Virginia Senate Bill 207 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on January 31 2012 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-02-24 - House: Continued to 2013 in Privileges and Elections by voice vote
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Elections; emergencies; extension of polling hours. Provides for a court-ordered extension of polling hours in emergency situations and situations that interfere with the ability of voters to travel to the polls. The bill provides that no extension shall exceed three hours, provides for notice by any petitioner for an extension to the other potential petitioners, and includes other restrictions on the court's discretion and the premature release of election results. The potential petitioners are the Secretary of the State Board of Elections and the state chairs of the political parties. The court will be a three-judge panel of the Virginia Supreme Court appointed by the Chief Justice.

Elections; extension of polling hours.

Sen. George Barker [D]

2012-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N) (Y: 21 N: 18 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (20-Y 19-N) (Y: 20 N: 19 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2012-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 4-N) (Y: 36 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-26 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-24 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 7-N) (Y: 8 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-02-24		House: Continued to 2013 in Privileges and Elections by voice vote
2012-02-21		House: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2013 by voice vote
2012-02-13		House: Assigned P & E sub: Elections Subcommittee
2012-02-13		House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2012-02-13		House: Read first time
2012-02-13		House: Placed on Calendar
2012-02-01		Senate: Printed as reengrossed 12101597D-E2
2012-02-01		Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
2012-02-01		Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2012-02-01		Senate: Passed Senate (20-Y 19-N)
2012-02-01		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2012-02-01		Senate: Reengrossed by Senate as amended SB207E2
2012-02-01		Senate: Amendment by Senator Barker agreed to
2012-02-01		Senate: Reading of amendment waived
2012-02-01		Senate: Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2012-01-31		Senate: Printed as engrossed 12101597D-E
2012-01-31		Senate: Passed by for the day
2012-01-31		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 4-N)
2012-01-31		Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB207E
2012-01-31		Senate: Amendments by Senator Barker agreed to
2012-01-31		Senate: Reading of amendments waived
2012-01-31		Senate: Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2012-01-30		Senate: Passed by for the day
2012-01-27		Senate: Read second time and engrossed
2012-01-26		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2012-01-24		Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 7-N)
2012-01-10		Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2012-01-10		Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101597D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
24	2	105.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	603	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	603.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+sum+SB207
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+SB207+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+SB207E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+SB207E2+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+S08V0018+SB0207
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0138SB0207+SB0207
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0179SB0207+SB0207
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0180SB0207+SB0207
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0192SB0207+SB0207
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0193SB0207+SB0207
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0194SB0207+SB0207
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0197SB0207+SB0207
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0198SB0207+SB0207