Y 4-N) (Y: 36 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and defeated by Senate (19-Y 21-N) (Y: 19 N: 21 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2016-01-28 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-26 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (7-Y 6-N) (Y: 7 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by Senate (36-Y 4-N) (Y: 36 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and defeated by Senate (19-Y 21-N) (Y: 19 N: 21 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2016-01-28 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-26 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (7-Y 6-N) (Y: 7 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-08 | House | Left in Privileges and Elections |
| 2016-02-16 | House | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote |
| 2016-02-08 | House | Assigned P & E sub: Elections |
| 2016-02-03 | House | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 2016-02-03 | House | Read first time |
| 2016-02-03 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2016-02-01 | Senate | Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) |
| 2016-02-01 | Senate | Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by Senate (36-Y 4-N) |
| 2016-02-01 | Senate | Read third time and defeated by Senate (19-Y 21-N) |
| 2016-01-29 | Senate | Read second time and engrossed |
| 2016-01-28 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-01-26 | Senate | Reported from Privileges and Elections (7-Y 6-N) |
| 2015-12-28 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 2015-12-28 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101476D |
